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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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The Semantic Field of God's Righteousness in the Hebrew Bible |
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2 | (2) |
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God's Justice between Punishment and Forgiveness in the Hebrew Bible |
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4 | (5) |
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Literary Ways of Expressing God's Righteousness and Justice |
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9 | (6) |
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15 | (2) |
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17 | (4) |
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PART ONE DIMENSIONS OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS IN ACTS OF CREATION AND REDEMPTION |
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21 | (200) |
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23 | (4) |
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1 Comparative Scrutiny of the Concept of Justice in Antiquity |
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27 | (18) |
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Personifications or Metaphors of Justice in Semitic Languages |
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30 | (3) |
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Personifications or Metaphors of Justice in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt |
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33 | (4) |
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Personifications or Metaphors of Justice in Ancient Greece and Rome |
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37 | (5) |
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42 | (3) |
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2 The Semantics of the Righteousness of God in the Hebrew Bible |
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45 | (22) |
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Grammatical and Semantic Forms of the Root sdq in the Hebrew Bible |
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49 | (3) |
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Synonymous Forms of the Root sdq in the Hebrew Bible |
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52 | (8) |
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Antonym Forms of the Root sdq in the Hebrew Bible |
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60 | (4) |
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64 | (3) |
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3 Righteousness of God in the Book of Isaiah and in Its Major Translations |
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67 | (44) |
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Vocabulary of Gods Righteousness in the Book of Isaiah:
Chapters 1-39 |
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68 | (8) |
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Vocabulary of God's Righteousness in the First Division of Deutero-Isaiah:
Chapters 40-48 |
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76 | (8) |
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Vocabulary of God's Righteousness in the Second Division of Deutero-Isaiah:
Chapters 49-55 |
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84 | (7) |
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Vocabulary of God's Righteousness in Trito-Isaiah:
Chapters 56-66 |
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91 | (13) |
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Synonyms and Antonyms in the Entire Book of Isaiah |
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104 | (1) |
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Interpretation in Translations of the Book of Isaiah |
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105 | (3) |
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108 | (3) |
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4 Righteousness of God in the Book of Psalms and in Its Major Translations |
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111 | (41) |
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Righteousness of God in Book One of Psalms: Psalms 1-41 |
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112 | (9) |
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Righteousness of God in Book Two of Psalms: Psalms 42-72 |
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121 | (8) |
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Righteousness of God in Book Three of Psalms: Psalms 73-89 |
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129 | (4) |
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Righteousness of God in Book Four of Psalms: Psalms 90-106 |
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133 | (6) |
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Righteousness of God in Book Five of Psalms: Psalms 107-150 |
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139 | (8) |
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The Semantic Field of Righteousness in the Original and in Ancient Translations |
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147 | (2) |
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149 | (3) |
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5 Righteousness of God in Other Books of the Hebrew Bible |
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152 | (37) |
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Righteousness of God in the Pentateuch |
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153 | (6) |
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Righteousness of God in the Historical Books |
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159 | (3) |
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Righteousness of God in the Prophetic Books |
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162 | (13) |
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Righteousness of God in the Miscellaneous Collection of "Hagiographa" |
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175 | (9) |
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Grammatical Forms of the Root sdq |
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184 | (3) |
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187 | (2) |
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6 Justification of God and His Word in Psalm 51:6 and Romans 3:4 |
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189 | (32) |
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Confession of Sin in Psalm 51:5-7 |
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190 | (5) |
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Directions of Interpretation of Psalm 51:6 |
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195 | (4) |
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Directions of Interpretation of Romans 3:4 |
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199 | (3) |
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202 | (2) |
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7 The Place of the Word in the Bible and Theology of Justification |
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204 | (1) |
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Dimensions of the Concept of the Word in the Bible and in Hermeneutic Directions |
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205 | (3) |
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Analogy and Extensions of the Word into Metaphor, Symbol, and Personification |
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208 | (4) |
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Foundational Religious Symbols and Ecumenical Theology |
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212 | (3) |
