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Brad Windhauser has a Master's in English from Rutgers University (Camden campus) and an MFA in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte. He is an Associate Professor (Teaching/Instruction) in the English Department at Temple University. His short stories have appeared in The Baltimore Review, The Santa Fe Writer's Project Journal, Ray's Road Review, Philadelphia Review of Books, Northern Liberty Review, and Jonathan. His first novel, Regret (a gay-themed thriller set in Philadelphia) was published in 2007. You can read more about (and buy) it here: http://goo.gl/yvT24K His second novel, The Intersection, is being published by Black Rose Writing September 2016. He is one of five regular contributors to 5Writer.com. On his solo blog, he is chronicling his experience as a gay writer reading the Bible for the first time: www.BibleProjectBlog.com Follow his work at: www.BradWindhauser.com VirgoWriter@gmail.com

The Apocrypha’s “Second Book of Maccabees”: A Failed Attempt to Re-imagine Maccabees

In 2012, in the Sanctuary of Mercy Church near the Spanish city of Zaragoza, a fresco of Jesus (titled “Behold the Man”) had deteriorated, and, given how prized this work of art was, a number of officials wanted it restored. … Continue reading

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The Apocrypha’s “The First Book of Maccabees” II: Deceit in the Ancient World—Wooing Israel Like Dating Game Contestants

The Apocrypha’s “The First Book of Maccabees” II: Deceit in the Ancient World—Wooing Israel Like Dating Game Contestants I’m not big on dating shows, and, to be honest, when I was single, I wasn’t particularly good at dating. I saw … Continue reading

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The Apocrypha’s “The First Book of Maccabees”: A Sprawling Saga of War and Political Maneuvering

The Apocrypha’s “The First Book of Maccabees”: A Sprawling Saga of War and Political Maneuvering I was in ninth grade when I first read The Iliad. A number of my classmates grumbled, hating its multiple story lines, its back-stabbing, its … Continue reading

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