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Language: en
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Language: en
Pages: 351
Pages: 351
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Language: en
Pages: 234
Pages: 234
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No one can read far in the Old Testament without encountering numerous acts of violence that are sanctioned in the text and attributed to both God and humans. O
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Pages: 68
Pages: 68
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In this clarifying essay, renowned biblical scholar John Collins delves into the lethal side of the biblical text, asking whether the Bible endorses or even fom
