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Julia M. O\u2019Brien<\/a> has turned her attention to a broader form of a question I posed here recently. Her new article in The Bible and Interpretation<\/em><\/a> addresses the angles<\/em> from which authors and scholars seek to connect the Bible to concerns and interests of modern readers.<\/p>\n