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		<title>Ehrman &#8211; Evans Debate</title>
		<link>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2010/04/ehrman-evans-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally found a little time to summarize the debate my institution (MBTS) hosted as part of a Dead Sea Scroll&#8217;s conference. I&#8217;ve noticed a mention of the debate recently popping up over at the Textual Criticism blog, a post actually highlighting the debate which took place the night before at a local church. My post [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Epaenetus and the brother in 2 Cor 8:18</title>
		<link>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2010/01/epaenetus-and-the-brother-in-2-cor-818/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:42:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richard Fellows recently suggested the possible connection between the name &#8220;Epaenetus&#8221; and benefaction: Now, the name &#8220;Epaenetus&#8221;, means &#8220;praised/commended&#8221;, and, like &#8220;Stephanas&#8221;, also belongs to the semantic field of benefaction. There are numerous inscriptions in which beneficiaries agree to &#8220;praise&#8221; a benefactor, and Rom 13:3 also appears to use the term in connection with benefactions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Time Travel: A Tribute</title>
		<link>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/12/tuesday-time-travel-a-tribute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s to a time traveler of yesteryear, Colin Hemer, a classicist turned New Testament scholar. His untimely death cut short what was sure to be another productive decade (or two) of scholarship. According to those who knew him well, it seemed that the ink from his pen had just really begun to flow. His final [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Visit Pompeii for Free!</title>
		<link>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/12/visit-pompeii-for-free/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;And from home. The Stoa Consortium notes that the ruins at Pompeii are now available via Google street view. (It doesn&#8217;t beat being there). Related Posts: Ehrman &#8211; Evans Debate Epaenetus and the brother in 2 Cor 8:18 Tuesday Time Travel: A Tribute The Keys of Death and Hades]]></description>
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		<title>The Keys of Death and Hades</title>
		<link>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/11/the-keys-of-death-and-hades/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Another Tuesday Time Travel&#8230;) When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Spectacle to the World (continued)</title>
		<link>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/11/a-spectacle-to-the-world-continued/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Another Tuesday Time Travel&#8230;) &#8220;For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.&#8221; &#8211; 1 Corinthians 4:9 Last week we reviewed an article* by V. Henry T. Nguyen on Paul&#8217;s use of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Spectacle to the World</title>
		<link>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/11/roman-spectacle-in-corinth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Another Tuesday Time Travel&#8230;) &#8220;For, I think, God has exhibited us apostles last of all, as men condemned to death; because we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men.&#8221; &#8211; 1 Corinthians 4:9 Spectacles where quite common in the Roman empire. Essentially, a spectacle provided a citizen the opportunity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gird up the loins of your mind!</title>
		<link>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/10/gird-up-the-loins-of-your-mind/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/10/gird-up-the-loins-of-your-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesday Time Travel to the Roman Empire&#8230; &#8220;Therefore, gird up the loins of your mind&#8230;&#8221; 1 Peter 1:13 The phrase translated &#8220;gird up the loins&#8221; (ἀναζωσάμενοι τὰς ὀσφύας) refers to an action ancients would take to prepare themselves for some activity (hence many modern versions translate this phrase something like &#8220;prepare your minds for action.&#8221;) Because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preserving Archaeological Finds: What to Do?</title>
		<link>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/10/preserving-archaeological-finds-what-to-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/10/preserving-archaeological-finds-what-to-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Haaretz recently reported: One of the country&#8217;s leading archaeologists has publicly condemned the Israel Antiquities Authority&#8217;s failure to object to a plan to construct a building over a site in the Western Wall plaza where a well-preserved ancient Roman road was recently excavated. Interestingly: Tsafrir argued that the construction is being approved because the findings [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AWOL Blog Compiles List of Open Access Journals</title>
		<link>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/10/awol-blog-compiles-list-of-open-access-journals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sakeoftruth.com/2009/10/awol-blog-compiles-list-of-open-access-journals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Mann</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Excerpt: In observance of Open Access Week (October 19-23, 2009), I have assembled here an alphabetical list of all open access journals in Ancient Studies (with some hot pursuit forays into related disciplines) cited here in AWOL since its beginning in January 2009 Excellent! Related Posts: More Reflections on Paul and Palestinian Judaism Ehrman &#8211; Evans Debate [...]]]></description>
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