Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs: Book Review


	Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs: Book Review

baydawg

3-29-2009 9:07 PM

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baydawg says:

They also have a secondary literature with teachers and interpreters to explain the meaning of the scripture and establish a belief system.

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