The Naked Bible Podcast

Naked Bible 138: What Day was Jesus Born?

Dec 25, 2016
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ANECDOTE

Collaboration With A Quiet Astronomer

  • Mike Heiser collaborated with a real, unnamed astronomer who aided his reconstruction of the sky events.
  • Heiser credits that expert for turning speculative ideas into a workable astronomical model.
INSIGHT

Heavens As Universal Witness

  • Paul argues the heavens communicated the coming of a divine king to all peoples using Psalm 19 imagery.
  • This explains how Gentiles could plausibly know a king had arrived without direct preaching.
INSIGHT

Stars Signal Arrival, Not The Gospel

  • Heiser rejects the idea that the entire gospel story is encoded in constellations, but affirms stars signaled a royal arrival.
  • The sky could telegraph a king's coming without replacing preaching about salvation's meaning.
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