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Book Title: Discovering Second Temple Literature : the Scriptures and Stories That Shaped Early Judaism
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Malka Z. Simkovich
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Judaism / Sacred Writings, Judaism / History, Judaism / General, Ancient & Classical, Jewish
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Literary Criticism, Religion, History
Item Weight: 18.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
