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I have just learned that Robert Kysar, renowned scholar of the Gospel of John, has passed away<\/a>. Books like John, the Maverick Gospel<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em> have become required reading on the subject. My condolences to all his family and friends, as well as the wider academy of New Testament scholars who may not have known him but will nonetheless have a sense of loss at his passing.<\/p>\n

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