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In the Shadow of Sinai
Agnes Smith Lewis
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Description for In the Shadow of Sinai
Paperback. Num Pages: 194 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBS; 1FBX; 3JH; DNF; HRC; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
IN THE SHADOW OF SINAI: A STORY OF TRAVEL AND RESEARCH FROM 1895-1897 and HOW THE CODEX WAS FOUND: A NARRATIVE OF TWO VISITS TO SINAI: FROM MRS LEWIS'S JOURNALS, 1892-1893—published here in a new one-volume edition—were originally published in the late 1890's, to great acclaim. They are not only interesting and witty travelogues, but they are also a superb record of the discovery of the Syriac palimpsest, and a narrative of the journeys and adventures surrounding that research. The text describes a very remarkable variant of the reported spoken word of Jesus Christ (Matthew xii: 36), which will be ... Read more
IN THE SHADOW OF SINAI: A STORY OF TRAVEL AND RESEARCH FROM 1895-1897 and HOW THE CODEX WAS FOUND: A NARRATIVE OF TWO VISITS TO SINAI: FROM MRS LEWIS'S JOURNALS, 1892-1893—published here in a new one-volume edition—were originally published in the late 1890's, to great acclaim. They are not only interesting and witty travelogues, but they are also a superb record of the discovery of the Syriac palimpsest, and a narrative of the journeys and adventures surrounding that research. The text describes a very remarkable variant of the reported spoken word of Jesus Christ (Matthew xii: 36), which will be ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
194
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Weight
269g
Number of Pages
194
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781898595236
SKU
V9781898595236
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About Agnes Smith Lewis
Agnes Smith Lewis
Reviews for In the Shadow of Sinai
"It is with the observant eye...that these fascinating stories of their travels and the discovery of the Syriac manuscript of the Gospels are told. Better than many a novel..."
The Expository Times of In The Shadow of Sinai. "Delightful... such accounts remain period pieces to attitudes, observations, labors, and ventures a century past. Historians of feminism might enjoy rediscovering ... Read more
The Expository Times of In The Shadow of Sinai. "Delightful... such accounts remain period pieces to attitudes, observations, labors, and ventures a century past. Historians of feminism might enjoy rediscovering ... Read more