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Tollington, Janet E. "Abraham and His Wives" in Gordon, Robert P. and de Moor, Johannes C. (eds.) The Old Testament in Its World Brill, 2005
Milgrom, Jacob Leviticus 1-16: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary Doubleday, 1991
Lieu, Judith M. Neither Jew nor Greek? Constructing Early Christianity Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2016
Ehrman, Bart D. Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife Simon & Schuster, 2020
Bremmer, Jan N. Maidens, Magic and Martyrs in Early Christianity Mohr Siebeck, 2017
Wenham, Gordon J. Word Biblical Commentary: Genesis 1-15 Word Books, 1987

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