Scripture Lands In Connection With Their History - Softcover

George Smith Drew

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371368049 ISBN 13: 9780371368046

Publisher: HardPress, 2019

Synopsis

Scripture Lands In Connection With Their History: With An Appendix, And Extracts From A Journal Kept During An Eastern Tour In 1856-57 by George Smith Drew. This sweeping historical-theological account surveys Palestine from the Apostolic Age through modern history, offering extended reflection on its future role. It weaves biblical prophecy, church history, and archaeology with travel observation to present a two-source history that treats sacred geography as a lens on faith. Jerusalem, Mount Zion, and surrounding holy places are explored alongside the Holy Land’s travels in Sinai, Egypt, Petra, and other Near Eastern regions, with emphasis on pilgrimage, relics, and monuments as expressions of devotion and memory. The work traces the rise and interactions of empires (Roman, Byzantine, Fatimid, Abbasid, Seljuk, Ottoman) and the peoples and movements that shaped Palestine, from Bar Kokhba and Rabbi Akiba to Crusaders and archaeologists. A central eschatological thread envisions a future reconstituted Jewish homeland and a global Christian unity under a Spirit-led Church, with archaeology and subterranean Jerusalem used to illuminate biblical history and the Gospel’s historical reality. The book is a scholarly, reverent synthesis that joins geography, prophecy, and sacred history to interpret the world-historical significance of Palestine.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371368049
• ISBN 13: 9780371368046
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 490