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Anybody who has read any biblical scholarship knows that every scholar struggles over completely intractable problems with the original texts, or what… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
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Our intellect is not the most subtle, the most powerful, the most appropriate, instrument for revealing the truth. It is life that,… — Marcel Proust Copy Share Image
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