How the Codex Was Found: A Narrative of Two Visits to Sinai, From Mrs. Lewis's Journals, 1892 1893 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Margaret Dunlop Gibson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0265245826 ISBN 13: 9780265245828

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A gripping account of two desert journeys that uncovers an early Gospel codex and the people who shaped its story.

Margaret Dunlop Gibson presents a vivid, firsthand narrative drawn from Mrs. Lewis’s journals. The book follows a daring expedition to Sinai and a careful, careful study of ancient manuscripts, including a palimpsest and the Cureton Syriac text. It blends travel, scholarship, and a reverent look at how early Christian writings arrived at our era.

Readers glimpse the dynamic collaboration of scholars and monks, the challenges of deciphering faded pages, and the larger questions about the Canon and Syriac studies that emerged from this remarkable discovery.

• Two desert journeys frame a real discovery of early Gospel text.
• How palimpsests and translations shed light on the Syriac tradition.
• Close work with scholars and monastery archives, including how objects are catalogued and studied.
• Context for the roots of modern Biblical criticism and manuscript studies.

Ideal for readers of biblical history and manuscript study, and for anyone drawn to the craft of historical inquiry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265245826
• ISBN 13: 9780265245828
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 151