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| Author | : Hans Boersma |
| File Size | : 50,8 Mb |
| Publisher | : Baker Academic |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 April 2006 |
| ISBN | : 9780801031335 |
| Pages | : 288 pages |
Offers a new model for understanding the atonement, sensitive to both the Christian tradition and its postmodern critics.
Offers a new model for understanding the atonement, sensitive to both the Christian tradition and its postmodern critics.
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