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Part IV - Biblical Law and Other Scriptural Discourses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2024

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The Cambridge Companion to Law in the Hebrew Bible , pp. 179 - 238
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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