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An article of mine is now available<\/a> (for those with subscriptions or access through libraries or institutions) in the most recent issue of the Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha<\/em>. The article\u2019s title is \u201cHistory and Fiction in the Acts of Thomas<\/em>: The State of the Question<\/a>\u201c.<\/p>\n

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An article of mine is now available (for those with subscriptions or access through libraries or institutions) in the most recent issue of the Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha. 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