Medicine, Miracle, And Myth In The New Testament

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Book Title: Medicine, Miracle, and Myth in the New Testament

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.2in

Item Width: 6in

Author: J. Keir Howard

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Healing / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, Biblical Référence / General, General, Biblical Studies / General, Healing / Prayer & Spiritual, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers

Publication Year: 2010

Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit, Religion

Item Weight: 7.2 Oz

Number of Pages: 132 Pages