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Title: The history of Christianity : consisting of the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth : the adventures of Paul and the apostles and the most interesting events in the progress of Christianity from the earliest period to the present time
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877 Mallalieu, Willard Francis, bp., 1828-1911
Subjects: Jesus Christ Paul, the Apostle, Saint Church history
Publisher: Cleveland, Ohio : The American Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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