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Claude Mariottini
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I am Emeritus Professor of Old Testament at Northern Baptist Seminary. I was born in Brazil. I graduated from California Baptist College, Golden Gate Baptist Seminary, The Southern Baptist Seminary, and have done additional graduate work at the Graduate Theological Union. I have pastored churches in California, Kentucky, Missouri and Illinois. I have published more than 200 articles and book reviews in English, Spanish, and Russian. My academic works have been published in The Anchor Bible Dictionary, The Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, The Holman Bible Dictionary, Jewish Bible Quarterly, Perspective in Religious Studies, The Expository Times, Biblical Illustrator, Old Testament Abstracts, Catholic Biblical Quarterly, The Journal of Biblical Literature, and Biblical Archaeologist.
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Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament 
>I like Pi. But I prefer mine with music.
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>I’m amazed that an Old Testament scholar like you didn’t seize this opportunity to compare the mathematical symbol to the Old Testament understanding of God! Both are eternal, undefineable, unsolvable and imcomprehensible to the rational human mind. Now that I’ve written my sermon for Sunday…four points and a poem….I’m going to enjoy some pie!!!
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>Dear Mister Snitch,Thank you for your musical pie. It was great and I hope people will visit your site and sing the praises of pie.Claude Mariottini
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>Dear Friend,Pie can serve as a good illustration for a sermon. I wish I were there to hear your sermon. Did you preach on pie?Claude Mariottini
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>No, I preached on the platform!!
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>Dear friend,Thank you for that. I like your sense of humor.Claude Mariottini
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