Dr. Judd H. Burton is an anthropologist and historian of religion. He is the director of the Institute of Biblical Anthropology and runs his own website, Burton Beyond. Dr. Burton has taught courses in a variety of disciplines, including history, humanities, archaeology, anthropology, religion, and mythology, and is the author and editor of numerous texts.
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