Sisters of Sinai: how two lady adventurers found the hidden gospels

In 1892, two adventurous sisters made one of the most important religious finds of the century. This title uses the story of the Smith sisters to take the reader on a 19th century journey. It traces the footsteps of these sisters as they voyage to Egypt, Sinai and beyond, clutching their Murray'...

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Main Author: Soskice, Janet Martin 1951- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London Chatto & Windus 2009
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Reviews:Sisters of Sinai. How two lady adventurers found the hidden Gospels. By Janet Soskice. Pp. ix+338 incl. frontispiece and 31 ills. London: Chatto & Windus, 2009. £18.99. 978 0 7011 7341 8 (2010) (Rogerson, J. W., 1935 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Lewis, Agnes Smith 1843-1926
B Gibson, Margaret Dunlop 1843-1920
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Bible. Gospels Syriac Codex palimpsestus Sinaiticus
B New Testament scholars (Great Britain) Biography
B Manuscripts, Syriac Egypt Sinai, Mount
B Bible Syriac
B Church History 20th century
B Lewis, Agnes Smith (1843-1926)
B Lewis Agnes Smith 1843-1926 Travel Egypt
B Smith Margaret Travel Egypt
B Women Travel Egypt History 19th century
B Gibson, Margaret Dunlop (1843-1920)
B Sinai, Mount (Egypt) Description and travel
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