Observations On Divers Passages Of Scripture. Placing Many Of Them In A Light Altogether New. And More Amply Illustrating The Rest Than Has Been Yet Done - Softcover

Thomas Harmer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371229944 ISBN 13: 9780371229941

Publisher: HardPress, 2020

Synopsis

Observations On Divers Passages Of Scripture. Placing Many Of Them In A Light Altogether New. And More Amply Illustrating The Rest Than Has Been Yet Done, By Means Of Circumstances Incidentally Mentioned In Books Of Voyages And Travels Into The East: In Two Volumes" by Thomas Harmer presents a scholarly, cross-cultural exegesis that situates biblical narratives in their material and daily-life contexts. The work draws on archaeology, travel accounts, and ancient customs to illuminate scenes such as David’s stand at Mahanaim, with attention to architecture, provisioning, and travel etiquette. It treats fortresses as multi-room towers, gate-towers as stages for mourning and public display, and compares East Mediterranean settings with English parallels. The volume also surveys diet, feasts, hospitality, and the logistics of provisioning for travelers, drawing on Eastern practices and biblical lists of provisions. It weaves in discussions of funerary rites, mourning performance, and tomb adornment, exploring how thresholds, thrones, attire, and ceremonial music express status and piety. Through a mosaic of themes—architecture, diet, hospitality, and travel—the author demonstrates how travel literature and authorities of the East enrich interpretation of Scripture and related classical sources, while noting ambiguities and cross-cultural resonances.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371229944
• ISBN 13: 9780371229941
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 546