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Book Review: From God to Us by Geisler and Nix

Posted on August 2, 2013 Written by Mark McIntyre 6 Comments

This post is a review of the book, From God to Us by Geisler and Nix. A work that should be on the shelves of any serious Bible student.

Filed Under: Book Review Tagged With: Bible, Canon, manuscxript, Scripture, Translation

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