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Who Was Nicodemus?

In my latest reading of Lee Harmon’s John’s Gospel: The Way It Happened, I learned about the view that the Nicodemus of John’s Gospel appears in Josephus and the Talmud.  Lee refers to Josephus’ Jewish War 2.451, Babylonian Talmud Taanit … Continue reading

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Alex Karras

I just learned that football player and actor Alex Karras has passed on.  I mainly know Karras as George, the adoptive father of Webster Long in the 1980’s sitcom, Webster.  I used to watch this show on Friday nights, and … Continue reading

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