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Time and Evil in the Confessions of Augustine and the Talmud. / Kovelman, Arkady; Gershowitz, Uri.

в: Review of Rabbinic Judaism, Том 21, № 2, 2018, стр. 225-256.

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Kovelman, A & Gershowitz, U 2018, 'Time and Evil in the Confessions of Augustine and the Talmud', Review of Rabbinic Judaism, Том. 21, № 2, стр. 225-256. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341344

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Kovelman, A., & Gershowitz, U. (2018). Time and Evil in the Confessions of Augustine and the Talmud. Review of Rabbinic Judaism, 21(2), 225-256. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341344

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Kovelman A, Gershowitz U. Time and Evil in the Confessions of Augustine and the Talmud. Review of Rabbinic Judaism. 2018;21(2):225-256. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700704-12341344

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Kovelman, Arkady ; Gershowitz, Uri. / Time and Evil in the Confessions of Augustine and the Talmud. в: Review of Rabbinic Judaism. 2018 ; Том 21, № 2. стр. 225-256.

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