The Post-Exilic Period: Esther
By Dr. Bob Utley, retired professor of hermeneutics (Biblical interpretation)
STUDY GUIDE COMMENTARY SERIES
OLD TESTAMENT, VOL. 1A
ISBN: 978-1-892691-26-2
BIBLE LESSONS INTERNATIONAL
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2020
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Commentary:
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