Pete Enns & The Bible for Normal People

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The (Biblical) Universal Christ with Richard Rohr

Interview with Richard Rohr: The (Biblical) Universal Christ

Reading the Bible Creatively with Rachel Held Evans

Rachel Held Evans: Reading The Bible Creatively

The Gospel Coalition doesn't get progressive christianity and atheism

The Gospel Coalition Doesn’t Really Get Progressive Christianity and Atheism

What is the Bible and what do we do with it?

What Is the Bible & What Do We Do with It?

The Bible and Orthodox Faith with Brad Jersak

Interview with Brad Jersak: The Bible and Orthodox Faith

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Season 6

respecting the bible for what it is

Episode 207: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – Respecting the Bible for What It Is (And Isn’t)

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Episode 206: Dale C. Allison – Approaching the Resurrection of Jesus as a Historian

my body is not a disability with amy kenny

Episode 205: Amy Kenny – My Body Is Not a Prayer Request

pete ruins leviticus

Episode 204: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Leviticus

andre henry

Episode 203: Andre Henry – Systemic Racism in the Church

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Episode 202: Jeff Chu – Grief as a Biblical Practice (REISSUE)

debra reinstra

Episode 201: Debra Rienstra – Eco-Theology: Beyond Stewardship

does the bible still matter

Episode 200: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – Does the Bible Still Matter?

becca stevens

Episode 199: Becca Stevens – Reimagining Scripture for a Suffering World

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Episode 198: Anna Sieges – The Minor Prophets and Why We Shouldn’t Call Them That

modern mindset

Episode 197: Jared Byas – Making of the Modern Mindset, Part 3

chris hoklotubbe

Episode 196: Chris Hoklotubbe – The Bible and Native American Spirituality

gary rendsburg

Episode 195: Gary Rendsburg – History and the Exodus

staying christian is hard

Episode 194: Pete Enns – Staying Christian Is Hard, Isn’t It?

Lisa Sharon Harper

Episode 193: Lisa Sharon Harper – The True Meaning of the Image of God

bishop michael curry

Episode 192: Bishop Michael Curry – Love Makes Room for Us All

Season 5

creative interpretation

Episode 191: Pete & Jared – Creative Interpretation as Necessary

austin channing brown

Episode 190: Austin Channing Brown – Preaching the Bible in the Black Church (Reissue)

faith and the new normal

Episode 189: Pete Enns – Faith and the New Normal

willie james jennings acts of the spirit

Episode 188: Willie James Jennings – The Book of Acts & the Acts of the Spirit

grace saves us

Episode 187: Kirsten Powers – How Grace Saves Us

modern mindset

Episode 186: Jared Byas – Making of the Modern Mindset, Part 2

randy woodley

Episode 185: Randy Woodley – Following Jesus as a Native Traditionalist

monsters in the bible

Episode 184: Heather Macumber – Monsters in the Bible

Episode 183: Jennifer Bashaw – What Did the Crucifixion Do?

Episode 182: Pete & Jared – The Evolution of Adam

kate bowler

Episode 181: Kate Bowler – The Prosperity Gospel & a Theology of Suffering

revelation for today

Episode 180: Brian K. Blount – Revelation for Today

faith and psychology

Episode 179: Paul Deal – Integrating Faith and Psychology

PETE ENNS RUINS ISAIAH

Episode 178: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Isaiah

obery hendricks

Episode 177: Obery M. Hendricks, Jr. – Social Justice & the Radical Gospel

modern mindset

Episode 176: Jared Byas – The Making of the Modern Mindset, Part 1

jodi magness podcast

Episode 175: Jodi Magness – The Jesus of Archaeology

brian mclaren

Episode 174: Brian McLaren – The Four Stages of Faith

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Episode 173: Cheryl B. Anderson – The Ethical Impact of Biblical Interpretation

reading genesis

Episode 172: Pete Enns – A Whole Different Way of Reading Genesis

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Episode 171: Ted Lewis – The Origins of God

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Episode 170: Kristin Kobes du Mez – A Modern Church History of Toxic Masculinity

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Episode 169: Pete & Jared – “The Bible & the “Problem of History”

When did white christian america lose its mind? with Xavier Pickett

Episode 168: Xavier Pickett – When Did White Christian America Lose Its Mind? (Reissue)

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Episode 167: Joshua Harris – A Story of Public Deconstruction

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Episode 166: Matthew Paul Turner – Teaching God to Our Kids

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Episode 165: Stephanie Tait – Disability Theology is for Everyone

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Episode 164: Where Did Our Bible Come From?

