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Barrier also reconstructs an earlier understanding of this pneuma that was lost to subsequent Christianity under the influence of Neoplatonism.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52692192657681,"sku":"NLS9781978709751","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781978709751.jpg?v=1762341374"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/collections\/paul-in-critical-contexts-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}