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Why religious apocalyptic texts can offer us solace during the coronavirus crisis (Siobhan Hegarty, ABC News [Australia]). By the way, 4 Ezra was written around 100 C.E., not the later date given in this article.
Cross-file under Old Testament Pseudepigrapha Watch.
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