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...view of numerous academicians, the anonymous authors of the four Gospels (later conventionally labeled Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) were working from second- and thirdhand materials, passed along by word of mouth for some decades before being written down. Consequently, the Gospels cannot be taken as gospel; that is, they cannot in every instance be considered as describing actual events. "The New Testament is the testimony of believing people," says the liberal Catholic Theologian Edward Schillebeeckx of the Netherlands. "What they are saying is not history but expressions of their belief in Jesus as Christ...
...Jesse Luke wasn't at the convention: he was working at Emory University, cleaning up after the folks from CBS who had rented out the dorms. He said he'd continue to back Jackson because he cares about the needy. "He's not just for the poor Blacks, but for poor whites," he said...
...which the Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III declared that Spenser for Hire was quality television, a year in which the Advocate published a parody of the New Yorker and nobody got the joke, a year in which the city of Cambridge silenced Harvard Square street folk singer Luke because a city councillor thought he attracted skinheads. Still, there is enough creativity and activity on campus to insure more innovation--to make us think, or at least keep us awake...
...looked as frail as King Lear's. So Hollywood is closely watching Lucas' $35 million gamble on Willow. But will moviegoers watch? To a genre weakened by formula and familiarity, Lucas has brought little new, just a reprise of his Star Wars plot and characters in sylvan gear. His Luke Skywalker is Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis), a dwarf in a community of dwarfs, a young farmer put in charge of the infant who is destined to deliver his land from the terrible rule of Queen Bavmorda (Jean Marsh). On his journey to Castle Nockmaar, he acquires a few worthy friends...
...mediator last week to resume their talks, the meeting broke up after only 20 minutes. Said Herb Steinberg, spokesman for the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers: "The union came in with nothing new. We wondered why they called a meeting." Countered Frank Pierson, writer of Cool Hand Luke and Dog Day Afternoon: "If we accept management's offer, it's the end of the guild as we know...