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It is not every day that one receives such a review of one's work! A colleague who heard these remarks delivered orally reminded me of the old saying that the next best thing to having a noble friend is to have a noble enemy, but I don't think it applies here. Volker Drecoll is hardly an e...

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Published inScottish journal of theology Vol. 64; no. 4; pp. 474 - 480
Main Author Beeley, Christopher A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.11.2011
Subjects
Bible
Christianity
Literature
Religious history
Theology
Trinity
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Summary:It is not every day that one receives such a review of one's work! A colleague who heard these remarks delivered orally reminded me of the old saying that the next best thing to having a noble friend is to have a noble enemy, but I don't think it applies here. Volker Drecoll is hardly an enemy, although he does show some accomplishment at playing the role of the querulous friend! I am grateful to Professor Drecoll not only for travelling from Tübingen to attend the book review panel at the 2009 Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting in New Orleans, where this exchange first took place, but also for his lengthy and exacting challenge of my work.
ISSN:0036-9306
1475-3065
DOI:10.1017/S0036930611000263