Sinai and Palestine - In Connection With Their History

Klappentext An 1856 publication describing ancient sites in Egypt and the Holy Land with reference to locations in the Bible. Zusammenfassung Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815–1881) was a Biblical historian and theologian, elected Dean of Westminster in 1863. During 1852 and 1853 he visited Egypt and the Holy Land. This 1856 book describes in vivid detail the ancient monuments he visited and creates a 'sacred geography' with reference to the Bible. Inhaltsverzeichnis Advertisement; Preface; Introduction; 1. Peninsula of Sinai. Journey from Cairo to Jerusalem; 2. Palestine; 3. Judaea and Jerusalem; 4. The heights and the passes of Benjamin; 5. Ephraim; 6. The maritime plain; 7. The Jordan and the Dead Sea; 8. Peraea and the Trans-Jordanic tribes; 9. Plain of Esdraelon; 10. Galilee; 11. The Lake of Merom and the sources of the Jordan; 12. Lebanon. Damascus; 13. The Gospel history and teaching, viewed in connection with the localities of Palestine; 14. The holy places; Appendix; Note on the Sinaitic inscriptions; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Stanley Arthur Penrhyn, Stanley Arthur Penrhyn, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2010
• EAN: 9781108017541
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01754-1
• No. of pages: 640
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Historical Geography, Ancient / Biblical Israel, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Egypt, Historical Geography