Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Stars and their glory

Saint Paul writes about a little astronomy in the reading today:
"...for one star differeth from another star in glory." (I Corinthians 15:41)
 What kinds of stars are there?  It's interesting to make a short list:

  • Main sequence stars (well behaved, stable stars like our sun)
  • Red giant stars
  • White dwarf stars
  • Red dwarf stars (most common type of star)
  • Supergiant stars
And yes, all different in their "glory" - and spectral characterization.  No, I don't think Saint Paul is trying to be an astronomer.  Why is he comparing "glory"?  He is, I think, pointing to the complexity of nature and, possibly, the greater realm of nature and super-nature.  Both interesting subjects - astronomy as well as the nature of the resurrection.

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