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Book Title: Monotheizing Process : Its Origins and Development
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.2in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: James A. Sanders
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Theology, Comparative Religion, General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: Religion
Item Weight: 4.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 102 Pages
