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... tradition , begun in primitive times , was retained even when they learned to work with metals and with stone and continued to flourish long after the great age of stone sculpture and stone architecture , which ended in the 13th century ...
... tradition , begun in primitive times , was retained even when they learned to work with metals and with stone and continued to flourish long after the great age of stone sculpture and stone architecture , which ended in the 13th century ...
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... tradition second only to the Bible ( Old Testament ) . DEFINITION OF TERMS The Hebrew term Talmud ( " study " or " learning " ) com- monly refers to a compilation of ancient teachings re- garded as sacred and normative by Jews from the ...
... tradition second only to the Bible ( Old Testament ) . DEFINITION OF TERMS The Hebrew term Talmud ( " study " or " learning " ) com- monly refers to a compilation of ancient teachings re- garded as sacred and normative by Jews from the ...
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... traditions that were to acquire lasting influence . Among these personages was a certain Ko Hsuan ( 3rd century AD ) , who was said to have been initiated into an ancient alchemical tradition . His great - nephew Ko Hung in the next ...
... traditions that were to acquire lasting influence . Among these personages was a certain Ko Hsuan ( 3rd century AD ) , who was said to have been initiated into an ancient alchemical tradition . His great - nephew Ko Hung in the next ...
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