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Book Title: How to Read the Bibles
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 1.3in
Item Width: 6.3in
Author: Marc Zvi Brettler
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Biblical Studies / Bibles Study Guides, Jewish Studies, Jewish
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Publication Year: 2005
Genre: Literary Criticism, Religion, Social Science
Item Weight: 23.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 400 Pages
