Abraham the settler, jesus the refugee: Contemporary conflict and christianity on the road to bethlehem

History and Memory

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-95

  Feldman, Jackie ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 84908349848     PISSN: 0935560X     EISSN: 15271994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ham.2011.0003     Document Type: Review

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