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Later Christian Hebraists University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Faculty Publications, Classics and Religious Studies Department Classics and Religious Studies 2008 Later Christian Hebraists Stephen G. Burnett University of Nebraska - Lincoln, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/classicsfacpub Part of the Classics Commons Burnett, Stephen G., "Later Christian Hebraists" (2008). Faculty Publications, Classics and Religious Studies Department. 109. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/classicsfacpub/109 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Classics and Religious Studies at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications, Classics and Religious Studies Department by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. 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