Coins as cultural texts in the world of the New Testament /

Coins have long been a vital part of the discipline of classical studies of the ancient world. However, many scholars have commented that coins have not been adequately integrated into the study of the New Testament. This book provides an interdisciplinary gateway to the study of numismatics for tho...

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Main Author: Wenkel, David H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury T & T Clark, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2017]
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