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Take & read: The best new books in Old Testament, theology, and ethics

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April 26, 2017
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Our spring books issue includes scholars' recommendations of the best recently published books in their fields:

Jacqueline Lapsley on Old Testament

Ben Myers on theology

Jonathan Tran on ethics

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