In the Shadow of Sinai
Stories of Travel and Biblical Research
In the Shadow of Sinai
Stories of Travel and Biblical Research
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Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 9781898595236
Number of Pages: 194
Published: 01/06/1999
Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 13.5 cm
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 of interest to all Christians and scholars.
Introduction; The Early Years; Peace River Airways; Adventures in Airline Transport; Helping the US Military; The Search for CPD; Royal Airforce Ferry Command; The National Airline; After the Airlines; One More Trip; Epilogue.
"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 these Victorian scholarly women." -- Choice BBC 2: Bible Hunters follow in the footsteps of the Scottish sisters Agnes Lewis and Margaret Gibson with In the Shadow of Sinai (published by The Alpha Press).
