There are…some who believe that it was likely during the Feast of Tabernacles that Jesus was born. While we celebrate Christ’s birth on December 25, most scholars acknowledge that this tradition was begun in the fourth century AD by the Roman Catholic Church and that the exact day of Jesus’ birth is unknown. Some of the evidence that Jesus might have been born earlier in the year during the Feast of the Tabernacles includes the fact that it would be unlikely for shepherds to still be in the field with their sheep in December, which is in the middle of the winter, but it would have been likely they were in the fields tending sheep at the time of the Feast of Tabernacles. The strong possibility that Jesus was born at the time of the Feast of Tabernacles is also seen in the words John wrote in John 1:14. “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” The word John chose to speak of Jesus “dwelling” among us is the word tabernacle, which simply means to “dwell in a tent.”

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
		Sauces	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	tb	Unsalted butter
1		Onion, finely chopped
2		Garlic cloves, minced
1		Bay leaf, crumbled
2	c	Ketchup
3/4	c	Coca-Cola
1	tb	Worcestershire sauce
1	ts	Dijon mustard
2	ts	Wine vinegar
		Salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onions and cook
1 minute.  Add garlic and cook 4 minutes longer. Do not brown. Stir in
remaining ingredients.  Heat to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered,
stirring occasionally, 1 hour. Brush on chicken during final 10 to 15
minutes of grilling. Makes 1 1/2 cups.
From "Cooking with Fire and Smoke" by Phillip Stephen Schulz.
Printed in the July 2, 1992 issue of the Los Angeles Daily News.
From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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