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Jim Linville suggests a crucial topic at the intersection of Biblical studies and science fiction<\/a>, which definitely ought to be on the program if we have a session on the Bible and sci-fi at SBL in San Francisco next year: The existence or non-existence of Q!<\/p>\n

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Even this photo may not be enough to persuade Mark Goodacre. But this post definitely proves one important point: You don\u2019t need more than a single letter in order to make a bad pun.<\/p>\n

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