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Episode 163: Tripp Fuller – Thinking About Jesus Today

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Episode 162: Parenting in a Faith Transition (feat. Sarah Byas)

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Interview with Amanda Mbuvi: Finding Ourselves in the Stories of the Bible

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Episode 160 – The Risk of an “Errant” Bible

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Interview with Richard Elliott Friedman: Who Wrote the Pentateuch?

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Interview with Maria Doerfler: Reading the Bible in Times of Crisis

Being a Christian in the Messiness Podcast Image

Interview with Nadia Bolz-Weber: Being a Christian in the Messiness

Your Questions About Prayer, Marriage, White Jesus, an Angry God, and a Murky Bible Podcast Image

Episode 156 – Your Questions About Prayer, Marriage, White Jesus, an Angry God, and a Murky Bible

Why Bother Praying? Podcast Image

Interview with Sarah Bessey: Why Bother Praying?

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Interview with Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler: How Jews & Christians Read the Bible Differently

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Interview with James Kugel: Shifting Perspectives on God in the Bible

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Episode 152 – What Makes Christianity Different?

Season 4

2020: Let's Not and Say We Did Podcast Episode

Episode 151 – 2020: Let’s Not and Say We Did

Where Does Hebrew Come From? Podcast Episode

Interview with Christopher Rollston: Where Does Hebrew Come From?

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Interview with Dan Koch: The End Times & American Christian Culture

Adam, Evangelism, and the Metanarrative of Evolution

Episode 148: Adam, Evangelicalism, & the Metanarrative of Evolution

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Interview with Benjamin D. Sommer: Does God Have a Body?

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Episode 146: Rediscovering Jonah – Part 3

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Interview with Emilie Townes: The Wisdom of Hope

The Lives of Transgender Christians Reissue Podcast Episode

Interview with Austen Hartke: The Bible & The Lives of Transgender Christians (Reissue)

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Interview with Martha Himmelfarb: Second Temple Judaism & Apocalyptic Literature

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Episode 142: Rediscovering Jonah – Part 2

God is On a Mission and So Can You

Interview with John Franke: God is On a Mission and So Can You

What Archeologist do & Why It Matters Podcast Image

Interview with Cynthia Shafer-Elliott: What Archaeologists Do & Why It Matters (Reissue)

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Interview with Paula Fredriksen – When Christians Were Jews

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Episode 139 – You Have Questions, Pete Has Answers

How Love Changes the Meaning of the Bible Podcast Image

Episode 138: How Love Changes the Meaning of the Bible

Challenging assumptions about the Bible podcast episode

Interview with James Kugel – Challenging Our Assumptions About the Bible

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Interview with Ariel Sabar – Telling the Truth About Jesus’ Wife

How the Bible Talks About Sin Podcast Episode

Interview with Gary Anderson – How the Bible Talks About Sin

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Interview with Ilia Delio- Grounding God in Evolution

The Book of Job Podcast Episode

Episode 133- The Book of Job

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Interview with Joe Gordon- A Conversation About Inspiration

Did the Bible Get it Wrong? Podcast Episode

Episode 131: Did the Bible Get it Wrong?

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Drew G. I. Hart: The Bible, Race, and White Supremacy (Reissue)

Reading the Bible Through Aboriginal Eyes Podcast Episode

Brooke Prentis- Reading the Bible Through Aboriginal Eyes

The Bible & Second Temple Judaism Podcast Image

Matthias Henze- The Bible & Second Temple Judaism

Diverse Voices in Biblical Scholarship

Miguel De La Torre- Diverse Voices in Biblical Scholarship

The Journey to Grace Podcast Episode

Kirsten Powers- The Journey to Grace

Big Ideas that Shaped Biblical Scholarship Podcast Episode

Episode 125- Big Ideas that Shaped Biblical Scholarship: Julius Wellhausen and the Pentateuch

Immigration & the Book of Revelation Podcast Episode

Yii-Jan Lin- Immigration & the Book of Revelation

Rediscovering Jonah Part 1 Podcast Episode

Rediscovering Jonah- Part 1

The Bible as a Source of Liberation Podcast Episode

Emerson Powery- The Bible as a Source of Liberation

Pete and Jared Talk About the Afterlife Podcast Episode

Episode 121: Pete and Jared Talk About the Afterlife

The Spirit, Wind, & Breath of God in the Bible Podcast Episode

Jack Levison- The Spirit, Wind, & Breath of God in the Bible

Diversity, Social Justice, and the Gospel Podcast Episode

Xavier Ramey- Diversity, Social Justice, and the Gospel

Does Hell Exist? Podcast Episode

Meghan Henning: Does Hell Exist?

