1.1 All the History, in all the Books, in all the Bibles
1.1 All the History, in all the Books, in all the Bibles
Introducing the History in the Bible Podcast, from www.historyinthebible.com.
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1.2 What is the Bible?
1.2 What is the Bible?
The Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, and Church of the East all have different versions of the Bible, with dissim... Read more
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