Paul T. Sloan @paulthomasloan Twitter profile

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Paul T. Sloan

@paulthomasloan

4 years

My prom date in 2003. It was pretty rough. I was awkward. She was out of my league. I’m a bad dancer and was self-conscious about it then. After this date we didn’t see each other for 10+ years. Anyway yesterday was our 5-year wedding anniversary and she’s awesome. Life is crazy

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archaeologist, taking off his glasses: well actually the physical evidence suggests the ancient Israelites worshiped multiple deities Jeremiah, weeping and sighing: yes I know

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You, six weeks ago: those Levitical laws on impurity and contagions are so barbaric! Have a heart! You, today: now if a person tests positive for Corona, he shall remain unclean all the days of his infection. He is unclean. He shall live alone. His dwelling is outside the camp.

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My wife miscarried a few days ago. In the subsequent confusion, sadness, and worry about her health, I simply didn't know what to pray. It was then that I was comforted by Paul's assurance that the Spirit helps us in our weakness, interceding on our behalf with unutterable groans

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cracking open my interlinear bible

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I have a Qumran joke, b[ut] ... y[ou].... pr[obably].... could not [...] and then [...] and the Sons of Beliar a[nd] the [...] dom[inion]

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oh really Brady is the GOAT? When’s the last time he carried all your sins into the wilderness?

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2 years

Quick thread on why you should read 1 Samuel in GREEK. In 1 Sam 13.14, God is about to choose a king. You’ve probably heard it said that he sought “a man after his own heart.” Look, we’ve all been there. But think again bub. In Greek it’s “he sought a man with a beard.” fin/

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4 years

Mother-in-law asked me to “cut the tips off the beans” and I said “but I’m Paul, I’m commissioned to the foreskin,” and my friends, it did not land.

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Jesus and Paul are so different I can't get over it. One consistently used agricultural metaphors, announced God's kingdom wherever he went, taught that love of neighbor was the fulfillment of the Law, and elevated women to unprecedented heights. And the other was crucified.

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I taught Romans 4 today. Student after class: Dr Sloan? Me: yes? Student: um, nevermind, I shouldn’t... Me: no go on, it’s fine Student: no really Me: ok... if you want you can e-mai- Student: you said foreskin 20 times in 3 minutes. Me: Student: I counted.

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2 years

No Leviticus, No Bible Know Leviticus, Know Bible

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3 years

writing on paul

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You, an intellectual: "Sin" is a social construct designed by the powerful to shame the weak into maintenance of the status quo. Paul, frequently imprisoned, beaten by authorities, covered with scars, to the Corinthians: "Sober up and stop sinning. I say this to your shame."

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1 year

Glad and grateful to welcome Dr. Lynn Cohick as Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Houston Christian University and Director of Houston Theological Seminary. Welcome, Dr. Cohick!

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4 years

It was also incredibly meaningful that, when she heard, my mom canceled a planned trip to come spend the day with my wife. And some close friends just randomly popped in to spend time with us. Really grateful to have folks who will just grieve with you. Really thankful for them.

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3 months

submitted Jesus and the Law of Moses: The Restoration of Israel and Eschatological Nomism (tentative title) with @BakerAcademic coming your way (probably in 2025). 88,000 words on Jesus’ interpretation of the Law in the Synoptic Gospels

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4 years

What’s your least favorite phrase and why is it “love on”?

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9 months

what if, as a bit, Lynn Cohick and I started a podcast on New Testament and theology? Recorded 3 eps today. “Footnotes” coming your way soon.

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11 months

got promoted to Associate Professor of Early Christianity. good times, gang. (they said they loved the tweets)

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Paul T. Sloan

@paulthomasloan

4 years

It’s one student loan, Michael. What could it cost, $10?

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3 months

@jrmcmanaway back then, a multi-headed dragon would have been quite terrifying.

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3 years

the great thing about academia is that you write books for free that people can't buy because they're too expensive and you get to create the indices in your spare time

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4 years

so bizarre to me that in many circles "legalism" is the assumed critique of the Pharisees by Jesus when His explicit, repeated critique is that *they did not keep the Law*

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When you finish a PhD in the Gospels they take you in a special room and tell you the outcome of your viva with a red bead, a pink bead, a grey bead, or a black bead.

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2 years

Am I the only one who gets eyerolled for his gifts?? I like what I like, sue me.

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2 years

the conference paper is not a journal article the conference paper is not a journal article the conference paper is not a journal article the conference paper is not a journal article the conference paper is not a journal article the conference paper is not a journal article

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3 years

if every depiction of a chiasm were removed from a biblical studies book, I would learn the same

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1 year

some fun news. writing a book with @BakerAcademic on Jesus as interpreter of the Law.

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@paulthomasloan

10 months

In a fireside chat at St Andrews prof Michael Fox was asked: what 3 books do you rec to a biblical studies student? He said, “The Bible.” Everyone laughed but he interrupted them and commented on student and scholarly ignorance of the biblical text. He didn’t name other books.

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well I did it. I just finished the complete draft of my Jesus and the Law book with Baker. word count (don't tell Bryan): 139,030.

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Paul T. Sloan

@paulthomasloan

2 years

A THREAD ON CRITIQUE/APPRECIATION OF N.T. WRIGHT Critique (plenty!) begins later so if that’s what you’re here for jump ahead. I want to start with my appreciations: I read NTPG and JVG at a time when the other options I knew were an individualistic, how-do-I-get-to-heaven readng

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10 months

Now published! My article with JTS on Paul’s addressee in Romans 2-4, dialoguing especially with the ‘Paul within Judaism’ school, is now available to read. Here’s the abstract for the interested. Link to access:

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3 years

in view of the natural theology and Aquinas discourse today I’d just like to remind everyone that Aquinas isn’t actually his name but is that of the doctor who created him. hope this helps.

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4 years

Could God make a large boulder so small it’s in fact too small for it to be that large?

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2 years

a little tension reliever for the stress of conference season Academic Press Conference #sblaar

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@paulthomasloan

2 years

Jesus, at home brushing his teeth before bed, suddenly stops: wait did I say Abiathar?

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@paulthomasloan

1 year

my unread, downloaded PDFs watching me download more PDFs

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@paulthomasloan

4 months

screenshots of this tweet are getting more likes than the original tweet. glad to see I have classic tho.

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@paulthomasloan

5 years

If I were the First Humans I would have just not sinned.

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6 months

So here’s a brief thread on my thesis for my upcoming book on Jesus and the Law. I argue the Syn Gospels frame Jesus’ career viz “restoration eschatology,” suggesting that Israel remains in need of restoration post-Bab exile. The Mosaic and prophetic demand laid on the people 1/

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@paulthomasloan

2 months

It really isn’t!

Jared C. Wilson

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That’s legalism, Patrick.

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Paul T. Sloan

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4 years

paper at SBL by @AndrewRillera is arguing that Gentiles were vicariously circumcised in Christ, paper titled “Penile Substitution” someone give this guy the medal already

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@paulthomasloan

1 year

"in the middle of the first half of the second century BCE" my guy, just say the number I don't have time for riddles

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@paulthomasloan

4 years

@alyssalimp Seeing it costs $15

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@paulthomasloan

11 months

NT scholars read Leviticus challenge (impossible)

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@paulthomasloan

3 years

Bold strategy from Walgreens. Let’s see if it pays off for em.

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@paulthomasloan

8 months

as it’s conference season, just a reminder that if you’re asking a “question” in a session, and you’ve been going on a while with no end in sight, just keep going. power through the palpable disdain of the room. the audience came to hear you, and the presenter is learning a ton

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I'm pleased to announce that I am now Assistant Professor of Theology at Houston Christian University (it's the same post but we just announced a name change like 30 min ago)

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was just introduced as "a New Testament scholar who focuses on Leviticus, and we can't figure out why that is"

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3 years

using “Pharisee” as a slur isn’t phar-u-see, it makes Jesus (and me) sadd-u-cee

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@paulthomasloan

3 years

You have heard it said, “Jesus violated the law out of compassion, preferring mercy over ritual.” But I say to you that Jesus’ compassion is enacted according to the Law’s own insistence that preservation of life overrides certain observances.

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resurrection as a demonstration of God’s strength, you call that deadlifting

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this is one of the best books on Jesus and the Law/the Law in 2TJ I’ve ever read. written by @Isaacwoliver .

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2 years

this was a great note to receive today. forthcoming with JTS.

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@paulthomasloan

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De Gruyter Brill

@degruyter_brill

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De Gruyter Brill begins here. Today De Gruyter and Brill will continue as one company: De Gruyter Brill, the leading publisher in the humanities.

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Broke: pronouncing it “Revelations” Woke: knowing its pronounced “Revelation” Bespoke: not being a massive pedant and correcting people on this Baroque: falling down as though dead at the revelation of the One who’s alive forever and ever

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3 years

a life-hack Bible but every page just says “die with Christ”

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4 years

can’t believe she waited till new year’s to tell me she’s pregnant

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1 year

@LibraryLydia and be given brandy when you faint

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2 years

Bible prof at church’s Bible study, *cracks knuckles: nows my time to shine! two minutes later, is least popular person in the room

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@paulthomasloan

4 years

If I write it like this, is it not A chiasm?

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2 years

"That's it, I'm writing my own Gospel." - John, reading Luke 24.12, that Peter got up and ran to the tomb by himself

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@paulthomasloan

1 year

everyone’s healthy! thanks for the prayers. grateful to God and for you all. she’s here. if you know what we should name her, let me know

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1 year

baby time. number three. at the hospital. prayers coveted.

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4 years

Inherited the Old Perspective -> New Perspective made good sense -> Aspects of NPP made less sense -> Everything is Apocalyptic -> Paul Within Judaism makes good insights -> I don’t understand Paul’s letters, is this the normal progression?

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@paulthomasloan

6 months

God: Jeremiah, go buy some underwear Jeremiah: ok God: now hide it in a rock Jeremiah: alllright God: now go get it, how's it looking Jeremiah: not great boss God: that's you guys - Jeremiah 13:1-10

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sorry i know it's serious stuff but the opening of Jeremiah 13 is very funny to me

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Yall remember when the beloved son of the father was handed over to the nations by his kinsmen and yet despite the treachery of all involved, he was appointed ruler? I love the stories in Genesis.

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@paulthomasloan

2 years

First book of 2023! Highly recommended if you’re into legal exegesis and/or eschatology of HB and Second Temple Judaism.

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@paulthomasloan

4 years

update: I doubled down as I handed them to her. “Here are your circumcised beans,” I said, bravely. Earned a respectable chuckle.

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are historical Jesus scholars ok? “A group of men traveling together for some…time while abstaining from sexual activity might be expected to raise questions about regularly recurring impurity from seminal emissions during sleep.. yet the Jesus tradition is completely silent.”

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@paulthomasloan

3 months

Our upcoming Theology Conference (Apr 10-11) is on "Jesus within Judaism," discussing the Law in the Gospels and early Judaism. Our keynote, Dr. Yair Furstenberg, will lecture and feature in a 2-hour panel on the topic. Attendance is possible in-person and Zoom. Details below.

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2yo son threw his “solid” diaper in the laundry while I wasn’t looking. Wife washed the laundry without checking. So to answer your question, yeah I’m having a beer in the shower.

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Paul T. Sloan

@paulthomasloan

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*CALL FOR PAPERS* I'm excited to share info for @HoustonTheoSem 's April 2024 conference on *Jesus within Judaism: The Law and Its Interpretation in the Gospels and Early Judaism* We meet Apr 10-11, 2024 in Houston (hybrid). Our planned keynote is Yair Furstenberg. Info below!

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"God values women."

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blackboard coming in strong with that inaugurated eschatology

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@paulthomasloan

10 months

“get some research done today?” “definitely.” “did you just download PDFs?”

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3 years

my family, they know me

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psa for lots of (mostly Xian) readers of the NT: vast majority of the time it's not sin to contract impurity. Jesus eating with sinners may mean he contracts impurity - but that's not sin. he's not flouting food or purity laws. Jesus touching a leper is not "breaking the law."

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re coffee/sanctuary, prob worth remembering that non-priests were commanded* to buy “whatever you desires: oxen, sheep, wine, strong drink, or whatever your heart desires; and there you shall eat in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household” (Dt 14:26)

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@paulthomasloan

4 years

tinder but for theologians in your area who just wanna chat about research

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@paulthomasloan

2 years

It's one twitter, Michael. What could it cost...$10?

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@paulthomasloan

3 years

if I were alive in the year 54, I would simply have asked Paul what he meant, and then written it down very clearly for everyone else

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@paulthomasloan

3 years

some of yall this time of year

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@paulthomasloan

1 year

blammo. see y’all at SBL.

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@paulthomasloan

11 months

proofs finalized. forthcoming with JTS (in the next issue I believe): Paul’s Jewish Address in Romans 2-4: Revisiting Recent Conversations.

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if you’re interested in about 15 min of why I don’t think “legalism” etc are good categories for describing Jesus’ controversies with the Pharisees (and other “Jesus and the Law” type stuff), here ya go!

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1 year

Dr. Phil Tallon interviews Dr. Paul Sloan on "Think About It", an HCU po... via @YouTube

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since Matt 5.21-37 is in the lectionary tomorrow, I thought I'd share a few thoughts on what I take to be errors to avoid when teaching Matt 5-7. 1. 5.17-20 contextualizes what follows, meaning the subseqnt "youve heard it saids" are Jesus' interp of the Law, not its abrogation

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3 years

Katherine June made her grand entrance a week ago. She’s a delight.

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can’t believe she waited till new year’s to tell me she’s pregnant

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the sons of god who “saw that the daughters of men were beautiful”

non aesthetic things

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Which character is this?

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revisions day

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if I were an academic publisher, I would simply make my books purchasable

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5 years

The crucifixion of God’s Son stands as a real embarrassment for the prosperity gospel

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4 years

Asking whether Paul is Jewish or Hellenistic is like asking whether a rabbi from Boston is Jewish or American... The question is silly. Paul was both...Jewish, dedicated to his people, and...a person of Hellenistic culture inhabiting the life of the early Roman Empire. S Stowers

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new "new perspective" just dropped "Rethinking Atonement: New Perspectives on Jesus' Death, Resurrection, and Ascension," by David M. Moffitt, set for release in Feb 2023 with @BakerAcademic

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3 years

SBL proposal reeejjjjjjjjected. Now the world will never know who that interlocutor is.

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@paulthomasloan

2 years

to be fair I began my proposal “Dear Idiots” and sprinkled “buckle up buttercups” pretty liberally throughout. that’s on me

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SBL proposal reejjjjjected

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Jesus says “let the dead bury their dead.” Hengel, Sanders, and NTW in diff ways claim this constitutes a break from Jewish law. I’ll speak at our first seminar (Monday, Jan 8) against this view and for an interp that accounts for halakhic overrides. Zoomable. Details below.

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5 years

"Man, N.T. Wright is so frustrating - he makes such sweeping claims! No one is as grandiose as he is." DBH: hold my beer

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baby time. number three. at the hospital. prayers coveted.

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brb gonna go become a classicist real quick so I can continue my career as an NT scholar

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