Reading the Old Testament Christotelicly Podcast Episode

Episode 117: Reading the Old Testament Christotelicly

Getting Inside the Head of Paul & Jesus Podcast Episode

Sarah Ruden: Getting Inside the Head of Paul & Jesus

Your Emotions Are Not Your Spiritual Enemy Podcast Episode

Alison Cook- Your Emotions Are Not Your Spiritual Enemy

How to Read the Bible in 2020 Podcast Episode

Episode 114: How to Read the Bible in 2020

The Gift of Imagination in Reading Scripture Podcast Episode

James Martin: The Gift of Imagination in Reading Scripture

Season 3

How "How the Bible Actually Works" Works with Pete and Jared Podcast Episode

How “How the Bible Actually Works” Works with Pete and Jared

The Uncontrolling Love of God Podcast Episode

Interview with Tom Oord: The Uncontrolling Love of God

Pete Ruins Exodus: Part 6 Podcast Episode

Pete Ruins Exodus: Part 6

The Bible and Intersex Believers Podcast Episode

Interview with Megan DeFranza: The Bible and Intersex Believers

Faith, Politics, & Polarization Podcast Episode

Interview with Pete Wehner: Faith, Politics, & Polarization

Raising Children in the Faith Podcast Episode

Interview with Cindy Wang Brandt: Raising Children in the Faith

5 Principles for Biblical Interpretation Podcast Episode

5 Principles for Biblical Interpretation with Jared Byas

Womanist Midrash Perspective on the Biblical Text Podcast Episode

Interview with Dr. Wil Gafney: Womanist Midrash Perspective on the Biblical Text

Grief as a Biblical Practice Podcast Episode

Interview with Jeff Chu: Grief as a Biblical Practice

Pete Ruins Exodus: Part 5 Podcast Episode

Pete Ruins Exodus: Part 5

Pentecostalism as Mysticism Podcast Episode

Interview with Jonathan Martin: Pentecostalism as Mysticism

Does the New Testament Predict the Future? Podcast Episode

Interview with Andrew Perriman: Does the New Testament Predict the Future?

Genesis Podcast Episode

Episode 100: Genesis for Normal People

The Bible as a Living Document Podcast Episode

Interview with Jennifer Knust: The Bible as a Living Document

Comedy, Sex, and God Podcast Episode with Pete Holmes

Interview with Pete Holmes: Comedy, Sex, and God

Pete Ruins Exodus Part 4

Pete Ruins Exodus: Part 4

Christian Ethics with Jared Byas on The Bible for Normal People Podcast

Christian Ethics with Jared Byas

The bible and women's spirituality with cheryl bridges johns

Interview with Dr. Cheryl Bridges Johns: The Bible & Women’s Spirituality

Do we know God is good from the Bible?

Do We Know God is Good From the Bible?

Resisting Emire with Sylvia Keesmaat and Brian Walsh

Interview with Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat and Dr. Brian Walsh: Resisting Empire in the Book of Romans

Jesus, Judaism, and Christianity, with Amy-Jill Levine

Interview with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine: Jesus, Judaism, & Christianity

Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 3)

The (Biblical) Universal Christ with Richard Rohr

Interview with Richard Rohr: The (Biblical) Universal Christ

david holding up the head of goliath - david's sordid past with pete and jared

David’s Sordid Past: This Ain’t No Kids Story

Reading the Bible Creatively with Rachel Held Evans

Rachel Held Evans: Reading The Bible Creatively

the art of translating the bible with robert alter

Interview with Robert Alter: The Art of Translating the Bible

Pete Ruins Exodus Part 2

Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 2)

