text: Eventually the comet disappeared into the cosmos and I left my beachcombing position. About that time, at Texas A&M University a law professor determined the identity and purpose of the magi. His name was Frederick Larson and he used an astronomical theory to search for non-mythical explanations to determine whether what Saint Matthew the Evangelist wrote in his gospel was true. Professor Larson’s investigation could never have been conducted prior to the age of information because it required super-computer technology. Through his research he was able to produce the image of the night sky in Bethlehem as it appeared on the first Christmas.