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Names: Bakker, Arjen F., editor. | Bloch, René S., editor. | Fisch, Yael, editor. | Fredriksen, Paula, editor. | Najman, Hindy, editor.
Title: Protestant Bible Scholarship : Antisemitism, Philosemitism and Anti-Judaism / edited by Arjen F. Bakker, René Bloch, Yael Fisch, Paula Fredriksen, Hindy Najman.
Description: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] | Series: Supplements to the journal for the study of Judaism, 1384–2161 ; volume 200 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2021055069 (print) | LCCN 2021055070 (ebook) | ISBN 9789004505148 (hardback) | ISBN 9789004505155 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Bible—Criticism, interpretation, etc.—History. | Protestant churches—Doctrines—History. | Protestant churches—Relations—Judaism. | Christianity and antisemitism—Protestant churches. | Philosemitism.
Classification: LCC BS511.3 .P76 2022 (print) | LCC BS511.3 (ebook) | DDC 220.6—dc23/eng/20220127
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ISSN 1384-2161
ISBN 978-90-04-50514-8 (hardback)
ISBN 978-90-04-50515-5 (e-book)
DOI 10.1163/9789004505155
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