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Chasing the Eastern Star: Adventures in Biblical Reader-Response Criticism
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What Do They Hear?: Bridging the Gap between Pulpit and Pew
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What Is Narrative Criticism? A New Approach to the Bible
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Witnesses to the Word: Mission 90 Bible Study/Witness
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Treasures New and Old: Essays on the Gospel of Matthew
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God With Us: A Pastoral Theology of Matthew's Gospel
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Giving To God: The Good News of Biblical Stewardship
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Matthew. The Harper-Collins Bible Commentary Series
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