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Book Title: Fall And The Ascent Of Man: Hopb
Number of Pages: 260 Pages
Publication Name: Fall and the Ascent of Man : How Genesis Supports Darwin
Language: English
Publisher: University Press of America, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Biblical Commentary / Old Testament, Christian Theology / Anthropology, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament, Religion & Science
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 13.9 Oz
Item Length: 9.1 in
Subject Area: Religion
Author: Joseph Joseph Fitzpatrick
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
