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The quote from Chris Keith is taken from his contribution to Pete Enns\u2019 series about Biblical scholars\u2019 \u201caha\u201d moments<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In almost but not entirely unrelated news, see Hemant Mehta\u2019s post about a Kickstarter project to make a literally indestructible Bible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"