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Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament · 2. Reihe Herausgeber / Editor Jörg Frey (Zürich) Mitherausgeber / Associate Editors Friedrich Avemarie (Marburg) Markus Bockmuehl (Oxford) Hans-Josef Klauck (Chicago, IL)
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Arie W. Zwiep
Christ, the Spirit and the Community of God Essays on the Acts of the Apostles
Mohr Siebeck
Arie W. Zwiep, born 1964; 1996 Ph.D. from Durham University; currently Assistant Professor of New Testament and Hermeneutics at VU University Amsterdam; lecturer in New Testament and Hermeneutics at Christelijke Hogeschool Ede.
e-ISBN PDF 978-3-16-151636-8 ISBN 978-3-16-150675-8 ISSN 0340-9570 (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament, 2. Reihe) Die Deutsche Nationalbibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliographie; detailed bibliographic data are available on the Internet at http://dnb.d-nb.de. © 2010 by Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, Germany. This book may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form (beyond that permitted by copyright law) without the publisher’s written permission. This applies particularly to reproductions, translations, microfilms and storage and processing in electronic systems. The book was printed by Laupp & Göbel in Nehren on non-aging paper and bound by Buchbinderei Nädele in Nehren. Printed in Germany.
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