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This series of articles is from the faculty in Fuller Seminary's Bible department. They are released monthly as an email newsletter you can subscribe to below, and they are archived here in perpetuity. We encourage you to share them. Our hope is that they are a resource to the church.

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Pictured (left to right; top to bottom): Janette Ok, Chris Blumhofer, Kyong-Jin Lee, Chris Hays, Tommy Givens, Chloe Sun, Peter Altmann, Collin Cornell

Bible Department Faculty

Pictured (left to right; top to bottom): Janette Ok, Chris Blumhofer, Kyong-Jin Lee, Chris Hays, Tommy Givens, Chloe Sun, Peter Altmann, Collin Cornell

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This series of articles is from the faculty in Fuller Seminary's Bible department. They are released monthly as an email newsletter you can subscribe to below, and they are archived here in perpetuity. We encourage you to share them. Our hope is that they are a resource to the church.

Fuller Logo

This series of articles is from the faculty in Fuller Seminary's Bible department. They are released monthly as an email newsletter you can subscribe to below, and they are archived here in perpetuity. We encourage you to share them. Our hope is that they are a resource to the church.

Bible Department Faculty

Pictured (left to right; top to bottom): Janette Ok, Chris Blumhofer, Kyong-Jin Lee, Chris Hays, Tommy Givens, Chloe Sun, Peter Altmann, Collin Cornell

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Teaching the Bible after the Election

Jesus’ draws no line between religion and politics. He would hardly have gotten himself executed for sedition against Rome if he did.

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Teaching the Bible after the Election

Jesus’ draws no line between religion and politics. He would hardly have gotten himself executed for sedition against Rome if he did.

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