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Sisters Of Sinai: How Two Lady Adventurers Found the Hidden Gospels

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Tells the story of how Scottish twin sisters made one of the most important manuscript finds of the nineteenth century - an early copy of the gospels which lay hidden in the Sinai desert.

''The hunt for early Bible manuscripts was among the most romantic of all the 19...

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Product ID:9780099546542
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:Sisters Of Sinai
Subtitle:How Two Lady Adventurers Found the Hidden Gospels
Authors:Author: Janet Soskice
Page Count:352
Subjects:Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern history, History, Archaeology by period / region, Archaeology by period / region, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Biblical archaeology, Arabian peninsula, c 1800 to c 1900
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Tells the story of how Scottish twin sisters made one of the most important manuscript finds of the nineteenth century - an early copy of the gospels which lay hidden in the Sinai desert.

''The hunt for early Bible manuscripts was among the most romantic of all the 19th century''s grand quests...At the heart of this lively, inspiring double biography is the story of how a pair of spirited Presbyterian women made their own extraordinary discovery'' Sunday Times

Sisters of Sinai
is the story of how Scottish twin sisters made one of the most important manuscript finds of the nineteenth century - an early copy of the gospels which lay hidden in the Sinai desert. We trace the footsteps of the intrepid pair from the Ayrshire of their childhood, as they voyage to Egypt, Sinai and beyond, coping with camels, unscrupulous dragomen, and unpredictable welcomes, not least from the academics of their adopted home in Cambridge.

Fast-paced, informative and written with dry wit, this is a story of two remarkable women, undeterred in their spirit of adventure, who overcame insuperable odds to claim a place in history.


Imprint Name:Vintage
Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2010-08-05