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This work was originally published in German as Jesus Christus—Repräsentant Gottes by Theologischer Verlag Zürich (TVZ) in 2021. This English edition has been translated from the original and adapted to the context of Anglo-American theology and religious studies.
Cover illustration: Sieger Köder, Jesus begegnet seiner Mutter. IV. Station. Kreuzweg Bensberg
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ISSN 1876-1518
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DOI 10.1163/9789004734203
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