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(a sort of crowd-sourced sermon, but with biblical prodding from fretheim.)
at a vigil hosted by the Flint Islamic Center
(those "favorite old testament scholars" are Walter Brueggemann and Lawrence Boadt)
(academic work referenced is Juel's commentary on Mark, Augsburg 1990).