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		<title>The Letter of Diognetus and so-called Christian nationalism</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/06/18/the-letter-of-diognetus-and-so-called-christian-nationalism/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Idolatry comes in many forms]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[  Chapter Five of the 2nd century Letter of Diognetus to a ‘disciple’ has some strong words of correction for those who are advocates of ‘Christian nationalism’ particularly in its American form.  First, I will provide the full text of the relevant discussion, and then provide some commentary. “For the Christians are distinguished from other men [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Talarico on Christian Nationalism</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/06/04/talarico-on-christian-nationalism/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Is Christian nationalism an oxymoron?]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[  Dear James:   I’ve been listening to you for a while, and have been encouraged by various of the things you have said and done, but also discouraged by other things you’ve said.  I’ve even lectured at the Presbyterian seminary you have attended, and went to Carolina with my old friend Andy Dearman, who [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Arguing about Church Roles Based on Nouns&#8217; Genders?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/06/02/arguing-about-church-roles-based-on-nouns-genders/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[When the gender arguments get silly]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[This brief posts is about the absurdity of arguing about which gender can do what roles in the church based on the gender of particular nouns. In the first place languages which have gender specific nouns are quite unlike English in this regard.   It is a mistake to judge other languages based on the normal practices [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>You Mean the Context Matters when you Study the Bible?</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/05/30/you-mean-the-context-matters-when-you-study-the-bible/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 05:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[A text without a context is just a pretext]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[for whatever you want it to mean]]></category>
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		<title>The Sheep Detectives&#8212;a Surprising Delight</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/05/28/the-sheep-detectives-a-surprising-delight/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 05:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Are you feeling sheepish? Has anyone fleeced you or pulled the wool over your eyes recently?]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[  Based on the novel ‘3 Bags Full’,  the runaway best movie of any sort so far this year is the Sheep Detectives.  It’s appropriate for families, and really for young and old of all ages. Hugh Jackman plays a shepherd, with a field full of interesting sheep, all of whom he has named and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Narcissus Redivivus</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/05/21/narcissus-redivivus/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mirror]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mirror on the wall]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[  Fame is a harlot Dressed for success The more gaudy the better But sadly, more is less!   You wanted that attention Sold your soul for applause, Adoration, and devotion A rebel with no cause.   Narcissus saw himself Reflected in the pool Ignored the imperfections Chose to play the fool.   Fans are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Michael&#8211; Part One</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/05/19/michael-part-one/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 05:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[but not quite a Thriller]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Well done]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[There were many who were skeptical about a movie like this being a success, not least because who in the world could play the King of Pop, as he was called.   As it turns out, they didn’t have to look far— Michael’s nephew both looks like and has a voice like Michael Jackson.  Here is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Great Commencement Address by Eric Church at UNC</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/05/15/a-great-commencement-address-by-eric-church-at-unc/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hark the Sound of Tar Heels Voices]]></category>
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		<title>The Odyssey&#8211; Part One</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/05/12/the-odyssey-part-one/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 05:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[A long years journey into nightmare]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[  So when it dawned on me that the only form of the original Greek classics, the Odyssey and the Iliad I had read was in the Classics Illustrated comic books when I was quite young, and the only spoof I read was Mad Magazine’s hilarious ‘The Oddity and the Idiot’ dealing with both classics, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Difference between Pagan and Christian views of Deity</title>
		<link>https://www.patheos.com/blogs/bibleandculture/2026/05/10/the-difference-between-pagan-and-christian-views-of-deity/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Witherington]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 05:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[God was not in the earthquake]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[In a dramatic and important passage in 1 Kings 19, after Elijah has triumphed over the prophets of Baal, the pagan fertility and storm god,  we hear this— 11 The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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