169

 Finegan,  Handbook of Biblical Chronology, revised edition,  Dates of the Birth of Christ in Early Christian 

Sources,  table 139, p. 291. 

170

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 205, footnote 1: Catholic Commentary, p. 676a, 1953. 

171

 Nov. 25 coincided with Kislev 5 that year, if the Jewish calendar was determined by calculation. If by 

observation, then the date would have been Kislev 4. As explained in chapter 17, I am convinced that the 

Jewish calendar, during this time period, was determined by calculation, not by observation. 

172

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 241. 

173

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 138. 

174

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 207. 

175

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 240. 

176

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 180 181; see also p. 167. 

177

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 181. 

178

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 180. 

179

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 181. 

180

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 181. 

181

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 205. 

182

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 333. 

183

 Finegan, Handbook of Biblical Chronology, revised edition, p. 306 320. 

184

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 234. 

185

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 233. 

186

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 238. 

187

 Finegan,  Handbook of Biblical Chronology, revised edition, no. 533, p. 311. This passage quotes an ancient 

Roman historian, Justin, concerning a comet described as being bright enough to be seen in the daytime. See 

also: Donald K. Yeomans, Great Comets in History, , which lists 

several comets clearly visible in daylight hours, even when close to the sun. 

188

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 258. 

189

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 243. 

190

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 253, 257. 

191

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 245. 

192

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 246. 

193

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 196. 

194

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 219. 

195

 Yeomans, Great Comets in History, . Several comets are listed 

which split into two or more pieces, including the Ikeya Seki comet of October, 1965. 

196

 Only a comet fits this description of the Christmas Star. A comet can split into two or more pieces. A comet 

has a tail, and can therefore present a complex image that could be interpreted as a picture of a virgin and 

child. A conjunction of planets does not appear to have a tail, nor would two planets appearing close to one 

another in the sky present a complex pattern that could be interpreted as a picture of a virgin and child. 

197

 Gary W. Kronk,  Cometography, A Catalog of Comets, Volume 1: Ancient 1799, (Cambridge, United 

Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 1999), p. 24 25. 

198

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 219 220, 257 259. 

199

 Yeomans, Great Comets in History, . 

200

 Emmerich, The Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 220 221, 257 258. 

201

 Kronk, Cometography, p. 26 27. A comet, sometimes mentioned as occurring early in the year in 4 

B.C.,

 was 

likely a misdated account of the 5 

B.C.

 comet, which appeared at the same time of year. See also, John 

Mosley, Program Supervisor, Griffith Observatory,  Common Errors in  Star of Bethlehem  Planetarium Shows, 

The Griffith Observatory Home Page, , reprinted 

from  Planetarian, vol. 10, no. 3, 3rd quarter, (International Planetarium Society, 1981). See also, Finegan, 

Handbook of Biblical Chronology, revised edition, no. 543, p. 315. 

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