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- 1 2 Glaw, Annette M (2014). The Holy Spirit and Christian Ethics in the Theology of Klaus Bockmuehl. Lutterworth Press. pp. 3–21. ISBN 978-0-227-90262-2.
- ↑ Jillions, John A. (2020). Divine Guidance: Lessons for Today from the World of Early Christianity. Oxford University Press. p. 274. ISBN 978-0-19-005575-2.
