Author: William Francis Lynch
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333624705
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 382
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Excerpt from Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea IN the Preface to the large and illustrated edition of this work, it is stated that The object of the Expedition, the narrative of which is here presented, was unknown to the pub lic, until a very short time prior to its departure from the United \states, when the indications were such as to induce me to ap prehend that it was not appreciated. Nevertheless, I had an abiding faith in the ultimate issue, which cheered me on; for I felt that a liberal and enlightened community would not long condemn an attempt to explore a distant river, and its wondrous reservoir, - the first, teeming with sacred associations, and the last, enveloped in a mystery, which had defied all previous attempts to penetrate it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea (Classic Reprint)
Author: William Francis Lynch
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333624705
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Excerpt from Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea IN the Preface to the large and illustrated edition of this work, it is stated that The object of the Expedition, the narrative of which is here presented, was unknown to the pub lic, until a very short time prior to its departure from the United \states, when the indications were such as to induce me to ap prehend that it was not appreciated. Nevertheless, I had an abiding faith in the ultimate issue, which cheered me on; for I felt that a liberal and enlightened community would not long condemn an attempt to explore a distant river, and its wondrous reservoir, - the first, teeming with sacred associations, and the last, enveloped in a mystery, which had defied all previous attempts to penetrate it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333624705
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Excerpt from Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea IN the Preface to the large and illustrated edition of this work, it is stated that The object of the Expedition, the narrative of which is here presented, was unknown to the pub lic, until a very short time prior to its departure from the United \states, when the indications were such as to induce me to ap prehend that it was not appreciated. Nevertheless, I had an abiding faith in the ultimate issue, which cheered me on; for I felt that a liberal and enlightened community would not long condemn an attempt to explore a distant river, and its wondrous reservoir, - the first, teeming with sacred associations, and the last, enveloped in a mystery, which had defied all previous attempts to penetrate it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Narrative of the United States' Expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea
Author: William Francis Lynch
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Category : Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan)
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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Category : Dead Sea (Israel and Jordan)
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea
Author: Joan E. Taylor
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191611905
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a 'sect' configured as marginal and isolated. Scholarly consensus has held that an Essene library was hidden ahead of the Roman advance in 68 CE, when Qumran was partly destroyed. With much doubt now expressed about aspects of this view, The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea systematically reviews the surviving historical sources, and supports an understanding of the Essenes as an influential legal society, at the centre of Judaean religious life, held in much esteem by many and protected by the Herodian dynasty, thus appearing as 'Herodians' in the Gospels. Opposed to the Hasmoneans, the Essenes combined sophisticated legal expertise and autonomy with an austere regimen of practical work, including a specialisation in medicine and pharmacology. Their presence along the north-western Dead Sea is strongly indicated by two independent sources, Dio Chrysostom and Pliny the Elder, and coheres with the archaeology. The Dead Sea Scrolls represent not an isolated library, quickly hidden, but burials of manuscripts from numerous Essene collections, placed in jars in caves for long-term preservation. The historical context of the Dead Sea area itself, and its extraordinary natural resources, as well as the archaeology of Qumran, confirm the Essenes' patronage by Herod, and indicate that they harnessed the medicinal material the Dead Sea zone provides to this day.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191611905
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 455
Book Description
Ever since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in caves near the site of Qumran in 1947, this mysterious cache of manuscripts has been associated with the Essenes, a 'sect' configured as marginal and isolated. Scholarly consensus has held that an Essene library was hidden ahead of the Roman advance in 68 CE, when Qumran was partly destroyed. With much doubt now expressed about aspects of this view, The Essenes, the Scrolls, and the Dead Sea systematically reviews the surviving historical sources, and supports an understanding of the Essenes as an influential legal society, at the centre of Judaean religious life, held in much esteem by many and protected by the Herodian dynasty, thus appearing as 'Herodians' in the Gospels. Opposed to the Hasmoneans, the Essenes combined sophisticated legal expertise and autonomy with an austere regimen of practical work, including a specialisation in medicine and pharmacology. Their presence along the north-western Dead Sea is strongly indicated by two independent sources, Dio Chrysostom and Pliny the Elder, and coheres with the archaeology. The Dead Sea Scrolls represent not an isolated library, quickly hidden, but burials of manuscripts from numerous Essene collections, placed in jars in caves for long-term preservation. The historical context of the Dead Sea area itself, and its extraordinary natural resources, as well as the archaeology of Qumran, confirm the Essenes' patronage by Herod, and indicate that they harnessed the medicinal material the Dead Sea zone provides to this day.
Guide to Reprints
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D. Appleton & Co's New Catalogue of American & English Books
Author: D. Appleton & co/1New York
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Bibliotheca Americana
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Pages : 134
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Later Biblical Researches in Palestine, and in the Adjacent Regions
Author: Edward Robinson
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Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Languages : en
Pages : 716
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