Why the Star?

The birth of Jesus is mentioned overtly in the Quran - for example, in Q 19:16-30. In these mentions, key details are different from the biblical account. But, that is not the focus of this video.

In this special video of Variant Quran, recorded December 26, 2020, Daniel Brubaker gives Christmas greetings and discusses some existing research on the Quran that is thematically related to the birth account of Jesus. After briefly discussing some books and resources (see links below), he moves to some personal reflections on the biblical material on the Nativity and the meaning of Christmas.

Links to mentioned resources:
Christmas in the Koran (Warraq): https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Koran-Luxenberg-Judeo-Christian-Background-ebook/dp/B00IBYYYNQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=warraq+christmas+koran&qid=1608897162&sr=8-1
Syro-Aramaic Reading of the Koran (Luxenberg): https://www.amazon.com/Syro-Aramaic-Reading-Koran-Contribution-Decoding/dp/3899300882/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3I81Q396FOW3B&dchild=1&keywords=the+syro+aramaic+reading+of+the+koran&qid=1608896971&sprefix=syro-aramaic%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-1
Witness of the Stars (Bullinger): https://www.amazon.com/Witness-Stars-W-Bullinger/dp/082542030X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=GAWR3DNF6C81&dchild=1&keywords=bullinger+witness+of+the+stars&qid=1608897129&sprefix=bullinger+witness%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-3
Star of Bethlehem (Larson): https://www.amazon.com/Star-Bethlehem-Frederick-Larson/dp/B08NTWL88R/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=star+of+bethlehem&qid=1608921657&sr=8-3

Selected critical assessments of “The Star of Bethlehem”: https://gilgamesh42.wordpress.com/2013/02/14/the-star-of-bethlehem-documentary-the-death-of-herod-and-josephus-account-2/
https://answersingenesis.org/christmas/an-evaluation-of-the-star-of-bethlehem-dvd/

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