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I knew that I had to be a preacher. I had to be a minister, which was a puzzle to me because my dad was a businessman. It was a family company and I assumed that I would take it on from him.
N. T. Wright
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N. T. Wright
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: November 1
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