Celestial Signs Connected to Jupiter’s Annual Cycle
The Star of Bethlehem may have been connected to a series of unique, but largely discreet celestial events involving the planet Jupiter. [1] One of the names used by the ancient Babylonian astronomers for Jupiter was MUL.BABBAR, meaning “the white star.” In this theory, special circumstances connected to Jupiter’s annual planetary cycle [2] formed the backbone of the series of royal celestial signs. These events could have been associated with Judaism and the Messiah. This conception of the star has been referred to as “a serious study of what could have been a messianic Jewish perspective concerning the heavens two millennia ago.” [3]
- ^ Hutchison, Dwight Reed. The Lion Led the Way, Third Edition. St. Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France: Editions Signes Celestes, 2015.
- ^ Jupiter's synodic cycle is composed of the following: heliacal rising, first station, acronycal rising, second station and heliacal setting.
- ^ Barthel, Peter, and George Van Kooten, eds. The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Experts on the Ancient Near East, the Greco-Roman World, and Modern Astronomy, (Leiden: Brill, 2015), p. 4.
Celestial Signs Connected to Jupiter’s Annual Cycle
The Star of Bethlehem may have been connected to a series of unique, but largely discreet celestial events involving the planet Jupiter. [1] One of the names used by the ancient Babylonian astronomers for Jupiter was MUL.BABBAR, meaning “the white star.” In this theory, special circumstances connected to Jupiter’s annual planetary cycle [2] formed the backbone of the series of royal celestial signs. These events could have been associated with Judaism and the Messiah. This conception of the star has been referred to as “a serious study of what could have been a messianic Jewish perspective concerning the heavens two millennia ago.” [3]
- ^ Hutchison, Dwight Reed. The Lion Led the Way, Third Edition. St. Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France: Editions Signes Celestes, 2015.
- ^ Jupiter's synodic cycle is composed of the following: heliacal rising, first station, acronycal rising, second station and heliacal setting.
- ^ Barthel, Peter, and George Van Kooten, eds. The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Experts on the Ancient Near East, the Greco-Roman World, and Modern Astronomy, (Leiden: Brill, 2015), p. 4.