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Reprinted with permission of Scott Hahn.
The Author
Scott Hahn
Scott Hahn holds the Fr. Michael Scanlan Chair of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990, and he is the founder and president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. From 2005 to 2011 he held the Pope Benedict XVI Chair of Biblical Theology and Liturgical Proclamation at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Dr. Hahn is the bestselling author of numerous books, including Joy to the World, Angels and Saints, Answering the New Atheism: Dismantling Dawkins’ Case Against God, The Lamb’s Supper, and Reasons to Believe. He is editor of the Ignatius Catholic Study BibleandLetter & Spirit: A Journal of Catholic Biblical Theology. He lives in Steubenville, Ohio, with his wife and their six children.
Copyright © 2001 Scott Hahn
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What happened inaccurately the lane to Damascus?
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