Observations On Various Passages Of Scripture - Softcover

Thomas Harmer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371734436 ISBN 13: 9780371734438

Publisher: HardPress, 1815

Synopsis

Observations On Various Passages Of Scripture: Placing Them In A New Light And Ascertaining The Meaning Of Several Not Determinable By The Methods Commonly Made Use Of By The Learned by Thomas Harmer. A scholarly, travel-informed commentary that reinterpretS biblical passages through Eastern diet, hospitality, travel customs, and social manners. It blends biblical references with observations from eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century travelers to illuminate how foods, meals, utensils, and ceremonies were conducted in the East, and how these practices shed light on biblical scenes and sayings. The work extends ethnographic comparison and philology to connect diet, hospitality, and travel with scriptural narratives, offering reconstructive readings of Gideon’s broth, Joseph's banquet, Esther, and other episodes. Set across the Holy Land, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the broader East Mediterranean world, it argues that Eastern practices clarify Hebrew terms and biblical imagery, enriching interpretation.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1815
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371734436
• ISBN 13: 9780371734438
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408