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Biblical Literacy

The Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know
By: Timothy Beal
Narrated by: J. P. O'Shaughnessy
Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
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Publisher's Summary

Everything You Need to Know About the Bible's Most Important Stories.
©2009 Timothy Beal (P)2011 HarperCollinsPublishers

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I liked hearing the Bible Stories but not the commentary. He has a worldview Interpretation.

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