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Displaying a Christmas nativity scene is a long-standing tradition, but it can also present a bit of a skewed view of the actual events of Jesus’ birth. While each person depicted in a traditional nativity scene is a part of the Christmas story, not all the characters were present in one place on the night Jesus was born. Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were in a stable that night due to the overcrowding in Bethlehem’s inn (Luke 2:7), but the Bible never mentions whether or not animals were present—in fact, it never even mentions a stable. The shepherds, once told of Jesus’ arrival, left their flocks to worship the newborn King (Luke 2:16). However, the angels, which are often part of nativity scenes, bore the good news to the shepherds in the fields (Luke 2:8–14). As far as we know, there were no angels flying visibly over the place where Jesus was when the shepherds arrived. In addition, the wise men (the Bible never says how many there were) were also probably not present that first night. The magi visited Jesus some time later, when He was in a house (Matthew 2:1–11).

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Oven-Baked Cherry Tomatoes

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
			7	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Cherry tomatoes; red and/or yellow
		; (about 1 pound)
1/4	c	Diced red onion
1		Cclove garlic; crushed
2	ts	Basil
		Salt and pepper; to taste
2	ts	Olive oil
2	ts	Red wine vinegar
1	tb	Parsley

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat your oven to 350&deg;. Lightly grease a baking dish large enough to
spread the cherry tomatoes over the bottom. Stem the tomatoes and place
them in the baking dish. Sprinkle the onion, garlic, basil, and salt and
pepper over the tomatoes, then drizzle with the olive oil and vinegar. Bake
until the tomatoes are soft, 20 to 30 minutes. Garnish with the parsley and
serve warm. Serves 6 to 8.
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #180
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 16:42:49 -0700 (PDT)
From: PatH <phannema@wizard.ucr.edu>
NOTES : Reviewed in "Vegetables your kids will eat," Family Fun Magazine,=
May 1996.=20

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