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McKnight, Edgar V., and Christopher Church The Smyth & Helwys Bible Commentary: Hebrews-James Smyth & Helwys Publishing, 2004
Wasserman, Emma The Death of the Soul in Romans 7: Sin, Death, and the Law in Light of Hellenistic Moral Psychology Mohr Siebeck, 2008
Guthrie, George H. "Hebrews" in Beale, G. K., and D. A. Carson, editors. Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament Baker Academic, 2007
Abasciano, Brian J. Paul's Use of the Old Testament in Romans 9.10-18: An Intertextual and Theological Exegesis T&T Clark, 2011
Strack, Hermann L., and Paul Billerbeck A Commentary on the New Testament from the Talmud and Midrash, Volume 2: Mark through Acts Lexham Press, 2022
Keener, Craig S. The Gospel of John: A Commentary Baker Academic, 2012

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Chukkim 28 Heavenly Languages 15 Sympathetic Magic 10 Hillel and Shammai 20 Hybrid Creatures 13 The Second Exodus 23 Exodus in Genesis 13 Abraham, Friend of God 16 Kothar wa-Hasis 5 Two Powers in Heaven 19 Wayward Stars 14 Greco-Roman Household Codes 27 Kal Va'chomer 11 God is a Character 29 Ben Sira the Rabbi 8 Masoretic Additions 6 Masoretic Deletions 7 Divine Bodies 88 World Tree 19 Angelic Intermediaries 3

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