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<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>I\u2019m grateful to <a href=\"http:\/\/danielngullotta.com\/2015\/04\/09\/what-use-is-the-bible-prof-joel-baden\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Daniel Gullotta<\/a> for drawing my attention to the above video of Joel Baden, speaking about what the Bible becomes when it remains a powerful symbol but its contents largely unknown.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve shared things from Daniel here before, and if you\u2019ve appreciated them, you might be interested to know that he has set up a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/helpdng\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cGo Fund Me\u201d site<\/a>\u00a0to support his aim to go to Yale Divinity School to study the New Testament.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m grateful to Daniel Gullotta for drawing my attention to the above video of Joel Baden, speaking about what the Bible becomes when it remains a powerful symbol but its contents largely unknown. 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