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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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	c	Water
2	md	Potatoes; diced
1	lg	Onion; chopped
1	tb	Chopped garlic
1/2		Head sm. cabbage; chopped
2	lg	Tomatoes; chopped
		Salt and pepper
4		Fresh boneless catfish fillets; halved
		Hot cooked rice

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine water, potatoes, onion, and garlic in large pot. Cook on high heat
15    minutes. Lower heat. Add cabbage, tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Cook 10 minutes. Add catfish. Cook 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Serve over
rice. 4 to 6 servings.
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 628 by "Joe"
<Broutek@worldnet.att.net> on Jan 29, 1998

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