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Weathering The Psalms

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Book Title: Weathering the Psalms : a Meteorotheological Survey

Item Length: 9in

Item Height: 0.4in

Item Width: 6in

Author: Steve A. Wiggins

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Topic: Weather, General, Biblical Studies / Old Testament, Biblical Studies / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament

Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers

Publication Year: 2014

Genre: Nature, Religion

Item Weight: 10.4 Oz

Number of Pages: 202 Pages

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