The Lamb Christology of the Apocalypse of John: An Investigation into Its Origins and Rhetorical Force
- ISBN-10
- 1625646976
- ISBN-13
- 9781625646972
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 306
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-11-10
- Publisher
- Wipf and Stock Publishers
- Author
- Loren L. Johns
Description
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Princeton Theological Seminary, 1998.
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