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Joshua to Chronicles: Survey of the Prophets and Writings of the Bible

by Rabbi Hayyim Angel

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Journey through the nineteen books of the Bible from Joshua through Chronicles with Rabbi Hayyim Angel. Traditional and contemporary scholarship is employed as we study each book's central themes.