Updated and Revised Edition by Dr. David E. Graves
The Cultural Background of the Bible Series
Wilbur M. Smith spoke of Ramsay as “the greatest living authority on the historical, geographical and archaeological aspects of the life of the Apostle Paul.” This work on the reliability of the New Testament and relevant archaeological discoveries that bear on the subject were presented in the James Sprunt Lectures in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1913, and given to the Trustees of Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Although the lectures were delivered over 100 years ago the material and discoveries are still relevant today and useful for research. This revised and updated edition provides the new research and supplements what Ramsay so carefully documented many years ago and still invaluable even today. The original work has been revised and updated with colour photographs and an engaging resource intended for laypeople who want to know more about the New Testament, whether in seminary courses, college classrooms, church groups or personal study.
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Wilbur M. Smith spoke of Ramsay as “the greatest living authority on the historical, geographical and archaeological aspects of the life of the Apostle Paul.” This work on the reliability of the New Testament and relevant archaeological discoveries that bear on the subject were presented in the James Sprunt Lectures in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1913, and given to the Trustees of Union Theological Seminary in Virginia. Although the lectures were delivered over 100 years ago the material and discoveries are still relevant today and useful for research. This revised and updated edition provides the new research and supplements what Ramsay so carefully documented many years ago and still invaluable even today. The original work has been updated with color photographs and footnotes that provides an engaging resource intended for laypeople who want to know more about the New Testament, whether in seminary courses, college classrooms, church groups or personal study.
To assist the modern reader in accessing his work the abbreviations were added, and footnotes updated at the bottom of the page. Corrections have been made to the punctuation, abbreviations, and grammar. A detailed subject Index has been updated for easy reference and research. In addition to the Greek text, a transliteration is provided for the non-Greek readers. Abbreviations consistent with modern SBL format have been updated to be consistent with modern standards. The names of books and primary sources, which Ramsay has placed quotation marks around have been converted to italic in accordance with modern format. Also, the use of p or pp. for page numbers has been removed.
The original book was broken into three parts. Part 1 was the Introductory Statement (chapter 20 while part 3 the lectures consisted of chapters 3–23 with part 3 titled The Associated Questions consisting of chapter 24–27. These parts have been removed as not necessary for the content of the book but noted here as the last few chapters were not part of the lectures but added to the book. Chapter sub-title were added to ease in reading the book and finding the information. Often Ramsay quotes works without the full bibliographic references, so these have been fully referenced in the footnotes where possible to assist in research.
When the scripture was not linked to a particular translation it was updated to the ESV. The plate photographs and maps have also been updated and provide the most recent documentation of the material.
Footnotes are listed sequentially for each chapter for ease of reference rather than sequentially for each page as in Ramsay’s original work. Primary sources are not listed in a bibliography, but Loeb Classical Library (LCL) numbers are given in the abbreviations for each author and can be looked up at https://www.hup.harvard.edu /collection.php?cpk=1031.
Author Biography
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| Sir William M. Ramsay National Portrait Gallery, London 1931 Colourized |
Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, FBA (1851–1939) was a Scottish archaeologist and the foremost authority of his day on the history of Asia Minor and a leading scholar in the study of the New Testament. From the post of Professor of Classical Art and Architecture at Oxford, he was appointed Regius Professor of Humanity (the Latin Professorship) at the University of Aberdeen. He was knighted in 1906 and held several honorary fellowships from Oxford colleges, and nine honorary doctorates from universities around the world.
7 X 10 format, 235 pages (including drawings, photographs, and maps) 2021
Available on Amazon.
Colour Paperback ISBN: 979-8481785967
Hardcover Colour ISBN: 979-8373787451
NOTE: the hardcover book listed beside this colour paperback on Amazon is not this book but another unformated edition.
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