TRADITIONS OF THE BIBLE A Guide to the Bible as it Was at the Start of the Common Era
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This edition of TRADITIONS OF THE BIBLE A Guide to the Bible as it Was at the Start of the Common Era by James L. Kugel is a book about faith, spirituality, or personal reflection. The copy shown here is 1999 • Harvard Univ Pr • 1080 pages.
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Worth a look if you want a backlist title that still has a clear identity and use case.
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- If you dislike unreliable narrators, political maneuvering and power dynamics are central, not just background color.
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