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Dimensions of God's Righteousness and Justification by Faith |
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215 | (4) |
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219 | (2) |
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PART TWO DIMENSIONS OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE BETWEEN PUNISHMENT AND FORGIVENESS |
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221 | (190) |
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223 | (2) |
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Summary of Findings on Dimensions of God's Righteousness (sdq) |
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225 | (5) |
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Introduction to the Manifestation of God's Justice in the Hebrew Bible |
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230 | (2) |
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The Biblical Foundations and Holistic Interpretation of Justice in Literature |
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232 | (4) |
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8 The Place of the Concepts of Justice, Reward, Punishment, and Forgiveness in the Hebrew Bible |
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236 | (65) |
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Justice, Reward, Punishment, and Forgiveness in the Pentateuch |
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237 | (12) |
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249 | (13) |
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262 | (19) |
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281 | (18) |
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299 | (2) |
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9 Dimensions of Justice between Cosmic Order and Personal Relations |
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301 | (31) |
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Utilitarian and Retributive Theories of Punishment |
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303 | (4) |
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The Chief Aim of Retributive Punishment: Subjugation of the Offender |
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307 | (2) |
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Natural Processes of Retribution in the Light of Interpersonal Relationships |
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309 | (1) |
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God's Indirect and Direct Retribution in the Light of His Absoluteness |
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310 | (4) |
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The Rational and Irrational in a Teleological Universe |
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314 | (4) |
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The Analogy between Cosmic (Dis)Order and (Dis)Harmony in the Soul |
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318 | (4) |
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The Unwritten (or Natural) Law and the Written Law |
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322 | (2) |
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The Relationship between Creation, Election, and Covenant |
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324 | (2) |
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The Inclinations of Human Nature and Their Recognition |
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326 | (2) |
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Reasons for the Revelation of a Personal God and of the Law |
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328 | (2) |
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330 | (2) |
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10 Theories on Justification of Punishment |
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332 | (15) |
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Punishment and Its Ethical Implications |
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333 | (4) |
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Theories of Punishment and the Concept of Justice |
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337 | (3) |
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340 | (3) |
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Punishment and the Theory of Natural Law |
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343 | (3) |
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346 | (1) |
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11 From a Cosmic and a Judicial Concept of Justice to Actions beyond Justice |
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347 | (29) |
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Dimensions of Righteousness and Justice and Directions of Its Reception |
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348 | (6) |
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The Role of Tradition and Inner |
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Experience of Righteousness and Justice |
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354 | (3) |
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The Interrelation of Personal Righteousness with Natural, Social, and Cosmic Justice |
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357 | (2) |
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Semantics of the Concept of Righteousness and Justice in Its Cross-Cultural Relations |
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359 | (3) |
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Biblical Belief in God's Righteousness and Justice and Natural Law |
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362 | (2) |
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Literary Representations of Righteousness and Justice in the Bible |
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364 | (2) |
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Limits of Judicial Symbolism and Polyphonic Representation of Righteousness and Justice in Literature |
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366 | (4) |
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Justice beyond Judicial Symbolism and beyond Tragic Heroism |
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370 | (4) |
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374 | (2) |
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12 Ontological and Moral Foundations of Compassion, Mercy, and Forgiveness |
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376 | (35) |
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Definitions of Forgiveness and Related Terms |
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378 | (3) |
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Modern Views on the Relationship between Justice and Forgiveness |
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381 | (10) |
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Forgiveness and Mercy in Relation to Personal Righteousness and Justice |
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391 | (9) |
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Principled Reasons for Forgiveness and Mercy |
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400 | (6) |
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Moral Reasons for Forgiveness and Mercy |
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406 | (2) |
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408 | (3) |
| Conclusions |
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411 | (8) |
| Bibliography |
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419 | (20) |
| Index of Authors |
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439 | (4) |
| Index of Subjects |
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443 | (5) |
| Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Texts |
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