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Κα μλιστα οἰκεων – A New Look at 1 Timothy 5.8
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2009
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1 Unless otherwise stated all biblical quotations in this article are from RSV.
2 Lock, W., A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on The Pastoral Epistles (ICC; Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1936) 59Google Scholar. Cf. Bernard, J. H., The Pastoral Epistles (Cambridge: CUP, 1890) 81.Google Scholar
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