For the scientists:
Just what was the Star of Bethlehem? Was it really a star? Was it the Halley Comet, or some nova? Was it a UFO of some sort? Anyone else besides the wise men from the East saw it?
For the middle-eastern historian:
Did the wise men record anything about their visit to Bethelhem when they return to the East?
The census: what data about Joseph and Mary was gathered?
For the theologists:
Why can't Herod himself find Jesus by following the star?
What is the significance of the wisemen? They don't appear anywhere else after Jesus' baby times.
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These are great questions no theologian will ever have any answers. It's just too long ago and people had a nasty habit of not keeping good records. The only thing preserved over time is of course the Bible, and the authors and the original audience didn't care so much about data.
The three(?) wise men should have wrote something no? They probably did, but their journals is long lost.
Why didn't God leave any solid evidence such as the Ark, the Cup used in last supper, the nails, the cloth that wrapped Jesus? One good answer is so that fools don't worship the items, God desire people to worship Him. I guess that's a good answer.
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