6000 years of the Bible. / [English translation by Margaret Shenfield
1963, First Edition. London : Hodder and Stoughton. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #330634
Physical description; 352 pages ; illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm. Contents; Partial contents Prologue. 'The flood of waters was upon the earth' Myth or history? -- 1. 'Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering' The cradle of history -- Children of Israel -- The birth of reading and writing -- The kings of Israel -- The law and the prophets -- The New Testament -- 2. 'And the earth shall be filled with the glory of God' Martyrs, myths and marvels -- The church grows up -- The quiet scholars -- In letters of gold -- Printing takes over -- The nightingale of Wittenberg -- The English reformers -- The Authorized Version -- In a thousand tongues -- 3. 'What need we any futher witness?' Count Tischendorf -- Buried treasure -- The Dead Sea scrolls -- Science beats the forgers. Subjects; Bible History. New Testament History. Bible Publication and distribution. New Testament Publication and distribution. Bible History. Bible Antiquities. History. Genres; History. Illustrated.
Price: €21.95