Magi and the Nativity Star? (MERGED threads)

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Matthew 2:9 (RSV-2CE):
“[A]nd, behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came to rest over the place where the child was.”

It sounds like, at least in this instance of the Wise Men seeing the star, it showed continuously for them. I would assume that it would have continuously showed for them in the first leg of their journey from the East to Jerusalem so they could find the place.

So… once? But I’ll admit I’ve never thought about this before.
 
They followed the star. So it stands to reason that it was leading them to the place where Jesus was born. There’s a great DVD entitled the Christmas Star that came out a couple of years ago. I enjoyed it.
 
‘The Star of Bethlehem’ DVD is very interesting. You can see it on youtube youtube.com/watch?v=zPHKg0M3mEo but if you are interested in this, the quality of the DVD is so much better (especially when looking at star charts)!

I show this in my RCIA class every December.
 
The answer cannot be precise, as we can only rely on accounts that were written down after many years of being passed down orally.
 
I’ll bet they never stopped to count as they knew they were on a sacred journey. We do not stop to count the number of time that we have been to Mass or confession, but only the significance of the "journey. I am not excluding special masses or celebrations, but I doubt that The Three Wise Men carried their little beaded abacuses with them…or maybe they did. Who knows and does it matter?
 
Matthew tells that the Magi saw the star only in two verses 2.2 and 2.10. Consequently, they saw the star twice.
 
AIR said:
Matthew tells that the Magi saw the star only in two verses 2.2 and 2.10. Consequently, they saw the star twice.
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What a load of nonsense. You have no idea how many times they looked up at the sky even within a period of a few minutes.

Also, who cares how many times they looked up at the sky? It has absolutely no bearing on our faith or salvation!
 
thistle said:
What a load of nonsense. You have no idea how many times they looked up at the sky even within a period of a few minutes.

Also, who cares how many times they looked up at the sky? It has absolutely no bearing on our faith or salvation!
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But I don’t write about faith or salvation. I propose to discuss our understanding of the Nativity Story according to Matthew’s Gospel.
And here is my second question. Where did the Magi see the Nativity star for the first time?
 
AIR said:
The question is precise. How about answers?🙂
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The question is not precise. It assumes all information you could or should know was written in a book and not taught to you by and through the authority line Jesus put into place.
Ask the question in a less sneeringly smug way and perhaps you may get someone who won’t be as disgusted by your question as I was and will answer it for you.
 
StrawberryJam said:
Ask the question in a less sneeringly smug way and perhaps you may get someone who won’t be as disgusted by your question as I was and will answer it for you.
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I am truly sorry that my question has made such an impression on you. I hope that in the course of further discussions, if they take place here, you will understand why I asked it.
 
AIR said:
I am truly sorry that my question has made such an impression on you. I hope that in the course of further discussions, if they take place here, you will understand why I asked it.
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If you are trying to drag this on asking irrelevant questions when you already have an intent please tell us the intent now.
 
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