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Theory and Practice Biblical Exegesis The Proper Name of God Is a List Listing the Names of God
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Part Two: A Magical Alternative: The 72 Names of God 5.
How Many Are the Names of God? The Number of God’s Names The Larger Context The Synonymy of 72 and 70
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A Body of 72 Parts and the 72 Diseases
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An Apostle for Every Nation The Division of the Languages at Babel The Septuagint The 72 Disciples of Christ The Ideal Quorum
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The Peculiar Codex Jerusalem 22 The Facts A Kabbalistic Hypothesis The Balkan Context Three Possible Kabbalistic Indices The Emphasis on 72 Kabbalah and the World of 72 Parts
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Christian Culture and the 72 Names Kabbalah in Christian Garb The Christian Amulet East and West
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Printing and the Career of the Slavonic Text The Miscellany for Travelers and the Remaking of the Text The Spectacular Aftermath Building Textual Affinities Commercial Success The Abagar of Philip Stanislavov
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Epilogue Two Visions of Order Religion, Need, and Desire: A Reorientation The Danger of Closures Notes 161 Bibliography 207 Index 225
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