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Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.8in
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Author: Alicia Suskin Ostriker
Publication Name: Nakedness of the Fathers : Biblical Visions and Revisions
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication Year: 1997
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Number of Pages: 282 Pages
