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... written work , Genesis contains extremely old oral and written traditions . Genesis , Little : see Jubilees , Book of . Genesis Apocryphon , pseudepigraphal work ( not accepted in any canon of scripture ) , one of the most important ...
... written work , Genesis contains extremely old oral and written traditions . Genesis , Little : see Jubilees , Book of . Genesis Apocryphon , pseudepigraphal work ( not accepted in any canon of scripture ) , one of the most important ...
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... written documents of early literature , bringing out new editions of ancient texts , from both the Germanic and other languages . Wilhelm's outstanding con- tribution was Die deutsche Heldensage ( “ The German Heroic Tale " ) , a ...
... written documents of early literature , bringing out new editions of ancient texts , from both the Germanic and other languages . Wilhelm's outstanding con- tribution was Die deutsche Heldensage ( “ The German Heroic Tale " ) , a ...
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... written ; Mishnaic , or Rabbinic , Hebrew , the language of the Mishna ( a collection of Jewish traditions ) , written about AD 200 ( this form of Hebrew was never used among the people as a spoken language ) ; Medieval He- brew , from ...
... written ; Mishnaic , or Rabbinic , Hebrew , the language of the Mishna ( a collection of Jewish traditions ) , written about AD 200 ( this form of Hebrew was never used among the people as a spoken language ) ; Medieval He- brew , from ...
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