Once Again on Word Order in the War Scroll (1QM)

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Once Again on Word Order in the War Scroll (1QM). / Siegismund, Kasper.

I: Dead Sea Discoveries, Bind 25, Nr. 1, 2018, s. 83-106.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Siegismund, K 2018, 'Once Again on Word Order in the War Scroll (1QM)', Dead Sea Discoveries, bind 25, nr. 1, s. 83-106.

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Siegismund, K. (2018). Once Again on Word Order in the War Scroll (1QM). Dead Sea Discoveries, 25(1), 83-106.

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Siegismund K. Once Again on Word Order in the War Scroll (1QM). Dead Sea Discoveries. 2018;25(1):83-106.

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Siegismund, Kasper. / Once Again on Word Order in the War Scroll (1QM). I: Dead Sea Discoveries. 2018 ; Bind 25, Nr. 1. s. 83-106.

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