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In 1911, Preuss (1861-1913), a German physician and scholar, published Biblisch-Talmudiesche Medizin , an extensively researched text that gathers the medical and hygienic references found in the Jew
This pathbreaking volume explores the history of occupational safety and health in America from the late nineteenth century to the 1950s. Thirteen essays tell a story of the exploitation of workers as
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This Commentary presents a coherent reading of 1 Corinthians, taking full account of its Old Testament and Jewish roots and demonstrating Paul's primary concern for the unity and purity of the church
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