The land and the book by william m thomson

Her testimony is essential to the chain of evidences, her aid invaluable in exposition. The land and the book, or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the holy land by w. William mcclure thomson 31 december 1806, in springdale, ohio 8 april 1894, in denver, colorado was an american protestant missionary working in ottoman syria. Or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the holy land, volume 1 the land and the book. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good. In addition to the text, the book features a multitude of illustrations and maps for the readers benefit.

Thomson at the land and the book, or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery, of the holy land, volume 1 william m. Aug, 2020 the land and the book or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery, of the holy land. In the third and fourth decades of the nineteenth century. The land and the book, or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery, of the holy land by william m thomson book microform. The land and the book, or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the holy land by william m. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Read download the land and the book pdf pdf download.

Thomson enters it from the north, and the places which other travelers usually visit first are kept by him to the end. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. The land and the book, or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery, of the holy land william mcclure thomson 01 feb 2018. Harper, 18801886 page images at hathitrust thomson, william m the land and the book. Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery, of the holy land. The land and the book, or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery, of the holy land, by william m. The land and the book, or, biblical illustrations drawn from the. Thomson, which the present edition is designed to make more generally known to bible students, carries us over a part of southern syria and over palestine, but in a direction opposite to that pursued by most travelers. The land and the book, or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the holy land, by w.

Publication date 1886 topics bible criticism, interpretation, etc, bible geography. W m thomson the land and the book, or biblical catawiki. However, the reprint is shorten version, including only southern palestain and jerusalem. In 1835 he opened a school, a church, and a seminary for boys. Bible criticism, interpretation, etc, bible geography, palestine description and travel, syria description and travel. Pdf william mcclure thomsons the land and the book 1859. Or biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the holy land by william m. The land and the book is designed for general and popular reading rather than for the professional student, and therefore it has been deemed necessary to avoid dry, textual exposition. X the land where the word madeflesh dwelt with men is, and must ever be, an integral part of the divine revelation. Thomson 18061894 was educated at miami university and princeton theological seminary. The land and the book, the land and the book podcast on demand does the middle east seem like a complex tapestry of people and eventsdifficult to understand. To picture the scenes and scenery of the holy land, and to portray the manners and customs of the present inhabitants that illustrate the bible, is the main object of the work.

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A late nineteenthcentury missionaryscholars position on the location of sodom and gomorrah. Thomson a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. William mcclure thomson s most popular book is the land and the book. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. The land and the book, or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the holy land. In the first part of the following work the scene is laid at the foot of lebanon, along the coast of phenicia, which, though included in the land promised to abraham, was not, in point of fact, possessed by the jews. Or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery, of the holy land, by william m.

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Lebanon, damascus and beyond jordan by thomson, william m. In 1843, the school was moved to the village of abeih in mount lebanon for safety, and he resumed teaching, preaching, and making extended missionary tours in syria and palestine. In order to secure entire freedom in introducing into the current narrative the multifarious subjects to be. Good condition, some wear on covers and endpages, solid binding, no markings on text. William land and the book the land where the word madeflesh dwelt with men is, and must ever be, an integral part of the divine revelation. The land and the book is the result of over 40 years of missionary work in the bible lands by william m. Buy the land and the book by thomson, william mcclure online on amazon. Books by william mcclure thomson author of the land and. The land and the book by william mcclure thomson alibris. But to do that right, one must have seen and felt them. Or, biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the holy land, william m. He began missionary work in beirut, syria, in 1833. This book is a christian classic, well worth the read of any serious scholar of the bible, or for anyone who has an interest in reading the adventures of what it was like to travel as an explorer. William m thomson the land and the book or biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes.

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