Well, it is said that a supernova by any star close enough to be visible by the naked eye, would wipe out life on earth from the radiation. So assuming it was a nova instead, then the Star of Bethlehem could be at almost any distance away from the earth beyond Proxima Centauri, the nearest star at 4.3 light years away. In tables of stars, I saw stars at 10 l.y. distance that were invisible to the naked eye which could flare up as a nova and become visible for a few years.

So, in any case, I would say that God knew the exact time of the birth which was to come of His Son, Jesus, long before it happened, and therefore, could arrange for a nova or supernova to occur at just the right time from 1000′s of years before the birth up to about 10 years before the birth.

Good quesion, Carl. Thanks.

Boyd

Very interesting idea, I prefer the Angel or Shekinah Glory
explanations myself, too! But you have worked out a reasonable
explanation that could actually be.

Thanks and
Merry Christmas,
Russ
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If that theory is correct, the crazy part is that the nova would have formed thousands of years before it’s light became visible on earth. At what point in history might it have actually flared? Creation of man? First sin of man? Perhaps tens of thousands of years earlier. Are there any clues in scripture?

Carl