The Bible and the lives of transgender christians

Interview with Austen Hartke: The Bible & The Lives of Transgender Christians

On Fornication & Wives Obeying Husbands in Colossians with Jared Byas

Paul is Frustrating: On Fornication & Wives Obeying Husbands in Colossians

The Gospel of Matthew with Judy Stack

Interview with Judy Stack: The Gospel of Matthew on Integrity & Hypocrisy

breaking free from purity culture with linda kay klein

Interview with Linda Kay Klein: Breaking Free From Purity Culture

Truth is subjective...even in the Bible

Truth is Subjective…Even in the Bible

Reading the bible through a lens of love with Jonathan Walton

Interview with Jonathan Walton: Reading the Bible Through the Lens of Love

Preaching the Bible in the black church with Austin Channing Brown

Interview with Austin Channing Brown: Preaching the Bible in the Black Church

Pete Ruins Exodus (part 1)

Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 1)

Anxiety with Elizabeth Enns Petters

Interview with Elizabeth Enns Petters: Anxiety in the Life of Faith

When did white christian america lose its mind? with Xavier Pickett

Interview with Xavier Pickett: So When Did White Christian America Lose Its Mind?

The Bible & Film with Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch

Interview with Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch: The Bible & Film

God’s Children Tell the Story with Pete Enns and Jared Byas

God’s Children Tell the Story

Christian Art with Hip Hop Artist Propaganda

Interview with Propaganda: What Does Christian Art Even Mean?

The Bible for Normal People Season 3 Teaser

Coming in Season Three: Christian Art, Purity Culture, Anxiety, Film, and White Christian America

If you’re a normal person who reads the Bible, chances are you have questions.

Season 2

Changing Your Mind About the Bible with Jen Hatmaker

Interview with Jen Hatmaker: Changing Your Mind About the Bible: A Survivor’s Guide

The Bible As A Weapon with Brian McLaren

Interview with Brian McLaren: The Bible As A Weapon

7 Things About How the Book of Proverbs Works with Pete Enns

7 Things You Need to Know about How the Book of Proverbs Works

What Archaeologists Do & Why It Matters with Cynthia Shafer-Elliot

Interview with with Cynthia Shafer-Elliott: What Archaeologists Do & Why It Matters

The Bible as a sacred object with Peter Rollins

Interview with Peter Rollins: The Bible as A Sacred Object

Deuteronomy & the Story of Israel’s Kings with Pete Enns and Jared Byas

Understanding Deuteronomy & the Story of Israel’s Kings

A Contemplative Look at The Bible with Richard Rohr

Interview with Richard Rohr: A Contemplative Look at The Bible

Reimagining God of the Bible with William Paul Young

Interview with with William Paul Young: Reimagining the God of the Bible

How the Bible is Curated with Human Fingerprints with barbara brown taylor

Interview with Barbara Brown Taylor: How the Bible is Curated with Human Fingerprints

is the bible true? with Jared Byas

Is the Bible True? The Bible for Normal People Podcast with Jared Byas

Where Did the New Testament Come From? with craig allert

Interview with Craig Allert: Where Did the New Testament Come From?

Romans for Normal People with Pete Enns

Romans for Normal People with Pete Enns

Womanist Midrash biblical perspective with Dr. Wil Gafney

Interview with Dr. Wil Gafney: Womanist Midrash Perspective on the Biblical Text

Deconverting from Certainty with Audrey Assad

Interview with with Audrey Assad: Deconverting from Certainty

Who Wrote the Pentateuch? with Jeffrey Stackert

Interview with Jeffrey Stackert: Who Wrote the Pentateuch?

Critical Thinking with Pete Enns and Jared Byas

Critical Thinking with Pete & Jared

Rob Bell asks "What is the Bible?"

Interview with Rob Bell: What is the Bible?

Jesus, Justice, and the Mission Field with Jamie Wright

Interview with Jamie Wright: Jesus, Justice, and the Mission Field

Ecclesiastes with Pete Enns

Ecclesiastes with Pete Enns

Sarah Bessey: Holy Spirit and the Holy Bible

Interview with Sarah Bessey: the Holy Spirit and the Holy Bible

Ask Pete: Questions from The Bible for Normal People Community

Ask Pete: Answering Questions from The Bible For Normal People Community

Unraveling and Re-raveling with Rachel Held Evans

Interview with Rachel Held Evans: Unraveling and Re-raveling the Bible

Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament with Pete Enns

Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament with Pete Enns

live from wild goose festival with pete, jared, rika, and paul

LIVE from Wild Goose with Pete, Jared, Rika + Paul

When and Why the Bible Was Written with William M. Schniedewind

Interview with William M. Schniedewind: When and Why the Bible Was Written

how to talk to people you disagree with Jared Byas

How to Talk to People You Disagree With

where did yahweh come from? with mark smith

Interview with Mark Smith: Who Is Yahweh & Where Did Yahweh Come From?

