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Part IV - Themes in the Wisdom Literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2022

Edited by
Katherine J. Dell
Edited in association with
Suzanna R. Millar  and
Arthur Jan Keefer
Katherine J. Dell
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Suzanna R. Millar
Affiliation:
University of Edinburgh
Arthur Jan Keefer
Affiliation:
Eton College
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The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Wisdom Literature , pp. 389 - 474
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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