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Book Title: Purity And Identity In Ancient Judaism: From The Temple To T...
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
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Author: Yair Furstenberg
Publication Name: Purity and Identity in Ancient Judaism : from the Temple to the Mishnah
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publication Year: 2023
Series: Olamot Series in Humanities and Social Sciences Ser.
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 14.4 Oz
Number of Pages: 286 Pages
