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Cover of 'Arbeitsbuch Hebräisch'
Heinz-Dieter Neef
Arbeitsbuch Hebräisch
In 26 lessons, this »Guide to the Hebrew Language« introduces the reader to the Hebrew language of the Old Testament. This textbook is intended mainly for first year students who are preparing for their Hebrew exam.
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Cover of 'Geschichtsschreibung und Täufertum'
Steffie Schmidt
Geschichtsschreibung und Täufertum
Integrating the Anabaptist movement coherently into their own historiographical concept of the Reformation challenged both Lutheran and Reformed scholars. Steffie Schmidt examines the extent to which these narrative patterns were questioned and possibly updated under the conditions of pietism and Enlightenment.
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Cover of 'Biblia Americana'
Biblia Americana
Cotton Mather's Biblia Americana (1693-1728) is colonial America's first commentary on the whole Bible. Perhaps best remembered for his writings on Salem witchcraft, the hugely prolific Mather was undeniably one of New England's leading Enlightenment thinkers.
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