Joshua to Chronicles: Survey of the Prophets and Writings of the Bible
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Journey through the nineteen books of the Bible from Joshua through Chronicles with Rabbi Hayyim Angel. Traditional and contemporary scholarship is employed as we study each book's central themes.
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