Christian Number and its Implications

@article{Hopkins1998ChristianNA,  title={Christian Number and its Implications},  author={Keith W. Hopkins},  journal={Journal of Early Christian Studies},  year={1998},  volume={6},  pages={185 - 226},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:170769034}}
  • Keith W. Hopkins
  • Published1 June 1998
  • Philosophy
  • Journal of Early Christian Studies

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