{"id":27182,"date":"2014-11-14T15:50:14","date_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/exploringourmatrix\/?p=27182"},"modified":"2014-11-14T15:50:14","modified_gmt":"2014-11-14T20:50:14","slug":"a-polite-bribe-q-and-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2014\/11\/a-polite-bribe-q-and-a.html","title":{"rendered":"A Polite Bribe Q and A at Butler University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe>\n<\/p>I was delighted that Robert Orlando was able to come to Butler to make a guest appearance in my class on\u00a0Paul and the early church, and then participate in a Q&A session after we showed his movie <a href=\"http:\/\/apolitebribe.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cApostle Paul: A Polite Bribe.\u201d<\/a> Perry Kea of the University of Indianapolis also participated in the Q&A, and students from both there and Butler University attended as well as other interested people from off campus. The Q&A session was recorded and the video is available above.<\/p>\nIf you will be at SBL this year,\u00a0there will be a special screening there, organized by Wipf and Stock who are distributing both the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HRYH7BC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00HRYH7BC&linkCode=as2&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=7O3RRFEGCJLNOILE\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">movie<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important;margin: 0px !important\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00HRYH7BC\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00O5A19Z6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00O5A19Z6&linkCode=as2&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=CKK7LI5BA3TDAHQ4\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">book<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important;margin: 0px !important\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00O5A19Z6\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\">. Here is the announcement they posted:<\/p>\n<blockquote>Attending SBL in San Diego this year? If so, you won\u2019t want to miss a special screening of Robert Orlando\u2019s critically acclaimed film A Polite Bribe on Saturday, November 22 from 3-6. Host Robert Orlando and panelists Ben Witherington III, Larry Hurtado, and Philip Esler will lead a Q&A following the film. Only 130 seats available so get there early.<\/p>\nWHEN: Saturday, November 22, 3-6pm<\/p>\nLOCATION: Reading Cinemas Gaslamp 15, 701 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00HRYH7BC\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00HRYH7BC&linkCode=as2&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=TABB34Z2DIOPLT4G\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00HRYH7BC&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important;margin: 0px !important\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00HRYH7BC\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00O5A19Z6\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00O5A19Z6&linkCode=as2&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20&linkId=CKK7LI5BA3TDAHQ4\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00O5A19Z6&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=jamefmcgrshom-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important;margin: 0px !important\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=jamefmcgrshom-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00O5A19Z6\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I was delighted that Robert Orlando was able to come to Butler to make a guest appearance in my class on\u00a0Paul and the early church, and then participate in a Q&A session after we showed his movie \u201cApostle Paul: A Polite Bribe.\u201d Perry Kea of the University of Indianapolis also participated in the Q&A, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":26353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,71],"tags":[720,1382,1476,8815,8944,9297,10472,13183],"class_list":["post-27182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movies","category-paul-and-his-letters","tag-apostle","tag-bribe","tag-butler-university","tag-paul","tag-perry-kea","tag-polite","tag-robert-orlando","tag-university-of-indianapolis"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>A Polite Bribe Q and A at Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I was delighted that Robert Orlando was able to come to Butler to make a guest appearance in my class on\u00a0Paul and the early church, and then participate\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2014\/11\/a-polite-bribe-q-and-a.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Polite Bribe Q and A at Butler University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I was delighted that Robert Orlando was able to come to Butler to make a guest appearance in my class on\u00a0Paul and the early church, and then participate\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2014\/11\/a-polite-bribe-q-and-a.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Religion Prof: The Blog of James F. 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