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# Mere Fidelity: The Weirdness of Matthew 27:51-54
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/mere-fidelity-weirdness-matthew-2751-54/
- Published: 2018-08-14T07:00:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-20T19:57:33.000Z
- Description: Mere Fidelity: The Weirdness of Matthew 27:51-54
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson, Mere Fidelity

It's a weird passage. So weird that *even Alastair* is stumped.

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