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Book Title: Commentary On The Psalms, 1-72
Item Length: 8.5in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Robert Hill
Publication Name: Commentary on the Psalms, 1-72
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Publication Year: 2000
Series: Fathers of the Church Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20.2 Oz
Number of Pages: 472 Pages
