Notice, above, how the author references a problem in the text that can only be resolved to satisfaction by positing things that are otherwise inconvenient to some peoples beliefs about the new testament. If we want to take the text credibly, those beliefs people have may -need- to be false.
That, is what a strong commitment to scholarship (and, frankly, to faith) looks like.
That, is what a strong commitment to scholarship (and, frankly, to faith) looks like.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