Creeds, Confessions & Statements of Belief

Creeds, Confessions & Statements of Belief

The Old Testament is Part of Our Bible with Brent Strawn

Interview with Brent Strawn: The Old Testament is Part of Our Bible and You Can’t Avoid It

The Bible and politics—american or otherwise with Peter Enns

What Does the Bible Have To Say About Politics – American or Otherwise?

Producer's Pick

Interview with Pete Holmes: Comedy, Sex, and God

Season 1

A Contemplative Look at The Bible with Richard Rohr

Interview with with Richard Rohr: A Contemplative View of the Bible

Unraveling and Re-raveling with Rachel Held Evans

Interview with Rachel Held Evans: Unraveling and Re-Raveling the Bible

Resurrecting the Bible in the Mainline Church with Walter Brueggemann

Interview with Walter Brueggemann: Resurrecting the Bible in the Mainline Church

Science and the Bible with Mike McHargue

Interview with Mike McHargue: That Topic that Isn’t Going Anywhere Anytime Soon: Science and the Bible

Jesus, Judaism, and Christianity, with Amy-Jill Levine

Interview with Amy-Jill Levine: Jesus, Judaism, and Christianity

Teaching the Bible to your children with Pete Enns and Jared Byas

Teaching the Bible to Your Children

where did the israelites come from? with Kent Sparks

Interview with Kent Sparks: Where Did the Israelites Come From?

Understanding the Human Jesus with Daniel Kirk

Interview with Daniel Kirk: Understanding the Human Jesus

Monolatry: The Israelites Believed in Many Gods with Pete Enns

Monolatry: The Israelites Believed in Many Gods

Jewish Views on the Bible with Benjamin D. Sommer

Interview with Benjamin D. Sommer: Jewish Views on the Bible

Faith and Doubt: No, You’re Not the Only One

Faith and Doubt: No, You’re Not the Only One

Being a Jewish Biblical Scholar with Marc Brettler

Interview with Marc Brettler: On Being a Jewish Biblical Scholar

The Bible and the Gay Christian with Matthew Vines

Interview with Matthew Vines: The Bible and the Gay Christian

what to do with Violence in the Bible with Brian Zahnd

Interview with Brian Zahnd: What to Do with Violence in the Bible

The Practical Value of the Old Testament

Interview with Ellen Davis: What Is the Practical Value of the Old Testament?

The Bible, Evolution, and Christian Faith with Denis Lamoureux

Interview with Denis Lamoureux: The Bible, Evolution, and Christian Faith

Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally with Jared Byas

Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally

The Bible and Intersex Believers with Megan DeFranza

Interview with Megan DeFranza: The Bible and Intersex Believers

Reading the Bible as an Experience with Diana Butler Bass

Interview with Diana Butler Bass: Reading the Bible as an Experience & Relationship

Resurrection in the Hebrew Bible with Jon D. Levenson

Interview with Jon D. Levenson: Resurrection in the Hebrew Bible

5 Things Jesus Wants You to Know about the Adam Story

5 Things Jesus Wants You to Know about the Adam Story

What is the Book of Romans Trying to Do? with Beverly Gaventa

Interview with Dr. Beverly Gaventa: What is the Book of Romans Trying to Do?

Womanist Biblical Interpretation with Nyasha Junior

Interview with Nyasha Junior: Womanist Biblical Interpretation

the book of jonah with jared byas

The Book of Jonah

The Bible, Race, and White Supremacy with Drew G. I. Hart

Interview with with Drew G. I. Hart: The Bible, Race, and White Supremacy

Biblical Authority, Biblical Revelation, Biblical Inspiration with Pete Enns and Jared Byas

Biblical Authority, Revelation, Inspiration

Jesus and Divine Violence with Greg Boyd

Interview with with Greg Boyd: Jesus and Divine Violence

The Gospels as Memories of Jesus with Anthony Le Donne

Interview with Anthony Le Donne: The Gospels as Memories of Jesus

Taking a shot at divine violence with Pete Enns

Taking a Shot at Divine Violence

live from penn state university with Pete Enns and Jared Byas

LIVE from Penn State University with Pete Enns and Jared Byas

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