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Clobber Texts and Coddle Texts

When Do People Really Care about Biblical Context?

13 min readMay 16, 2024

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Five chess pieces with squares drawn in wet and. The light-colored king, a rook, and a pawn have combined to mate the dark-colored king. Another dark-colored piece is lying on its side.

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What to Call the Parts of the Bible, or An Elegant Solution to a Problem Few People Know About

This is my first Medium post. So, hi or something.

14 min readNov 24, 2023

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What to Call the Parts of the Bible, or An Elegant Solution to a Problem Few People Know About

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Mitchel Modine, PhD

What Did Jesus Think About Judas?

When a Outstretched Hand is not Grasped

11 min readJan 25, 2024

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Close-up of Jesus and Judas from Leonardo’s The Last Supper

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Mitchel Modine, PhD

Let’s Talk about the Time Jesus Turned Heel

Another Way to Read the Story of the Cleansing of The Temple

14 min readMar 13, 2024

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Jesus Story Time meme: An image of Jesus preaching to a crowd with word bubble saying, “Okay everyone, now listen carefully. I don’t want to end up with 4 different versions of this!”

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Mitchel Modine, PhD

As an Infertile Man, I am Infuriated by Harrison Butker’s Speech

I’m Also Not a Fan of Mother’s Day

4 min read6 days ago

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A black and white photograph of three toddlers sitting around a small table with a play tea set spread between them

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Mitchel Modine, PhD

The It’s 10 May 2024: I Turn 50 in 44 Days

Reflecting on a Half-Century of Life

4 min readMay 9, 2024

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The It’s 10 May 2024: I Turn 50 in 44 Days

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Mitchel Modine, PhD

It’s 9 May 2024: I turn 50 in 45 Days

Reflecting on a Half-Century of Life

5 min readMay 8, 2024

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The author wearing a football uniform with the number 36

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Mitchel Modine, PhD

It’s 8 May 2024: I Turn 50 in 46 Days

Reflecting on a Half-Century of Life

4 min readMay 7, 2024

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The author wearing Christian clerical attire (white collar, black shirt, and white stole), holding a tray of communion bread

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Mitchel Modine, PhD

It’s 7 May 2024: I Turn 50 in 47 Days

Reflecting on a Half-Century of Life

5 min readMay 6, 2024

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The author at 12 or 13 years old, sitting on the floor with a large yellow plastic box in front of him

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Mitchel Modine, PhD

It’s 6 May 2024: I turn 50 in 48 Days

Reflecting on a Half-Century of Life

4 min readMay 5, 2024

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The author as a boy, eating a bowl of oatmeal. The boy wears an orange shirt and there is a yellow paper milk carton to the his right, the viewer’s left

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Mitchel Modine, PhD

Mitchel Modine, PhD

I have a PhD in Biblical Studies (yes, I embrace the acronym). I have loved to write since I was a little boy, so now I want to make a go of it. #humangenerated

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