What Was the Star of Bethlehem? | The Institute for Creation Research

What Was the Star of Bethlehem?
BY *  | 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017

What "star" did the wise men see? Some say it was a planetary conjunction, and others tell us it was a supernatural manifestation. ICR astrophysicist Dr. Jason Lisle gives his perspective.

This video news clip is from the Q&A section of Dr. Jason Lisle’s Journey Through Space: A View of the Solar System.

For more information on the Journey Through Space DVD and other resources, click here.

For related ICR articles, click here.

* Dr. Lisle is Director of Physical Sciences at the Institute for Creation Research and earned his Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Colorado.

Article posted on January 26, 2017.

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