"A clear and authoritative guide to the Bible: the perfect quick-reference companion for all who want to find out about the Bible. Based upon the bestselling MacMillan Dictionary of the Bible, this exciting new addition to the Gem range is the perfect quick-reference key to the Bible as a whole, for both the general Christian reader as well as students of theology, history or literature. Reflecting the most up-to-date biblical sc ..."
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