No thoughts of my own to share at this point (although I\u2019ve touched on this subject and related ones in the past, I think). But since this topic has come up in the comments section of my review of Dale Allison\u2019s book, I thought I\u2019d share these links, and encourage ongoing discussion of this interesting topic.<\/p>\n
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