Deuterocanon, 8 vols. (Anchor Yale Bible Commentary | AYBC)
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- Title: Deuterocanon
- Series Editors: William Foxwell Albright and David Noel Freedman
- Series: Anchor Yale Bible
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Volumes: 8
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Resource Type: Commentaries
- Resource ID: {F212D994-9163-4A4B-84C9-914E4B45C439}
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