The Holy City

Or Historical and Topographical Notices of Jerusalem with Some Account of its Antiquities and of its Present Condition

By:

George Williams

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor

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Published in 1845, this work supports the traditional location of Calvary against the challenges of contemporary scholarship. Since the opening of Palestine to foreign travellers in the 1830s, there had been tremendous interest in locating places described in biblical narrative. The site of the Holy Sepulchre, established by Constantine in the fourth century, allowed no space for a centre of Protestant worship. Some met this challenge by using close study of the Bible and first-century texts alongside topographical evidence to try to dismiss the site's location as inaccurate. In 1841, George Williams (1814–78) had accompanied as chaplain the party of the first Anglican bishopric in Jerusalem, using his time there to gain unrivalled topographic knowledge of the region. In this well-illustrated work, he draws on both physical and literary evidence to conclude that the case for the traditional site is sound, while also surveying the great city's history and character.

Release date Australia

October 11th, 2012

Author

George Williams

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Illustrated by W. F. Witts

Illustrations

12 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps; 16 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

564

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor

Dimensions

140x216x32

ISBN-13

9781108053648

Product ID

20644272

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