Recent Studies in Early Christianity
Subtitle: A Collection of Scholarly Essays
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 2328
ISBN-13: 9780815334903
Subjects: Early Church; Religion - Church History; Religion; Christianity - History - General; Religion / General
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