The Ark of the Covenant
The Ark of the Covenant
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Investigates the Ark of the Covenant, which according to the Bible contains God's testimony and some believe it lies in a chapel in Aksum, northern Ethiopia. The book investigates what the Ark is, whether it could have been carried to Ethiopia, and what is guarded there if not the Ark.
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The Ark of the Covenant by Roderick Grierson
At the heart of the city of Aksum in Ethiopia stands a small chapel, whose entrance is constantly guarded. Ethiopians believe that this chapel contains the Ark of the Covenant; their religious epic "The Glory of Kings" gives an account of how Makeda, the Queen of Sheba had a son by Solomon and how it was this son who removed the Ark from Jerusalem because of the disobedience of the people of Israel. Stuart Munro-Hay began excavating at Aksum in 1974, but his work was interrupted by the revolution. He did, however, make many valuable friendships in the city and learnt to speak the language of the guards, a combination that has led him to become recognised as the premier Aksumite historian. Together with Roderick Grierson, a semiotic philologist, he investigated the ancient mystery to try and determine what the Ark was, if it could have been carried to Ethiopia, and, if it was not at Aksum, what is being guarded in the chapel.
Stuart Munro-Hay has recently been appointed Visiting Professor at the University of Berlin; and Roderick Grierson is a Fellow at the W.E.B. Du Bois Insti
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780297841432 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297841432 |
| Title | The Ark of the Covenant |
| Author | Roderick Grierson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1999-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 383 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |