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(Say the Jesus Creed<\/a> morning and evening during Lent.)
\nHere\u2019s the offer. I will send a copy of Donald McKim, Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em>, to the first person who can stump the professor. At what? Here\u2019s the deal:
\nWhen I taught at Trinity, I used to play a game with my students. It concerned the initials of reputable, known New Testament scholars. If they could give me the initials of a NT scholar that I didn\u2019t know the names for [which they knew], then I would buy them an ice cream at the famous White Horse Inn.
\nExample:
\nStudent: \u201cF.F. Bruce.\u201d
\nMcKnight: \u201cYou owe me an ice cream. Frederick Fyvie Bruce.\u201d
\nSo here\u2019s my deal: If you can come up with initials that I don\u2019t know, I will send you a copy of McKim\u2019s big honkin\u2019 Dictionary<\/em>. Here are the rules:
\n1. The initials must be for a reputable NT scholar. (I make the decision; I\u2019m known to be fair.)
\n2. The scholar must be dead. No brand spankin\u2019 new PhD in NT studies.
\n3. I will not look up the names in any of my books before I answer your challenges.
\n4. Only one guess per person.
\n5. I will give you until 4:00 p.m. central standard time; if I\u2019m not stumped by then, I will give the book to my colleague, Joel Willitts.
\nGo ahead, stump the professor!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"