The Local Colour Of The Bible PDF Download

Excerpt from The Local Colour of the Bible, Vol. 1 It will be observed that each Book of the Bible is divided into sections covering roughly from one to ten chapters. Each chapter deals with a definite episode in Hebrew history. In this way every page of the Bible is dealt with, and by a simple system of cross reference the essential local colour of a particular portion of the Scriptures is found under its own section. To facilitate further reference there is a tabulated list of these Bible passages as well as a complete index to Scripture References in the Text. Both of these lists might be consulted whenever information about a specific chapter or verse is needed. While both the present writers have lived for some years in the Middle East, and have travelled widely over it, they wish to express their indebtedness to other writers and travellers for much information. The most important of these sources have been acknow ledged in the text, but so many hundreds of volumes have been consulted that a complete list would be too cumbersome to print. Our thanks are due in unstinted measure to the late Dr. James Hastings, who for several years has given us the most valuable assistance. His wise counsel, based on a unique experience, was always open to us, and his immense library was placed at our disposal. We wish also to thank Miss Lee of West Kirby, who gave great help in the early collecting and cataloguing of material, and Miss Robertson, Dr. Hastings' private secretary, who has assisted in the correction of proofs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.