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The Trinity in Qur’anic Idiom: Q 4.171 and the Christian Arabic Presentation of the Trinity as God, his Word, and his Spirit

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Pages 435-457 | Received 05 Jul 2019, Accepted 06 Nov 2019, Published online: 20 Nov 2019

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