The battle within Israel of those three groups raged for centuries. The first major political upheaval of the post-Old Testament era began in 333 B.C. when Alexander the Great swept through West Asia and conquered many nations, including Israel. Some Israelites separated from Greek-influenced society and formed a community near the Dead Sea at Qumran. (Two thousand years later their records were found and called "The Dead Sea Scrolls.") Others became Hellenistic appeasers, aping the Greeks. A third group emphasized transformation, sometimes through military means.

Party game: If you could have any dinner guest you wanted, who would you invite? George Washington? George W. Bush? Noah? Bob Marley?

Lots of guests would be entertaining. Many would offer instruction. But only one could change not just some things, but everything in the lives of those at the dinner table. If the resurrected Jesus came for a fish fry, showing His punctured palms and wounded side, that would make all the difference for guests with eyes to see and ears to hear Him.

As Jews and Christians face a common threat in radical Islam, is there a way beyond sad history and good vibrations for the adherents of the two religions to enjoy decent relations? Such a new relationship starts with truthful acknowledgments-and an understanding of Jewish-Christian relations over the centuries, and now. This special report is a starting point for just such an understanding.

Linguist, lawyer, catcher, spy. As major leaguers head to spring training, it's time to bake a cake to celebrate and mourn the 100th birthday of the late Moe Berg, who practiced all of those callings but ended up without hope.

Mormons are members of one of the most successful start-ups in American religious history. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now has about 11 million members, about half in the United States and half in other countries. LDS members consider their church to be the only true Christian church, but Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, and others have passed resolutions declaring that Mormons are not Christians.