Tuesday October 21/25 'O ne of the greatest Biblical Discoveries since the S econd-Century’ PARTS THREE & FOUR The time of conjunction was later in the evening when the planets were high in the southwestern sky. All three conjunctions took place in the constellation Pisces during which the planets were separated by about one degree. The many conjunctions which must be considered can be narrowed down if the time period in which Christ was born could be focused to within definite limits. To determine this, historical evidence must be addressed. The historian Josephus provided some chronology with a very useful piece of information. He states that there was an eclipse of the moon shortly before King Herod’s death. According to astronomical calculations, the only lunar eclipse visible from the Near East at that time took place on March 13, 4 B.C. Since Christ was born before Herod died, then the spring of 4 B.C. marks a well-defined outer limit. Another historical even...