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Sacred Matters’ “The Bible in Comics: Genesis”

July 10, 2014 A. David

S&S’s own Beth Davies-Stofka  examines the ultimate origin story, the Book of Genesis, in many of its comic book manifestations for Sacred Matters. Read here.

The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb

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