The Genesis of the Earth and of Man - Or the History of Creation, and the Antiquity and Races of Mankind, Considered on Biblical and Other Grounds

Poole, Reginald Stuart

ISBN 10: 1473337941 / ISBN 13: 9781473337947

Published by White Press, 2017

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Genesis of the Earth and of Man - Or the History of Creation, and the Antiquity and Races of Mankind, Considered on Biblical and Other Grounds
• Publisher: White Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473337941
• ISBN 13: 9781473337947
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

First published in 1860, "The Genesis of the Earth and of Man" is a fascinating treatise on the origin of mankind by R. S. Poole. Reginald Stuart Poole (1832 - 1895) was an English numismatist, archaeologist, and orientalist whose best work is arguably his contributions to Encyclopędia Britannica on the subjects of on Egypt, Hieroglyphics and Numismatics. He also worked on "Smith's Dictionary of the Bible", and was "Keeper of Coins" at the British Museum. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the question of where we came from, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Contents include: "The First Narrative of the Process of Creation-In What Manner was it Revealed?", "The First and Second Narratives of Creation, Considered as Describing Revelations to Adam in Visions, Reconcilable with Each Other, and also with Physical Facts, and with the Statement that, 'In Six Days, the Lord made Heaven and Earth'", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

About the Author

Edward William Lane (1801-76), a name known to almost everyone in all the many fields of Middle East studies, was the author of a number of highly influential works: An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians (1836), his translation of The Thousand and One Nights (1839-41), Selections from the Kur-an (1843), and the Arabic-English Lexicon (1863-93). In 2000, his long-forgotten manuscript Description of Egypt was published for the first time by the AUC Press.