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Book Title: Missionary Stories and the Formation of the Syriac Churches
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.9in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Christian Ministry / Missions, Christianity / History, Ancient, Religious
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography, Religion
Item Weight: 18 Oz
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
