Judaism in the Greek Period: From the Rise of Alexander the Great to the Intervention of Rome (333-63 B.C.)Commentary on selected passages from Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Canticles, Isaiah, Joel, Jonah, Habakkuk, Zechariah, The Book of Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus, 1 Maccabees. |
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