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    References

    1. Hendricks, Obery M. (1995). A Discourse of Domination: A Socio-rhetorical Study of the Use of Ioudaios in the Forth Gospel (PhD thesis). Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University. OCLC   36202347.
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    Obery M. Hendricks Jr.
    Born
    Obery Mack Hendricks Jr.

    (1953-04-09) April 9, 1953 (age 71)
    NationalityAmerican
    Political party Democratic Party
    Ecclesiastical career
    ReligionChristianity (Methodist)
    Church African Methodist Episcopal Church
    Ordained1995
    Academic background
    Alma mater
    Thesis A Discourse of Domination [1]  (1995)