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Ambiguity and Poetry: Psalm 62 as Witness

By: Ethan C. Jones  
Open Access
|Dec 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2024-0029 | Journal eISSN: 2284-7308 | Journal ISSN: 1224-984X
Language: English
Page range: 85 - 102
Published on: Dec 8, 2024
Published by: Emanuel University Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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