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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