Word: bethlehem
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...science, politics and literature. The rationalists study the medical impact of crucifixion and suggest perhaps it induced a deep coma from which Jesus might have revived. They search for evidence of a volcanic eruption that could have caused the Red Sea to part. Perhaps a comet swept across the Bethlehem skies, disguised as the Star in the East. As for the healing, even the enemies of Jesus talked about his miraculous powers, so it would seem churlish for academics, at a distance of 2,000 years, to dismiss them outright. But liberal theologians are prepared to reduce the role...
Yesterday's concert, where the boys were joined by the 16-member Saint Paul Men's Schola, included Benjamin Britten's "Ceremony of Carols," two pieces for handbells, and familiar Christmas songs like "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem...
...recent weeks, good news like that has sometimes sent the market reeling, as investors register their fear of renewed inflation. But with two reports last week suggesting that inflation remains under control, the stocks that benefited today were those that normally do well in an expanding economy -- such as Bethlehem Steel and International Paper, both up a point. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 13.46 points...
...reported by Lisa Beyer, TIME's Jerusalem bureau chief, Hamad was having a ) light dinner with his family in their home in Bethlehem in the West Bank. Around 8:30 p.m., they heard shouting outside. Through the window, they saw two men on the street yelling in American-accented English: "Fyou, Arab cowards!" "I'm going to kill you!" "Come out of your house...
...villain has supernatural powers of indeterminate nature. King can't resist throwing everything into the pot. A TV movie about the apocalypse can get away with quoting Eliot ("This is the way the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper") or Yeats ("What rough beast . . . slouches towards Bethlehem?"), but probably not both. Still, even when The Stand skirts tedium and pretentiousness, King is a rough beast that TV is lucky to have...