Four Strange Books of the Bible: Jonah, Daniel, Koheleth, Esther
- ISBN-10
- 0805207740
- ISBN-13
- 9780805207743
- Category
- Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1968
- Publisher
- Schocken Books
- Author
- Elias Joseph Bickerman
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