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"I cannot help but notice that some Pauline scholars can gravitate toward anti-imperial readings of Paul when America has a Republican in the White House, but the mood suddenly turns Niebuhrian and almost Constantinian when a Democrat is the commander-in-chief."
- Dr. Michael Bird on whether theology professors are truly reading what Paul actually said, or just giving their opinions of American foreign policy.