In the Beginning Was the Word: Language: Language--A God-Centered ApproachWith scriptural teaching and broad-ranging application, this follow-up to Redeeming Science builds a Christian theology of language and reforms our thinking about words. |
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| Title | In the Beginning Was the Word: Language: Language--A God-Centered Approach |
| Author | Vern S. Poythress |
| Publisher | Crossway, 2009 |
| ISBN | 1433522004, 9781433522000 |
| Length | 416 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Christian Theology / General |
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