Serpent-handling Believers

Serpent-handling Believers
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Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 087049788X
ISBN-13 : 9780870497889
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Book Synopsis Serpent-handling Believers by : Thomas G. Burton

Download or read book Serpent-handling Believers written by Thomas G. Burton and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burton seeks to present a balanced view of the remote churches of East Tennessee where believers take literally the words of Saint Mark: "and they shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them."


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