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May 2017
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Episode #1: Psalm 1

MEGAN
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This is the first episode of An English Prof Reads the Bible! I discuss structure, parallelism, and imagery in Psalm 1, in order to understand what it says about blessing. Music by Art of Escapism, "Where Are Your Friends?" Used under open-access attribution licensing through the Free Music Archive. Cover art is my own photo. 
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