# What's up with the star of Bethlehem?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-star-of-bethlehem/739412>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [December 4, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-star-of-bethlehem/739412 "2015-12-04T15:20:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ignotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ignotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignotus)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-star-of-bethlehem/739412/22 "2015-12-30T22:12:57Z")

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> [O]ne which the Gospels regard as one of the more impressive ones

Off topic; but is there a rating list for miracles in the Gospels? Never heard of it!

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> Of course, there’s not much more one can do with such a possibility beyond mentioning it, since by definition it would defy any further explanation.

Totally agree.

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