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NT Wright Thinks I am Right

May 8, 2008

Hahah… NT Wright is in my opinion the most amazing New Testament scholar out there. Today, while reading his most recent book, Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, I came across this little ditty…

Communication theorists insist that for full human communication you need not only words on a page but also a tone of voice. That’s why a telephone call can say more than a letter, not in quantity but in quality. But for full communication between human beings you need not only a tone of voice but also body language, facial language, and the thousand small ways in which, without realizing it, we relate to one another.

Smart guy if you ask me, and I should know – we went shark diving together! (no Wess, he’s not photoshopped in)

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