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Paul S. Minear (1906 - 2007) was Professor Emeritus of Biblical Theology at Yale University Divinity School. His other books include 'The Bible and the Historian' (2002), 'Christians and the New Creation' (1994), 'New Testament Apocalyptic' (1981), and 'To Heal and to Reveal' (1976).
Google BooksBorn: February 17, 1906, Mount Pleasant, IA
Died: February 22, 2007, Guilford, CT
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