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Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Travels among the tombs of the twelve, was published in march by pantheon. A deep dive into the heart of the new testament, crossing continents and crossreferencing texts. He studied english at michigan state university in east lansing, michigan. Tom bissell embarks on a yearslong pilgrimage to the apostles supposed tombs, traveling from jerusalem and.
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