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If you missed our interview with J. Michael Matkin, author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Early Christianity, you might want to check that out here because today we’re giving away a copy of the book.
Here’s how to win:
Be the first person to answer the following questions correctly in the comments below –
1) Name the three Idiot’s Guide books that J. Michael Matkin owns (not including the ones he wrote).
2) What was Apostle Paul’s name before he hit the road to Damascus?
3) According to J. Michael Matkin, which of the four gospels is believed to have been written first and which was penned last?
4) What is the name of the Rolling Stones song that mentions the Roman believed to have ordered Jesus’ crucifixion?
5) What is the name of the novel said to have inspired said Rolling Stones song?
1)Complete Idiot’s Guides to Mary Magdalene, Digital Photography and Playing the Guitar.
2)Saul
3)First-Mark; Last-John
4)Sympathy For The Devil
5)”The Master & Margarita” by Mikhail Bulgakov
posted by Codius on 7-15-2008 at 10:45 am
1 Complete Idiot’s Guides to Mary Magdalene, Digital Photography and Playing the Guitar
2 Saul
3Mark first, john last
4 sympathy for the Devil
5 The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov
posted by Camille on 7-15-2008 at 10:45 am
1 Idiot’s guidesSa to Mary Magdalene, digital photography and playing the guitar
2 Saul
3 Mark was first and John was last
4 Sympathy for the Devil
5 Master and Margarita by Bulgakov
posted by eli on 7-15-2008 at 10:45 am
What? Tie?
posted by Codius on 7-15-2008 at 10:46 am
Codius takes it! Nice going. We’ll be in touch via email about where to send the book. Now here’s the real question: have you read the Bulgakov novel? If not, you should!
posted by David K. Israel on 7-15-2008 at 11:02 am
Better question - where is the mosaic floor depicted on the cover?
posted by D-Mac on 7-15-2008 at 12:15 pm
Drat, I missed the contest. I guess I’ll have to settle with books by Crossan, Borg, Funk, and other NT scholars.
posted by Danny on 7-16-2008 at 6:21 am
Somebody (Dan Brown?) should write an Idiot’s Guide to digital photography of Mary Magdalene playing guitar. Just a suggestion.
Congrats to Codius! reCaptcha = Belgian Tingly…
posted by Roger on 7-16-2008 at 9:21 am