Sinai and Palestine: In Connection with their History (Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology) - Softcover

Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108017541 ISBN 13: 9781108017541

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815-1881) was a Biblical historian and was also considered the leading liberal theologian of his day. After being appointed a Canon of Canterbury Cathedral in 1850 he was elected Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Oxford before becoming Dean of Westminster in 1863. During 1852 and 1853 Stanley travelled extensively in Egypt and the Holy Land. In this book, published in 1856, Stanley describes in vivid detail the ancient monuments and sites he visited, relating these locations to descriptions in the Old Testament and discussing the 'sacred geography' this creates. His work was immensely popular, with this volume running into a fourth edition within a year of publication. It provides a classic example of the combination of Biblical scholarship with historical literature which formed the basis of historical scholarship on the ancient Near East in the late nineteenth century.

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Arthur Penrhyn Stanley (1815-1881) was a Biblical historian and theologian, elected Dean of Westminster in 1863. During 1852 and 1853 he visited Egypt and the Holy Land. This 1856 book describes in vivid detail the ancient monuments he visited and creates a 'sacred geography' with reference to the Bible.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1108017541
• ISBN 13: 9781108017541
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640