Diaspora: Homeland relations in ezra-nehemiah

Vetus Testamentum

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 147-165

  Bedford, Peter R ^a  

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EID: 84866281674     PISSN: 00424935     EISSN: 15685330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853302760013820     Document Type: Review

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