[Rezension von: Postcolonial commentary and the Old Testament]

The Roman-numbered pages cover a table of contents, a list of abbreviations and a list of 19 contributors (four of whom are women) with their professional positions and academic affiliations, of which 11 are in the United States of America, two in Australia, two in South Africa, one in Canada, one i...

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Main Author: Van der Zwan, Pieter (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: SA ePublications [2019]
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 2019, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 788-789
Review of:Postcolonial commentary and the Old Testament ([London] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019) (Van der Zwan, Pieter)
Postcolonial Commentary and the Old Testament (London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2018) (Van der Zwan, Pieter)
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
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