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Book Title: Signs and Meanings : WORLD and Text in Ancient Christianity, 2nd Edition
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Height: 0.3in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: R. A. Marcus
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Christianity / History, Christian Church / History, Christian Theology / History, Religious
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication Year: 2011
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Religion
Item Weight: 7.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 158 Pages
