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Book Title: Genesis As Torah : Reading Narrative As Legal Instruction
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.4in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Brian Neil Peterson
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Theology, Judaism / Sacred Writings, Biblical Studies / Old Testament, Biblical Studies / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 10.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 196 Pages
