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Why should I teach the New Testament if it cannot address the pandemic that is engulfing the world?
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The speaker questions the purpose of teaching the New Testament when it seems unable to address the pandemic affecting the world. The question sets religious study against an urgent present crisis and asks whether the text still offers relevant guidance or meaning in such circumstances.
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