Jim Getz tagged me in a meme the other day. The idea is . . .
- Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more (no cheating!)
- Find page 123
- Find the first five sentences
- Post the next three sentences
- Tag five people
My nearest book is History of New Testament Research (vol. 2) by William Baird, which certainly does have 123 pages in it. Page 123 is in the middle of a section on “The Zenith of Liberalism: Adolf von Harnack (1851-1930),” in a chapter entitled, “The Triumph of Liberalism on the Continent.” Here are sentences 6-8 on the page:
The appointment had been contested by officials of the Prussian church who were shocked by Harnack’s skepticism concerning the miracles and the virgin birth. The appointment was supported by Bismarck and finally confirmed by Kaiser Wilhelm II. During his tenure at Berlin, Harnack taught a host of students, including Adolf Jülicher and Karl Barth, and Americans such as S. J. Case and E. J. Goodspeed.
An interesting set of sentences, I have to admit. It could have been much more boring: a list of titles, for example.
Like my friend, Chris, I am wary of the last bit of this meme: to tag five people. But I will nevertheless tag Matt and I don’t know who else hasn’t been tagged. If you haven’t been tagged and you’d like to be: have at it.
