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Secrets of the Nativity Re your report "Behind The First Noel," which explored the story of Christ's birth as told in the Gospels [Dec. 20]: Jesus remains an enigmatic person who is truly irreducible, and for this reason the quest for the historical Jesus continues. To the Gospel writers Matthew and Luke, the miraculous conception of Jesus was a divine act, unparalleled in history. Of course, whether people accept such a miracle depends on their philosophical worldview. Luke 1: 37 says that the angel Gabriel assured Mary, "For with God nothing shall be impossible." That one passage explains...
...have produced significant matches, helping push an investigation toward a suspect and, on numerous occasions, a conviction. In 1998 Str??cklingen, Germany, undertook the largest collection to date. More than 16,000 men in a rural town were sampled after a girl, 11, was raped and strangled. In a quest to restore the town's innocence, entire soccer teams took the test together. The killer, pressured to participate by friends, also complied, sealing his fate...
...your report "Behind the First Noel," which explored the story of Christ's birth as told in the Gospels [Dec. 20]: Jesus remains an enigmatic person who is truly irreducible, and for this reason the quest for the historical Jesus continues. To the Gospel writers Matthew and Luke, the miraculous conception of Jesus was a divine act, unparalleled in history. Of course, whether people accept such a miracle depends on their philosophical world view. Luke: 1-37 says that the angel Gabriel assured Mary, "For with God nothing shall be impossible." That one passage explains it all. (The Rev.) Tony...
...recognized as a pillar of the Catholic Church. He never conquered states as an adventurer nor discovered new wonders as an explorer because he was never either. Mainland China, his final objective, eluded him because of the sudden illness that took his life, putting an untimely end to his quest to spread the faith to all four corners of the world. St. Francis Xavier is highly venerated because of his evangelical achievement and nothing more. Albert Tan-Mo Makati, the Philippines...
...alas, has Zissou. He is, to be sure, a man with a mission--to avenge himself on a "jaguar" shark that gobbled his best friend and to make one last documentary about his quest. But that's not so easy. Once the monarch of the seas, he is now forced to scrounge humiliatingly for sponsorship in a crass and unfeeling world. In Bill Murray's sublime characterization, Zissou has the stunned air of a celebrity who has lost his mojo but can't admit...