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Welcome back to Nomad. I'm Tim and I'm actually going to be on my own for this interview.

Dave's no doubt trying to hammer some nails into the feet of an unsuspecting horse.

But fear not beloved listener, he'll be joining us for the post-interview reflection a bit later on,

no doubt bringing an equine stench into my office.

Yeah, and that reminds me before we go on, if you're a regular nomad listener and you're interested in the development of the show,

then make sure you stick around until the end of the reflection, because we're going to be talking about some changes that are going to be happening to the podcast.

But if you're just tuning in for Greg, then obviously don't worry about that.

That's right, guys. Greg Boyd is back on the show.

I love Greg. I really really do he's one of

those people who seems entirely incapable of uninteresting thought everything he says I find

interesting in fact one of my life mottoes is always read whatever Greg writes my other

motto is never trust a pub with a flat roof I don't know whether that's just a British thing or not but don't don't go into a pub if it's with a flat roof. I don't know whether that's just a British thing or not,

but don't go into a pub if it's got a flat roof. Greg's latest book, The Crucifixion of the

Warrior God, really tested my life motto, I have to say though, because it's 1,492 pages long. That's

more pages than is in my Bible. Even God didn't have the patience to write a book as long as Greg's. It's incredible. It took him 10 years apparently to research and write it, which is longer than a lot of 9-year-old kids have been alive. That's right, beloved listener. I read 1,492 pages so that you didn't have to. I mean, don't obviously tell Greg

I said that. He probably does want you to read 1,492 pages as a new book. In fact, I'd imagine

that's a big part of why I agreed to do this interview, although I'm sure if you asked him,

he'd probably say it's because he wants to freely share, you know, his ideas. I have to say, actually, for an academic book, it is incredibly readable.

I mean, I can't say that the time flew by.

I was definitely very aware that I was reading a 1,492 page book.

Me and Hannah have been watching the Parks and Recreation box set recently,

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