IRENAEUS
Life, Scripture, Legacy
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Irenaeus : life, scripture, legacy / Sara Parvis and Paul Foster, editors.
p. cm.
Based on a conference held in 2009 at the University of Edinburgh.
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
ISBN 978-0-8006-9796-9 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4514-2444-7 (ebook)
- Irenaeus, Saint, Bishop of Lyon—Congresses. I. Parvis, Sara. II. Foster, Paul, 1966–
BR65.I64I73 2012
270.1092—dc23 2012007892
The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National
Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,
ANSI Z329.48-1984.
Manufactured in the U.S.A.
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