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©Jerome Murphy-O’Connor OP, 1996

First published 1996
First issued as an Oxford University Press paperback 1997

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Paul: a critical life / Jerome Murphy-O’Connor.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Paul, the Apostle, Saint. 2. Christian saints—Turkey—
Tarsus—Biography. 3. Apostles—Biography. I. Title.

BS2506.M855     1996     225.9’2—dc20   [B]   95–49173

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