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1, 2 Peter and Jude Through the Centuries Rebecca Skaggs
1, 2 Peter and JudeThrough the Centuries
Rebecca Skaggs
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Acknowledgments
As with any major project this book could not have been written without the support and encouragement of many colleagues, friends, and family. First, I would like to thank Chris Rowland and Judith Kovaks for the opportunity to participate in the Wiley Blackwell project by contributing the volume on 1, 2 Peter and Jude. Chris, I thank you especially for your kind and patient guidance through the entire writing process –