Our debt to the Bible and Classics is so great that this type of research will deepen our understanding of our culture and of ourselves. (Cyrus H. Gordon)

Our debt to the Bible and Classics is so great that this type of research will deepen our understanding of our culture and of ourselves.

Cyrus H. Gordon

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