A HISTORY

OF THE

LITERATURE OF ANCIENT ISRAEL

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OF THE

LITERATURE OF ANCIENT ISRAEL

FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO 135 B.C.

BY

HENRY THATCHER FOWLER, PH.D.

PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL LITERATURE AND HISTORY

IN BROWN UNIVERSITY

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1912

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STUDENT OF LITERATURE, KEEN CRITIC

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