Medieval Hebrew Tellings of Tobit: “Versions” of the Book of Tobit or New Texts?Citation formats

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Medieval Hebrew Tellings of Tobit: “Versions” of the Book of Tobit or New Texts? / Cioata, Maria.

Is there a Text in this Cave? : Studies in the Textuality of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of George J. Brooke. ed. / Maria Cioată; Ariel Feldman; Charlotte Hempel. Leiden : Brill , 2017. (STJD).

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Harvard

Cioata, M 2017, Medieval Hebrew Tellings of Tobit: “Versions” of the Book of Tobit or New Texts? in M Cioată, A Feldman & C Hempel (eds), Is there a Text in this Cave? : Studies in the Textuality of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of George J. Brooke. STJD, Brill , Leiden.

APA

Cioata, M. (Accepted/In press). Medieval Hebrew Tellings of Tobit: “Versions” of the Book of Tobit or New Texts? In M. Cioată, A. Feldman, & C. Hempel (Eds.), Is there a Text in this Cave? : Studies in the Textuality of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of George J. Brooke (STJD). Brill .

Vancouver

Cioata M. Medieval Hebrew Tellings of Tobit: “Versions” of the Book of Tobit or New Texts? In Cioată M, Feldman A, Hempel C, editors, Is there a Text in this Cave? : Studies in the Textuality of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of George J. Brooke. Leiden: Brill . 2017. (STJD).

Author

Cioata, Maria. / Medieval Hebrew Tellings of Tobit: “Versions” of the Book of Tobit or New Texts?. Is there a Text in this Cave? : Studies in the Textuality of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Honour of George J. Brooke. editor / Maria Cioată ; Ariel Feldman ; Charlotte Hempel. Leiden : Brill , 2017. (STJD).

Bibtex

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