Messiah's Star - Paperback

by Michael L. Dourson (Author)

Natural law meets faith in Messiah's Star, telling the story of the birth of Christ through celestial events occurring at that time. Grounded in science and told as it may have been seen through the eyes of Biblical figures, Messiah's Star shows how people of the day would have interpreted an amazing series of visible planetary conjunctions, the like of which has not happened at any other time in the history of Man. The timing and symbolic meaning of these extraordinary happenings correspond with the with the timing of Biblical events. They may very well have heralded the birth of Christ. Michael Dourson demonstrates how certain Biblical passages are literal descriptions of these events, easily understood by the people of the time.

Author Biography

Michael Leonard Dourson has a doctoral degree in toxicology from the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine. He is president of Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, a non-profit consultancy on environmental health issues. He also leads Bible study classes at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Lucas, Ohio, and through this activity, discovered a love of integrating science concepts with Biblical text. Messiah's Star is the first book in a series devoted to this love. Michael is happily married to his first wife, Martha, a farmer's daughter, turned lawyer. They have three lovely children, two lovely children-in law, and one grandson. Mike now considers himself fortunate to be number seven on Martha's list. Besides gardening, fishing, and publishing (mostly science papers), Michael is active in developing the next generation of scientists and Christians devoted to a fulfilling life.