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Twenty Minutes - The Story of the Cross - 大象传媒 Sounds

Twenty Minutes - The Story of the Cross - 大象传媒 Sounds

The Story of the CrossThe Story of the Cross

Released On: 05 Apr 2012

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Jonathan Coffey on the story of the cross and how it became the symbol of Christianity.

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