Biblical Studies Carnival XXX Posted
. . . at Codex. No, I’m not a participant, but it’s a source of good reading.
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ByhenryI’m quite late on this one, for which I apply the preselected excuse that I have been very busy. I first noticed the change in name and the upgrade of the software when I upgraded my Ubuntu installation from 9.04 to 9.10. Then today I found a post on Xiphos at futurebible.org, and so I…
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