The Historical Geography of the Holy Land

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-108-07539-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 726 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 1010 g

Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor

This book was immediately recognised on its publication in 1894 as a major work of scholarship, and reached twenty-five editions during its author's lifetime. The intention of George Adam Smith (1856–1942) was to produce a work which would 'give a vision of the land as a whole' and help the reader 'to hear through it the sound of running history'. Smith, an enthusiastic alpinist, had studied divinity in Edinburgh, and first visited Palestine in 1880, travelling around the country on foot. The book was written while Smith was teaching at Glasgow, and working on various social projects in Scotland. His detailed knowledge of the territory, together with his wide familiarity with the archaeological and historical background, gives the work authority. The book places the land in its historical context, and describes the physical geography and climate; the readability of its style is enhanced by detailed maps, some in colour.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, George Adam

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Chronological table; Part I. The Land as a Whole: 1. The place of Syria in the world's history; 2. The form of the land and its historical consequences; 3. The climate and fertility of the land, with their effects on its religion; 4. The scenery of the land, with its reflection on the poetry of the Old Testamant; 5. The land and questions of faith; 6. The view from Mount Ebal; Part II. Western Palestine: 7. The coast; 8. The maritime plain; 9. The Philistines and their cities; 10. The Shephelah; 11. Early Christianity in the Shephelah; 12. Judaea and Samaria; 13. The borders and bulwarks of Judaea; 14. An estimate of the real strength of Judaea; 15. The character of Judaea; 16. Samaria; 17. The strong places of Samaria; 18. The question of Sychar; 19. Esdraelon; 20. Galilee; 21. The lake of Galilee; 22. The Jordan valley; 23. The Dead Sea; Part III. Eastern Palestine: 24. Over Jordan: general features; 25. The names and divisions of eastern Palestine; 26. Moab and the coming of Israel; 27. Israel in Gilead and Bashan; 28. Greece over Jordan: the Decapolis; 29. Hauran and its cities; 30. Damascus; Appendices; Index of subjects; Index of authorities.