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  "title": "Feeding the crowd and imprisoning the devil",
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      "exact": "it chains up God as the Apocalypse chained the devil.",
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  "body_markdown": "The Apocalypse is Revelation. In Revelation 20:1–3 an angel descends carrying a chain, binds the dragon identified as the devil and Satan, and confines him so that he cannot deceive the nations during the thousand years. Chesterton reverses the distribution of power: an intellectual system now performs on the creator the restraint that heaven imposes on its enemy. This is a pointed allusion, not a quotation or a literal account of materialists believing in an imprisoned deity. [Revelation 20:1–3, King James Version, Project Gutenberg transcription](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10).\n\nThe earlier feeding in the wilderness probably recalls Jesus' feeding of the multitude: Luke 9:10–17 moves from a deserted place and the disciples' shortage of food to everyone's being fed. The allusion is not precise enough to identify a single Gospel narrative exclusively. Chesterton turns a Gospel scene into a test of political desire: one can reject the event's possibility without finding the relief of hunger objectionable. [Luke 9:10–17, same edition](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10).",
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        "question": "How accurately does the contrast between Catholic and Calvinist freedom represent a major Reformed confession?"
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        "approach": "Theological contextualization",
        "question": "How does the definition of miracle as swift mental control compare with Aquinas's account?"
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