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Book Title: Jesus and Magic : Freeing the Gospel Stories from Modern Misconceptions

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.4in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Richard A. Horsley

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Christian Theology / Christology, Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts, General

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers

Publication Year: 2014

Genre: Religion

Item Weight: 9.6 Oz

Number of Pages: 192 Pages

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