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050	0	4	_aBT315
050	0	4	_aBT315.M727.S737 1999
100	1		_aMolnar, Michael R., _d1945-, _e1
245	1	4	_aThe star of Bethlehem : _bthe legacy of the Magi / _cMichael R. Molnar. _hPR
260			_aNew Brunswick, New Jersey : _bRutgers University Press, _c(c)1999.
300			_axvi, 187 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c23 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_a1 (pages 175.-179) and index.
505	0	0	_tA Mysterious Star -- _tThe Dawning of the First Millennium -- _tSecrets of Regal Horoscopes -- _tAstrological Portents for Judea -- _tDefining the Position of the Zodiac -- _tAstrological Influences -- _tThe System of Mundane Houses and Cardinal Points -- _tRegal Horoscopes.
520	1		_a"For two millennia, scientists have searched the heavens in vain for an astronomical explanation of the Star of Bethlehem. Intrigued by the image of a ram looking back at a star that he found on the latest addition to his coin collection, Michael Molnar thought there might be more to learn by looking, instead, at the theories of ancient astrologers.".
520	8		_a"Aries the ram looking back at the star, he argues, is connected to astrological beliefs of the Magi, the Three Wise Men, and has much to tell us about this regal portent. At the time of Christ's birth, Aries was a symbol of Judea. Ancient astrologers, such as the Magi, believed that a new king would be born when the moon passed in front of Jupiter - an eclipse that would herald the Messiah's coming. Could the coin have been issued as a response to the Great Messianic Portent, the Star of Bethlehem?".
520	8		_a"Molnar combined his training in astronomy with his knowledge of astrology and deduced that the Star of Bethlehem could have appeared only when Jupiter was "in the East." Modern-day computer wizardry enabled him to chart an eclipse of Jupiter in Aries on April 17, 6 B.C., a day when Jupiter was, in fact, in the east, thus confirming his theory. The hypothesis was supported by additional findings as well.
520	8		_aA Roman astrologer, he found, had described the conditions of the day as those befitting the birth of a "divine and immortal" person."--BOOK JACKET.
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650		0	_aStar of Bethlehem.
650		0	_aAstrology, Greek.
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