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Earlier today in a conversation with another New Testament person at the conference, we were talking about dinner plans. He said he\u2019d probably look for a \u201cBW3.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBen Witherington III?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n

No, he clarified, he meant \u201cBuffalo Wild Wings.\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sure this is a useful illustration of the potential for misunderstanding when two contexts overlap or intersect (in this case, an academic conference and discussion of food). But I\u2019m just sharing it because I expect that many readers will find it amusing.<\/p>\n

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Earlier today in a conversation with another New Testament person at the conference, we were talking about dinner plans. He said he\u2019d probably look for a \u201cBW3.\u201d \u201cBen Witherington III?\u201d I asked. No, he clarified, he meant \u201cBuffalo Wild Wings.\u201d I\u2019m sure this is a useful illustration of the potential for misunderstanding when two contexts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nBW3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Earlier today in a conversation with another New Testament person at the conference, we were talking about dinner plans. 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