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This is the first full biography of James Rendel Harris (1852-1941), Bible and patristic scholar, manuscript collector, Quaker theologian, devotional writer, traveller, folklorist, and relief worker. Drawing on published and unpublished sources gathered in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, many of which were previously unknown, Alessandro Falcetta tells the story of Harris's life and works set against the background of the cultural and political life of contemporary Britain. Falcetta traces the development of Harris's career from Cambridge to Birmingham, the story of his seven journeys to the Middle East, and of his many campaigns, from religious freedom to conscientious objection.
The book focuses upon Harris's innovative contributions in the field of textual and literary criticism, his acquisitions of hundreds of manuscripts from the Middle East, his discoveries of early Christian works - in particular the Odes of Solomon - his Quaker beliefs and his studies in the cult of twins. His enormous output and extensive correspondence reveal an indefatigable genius in close contact with the most famous scholars of his time, from Hort to Harnack, Nestle, the 'Sisters of Sinai', and Frazer.
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF MAPS
TABLE OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
ABBREVIATIONS
AUTHOR'S NOTES
PROLOGUE
CHAPTER 1. BETWEEN TWO RIVERS
CHAPTER 2. FROM MATH TO HORT
CHAPTER 3. CONVERSION
CHAPTER 4. HELEN
CHAPTER 5. A PROMISING SCHOLAR
CHAPTER 6. A POPULAR PROFESSOR
CHAPTER 7. THE DARK CLOSET
CHAPTER 8. THE CALL OF THE CAM
CHAPTER 9. THE SEPTUAGINT MISSION
CHAPTER 10. WITH THE SISTERS OF SINAI
CHAPTER 11. THE BREEZE OF CAMBRIDGE
CHAPTER 12. THE ORIGINS OF THE TEXT OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
CHAPTER 13. THE SWORD OF THE SULTAN
CHAPTER 14. BACK TO THE OURFANS
CHAPTER 15. LEYDEN'S DIS-APPOINTMENT
CHAPTER 16. THE QUAKER RENAISSANCE
CHAPTER 17. THE FOUNDATION OF WOODBROOKE
CHAPTER 18. THE DOCTOR IN WONDERLAND
CHAPTER 19. INNER LIGHT
CHAPTER 20. PRESIDENT OF THE FREE CHURCHES
CHAPTER 21. THE CRUMBLING EMPIRE
CHAPTER 22. THE END OF A WORLD
CHAPTER 24. MANUSCRIPTS
CHAPTER 25. THE ODES OF SOLOMON
CHAPTER 26. THE ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
CHAPTER 27. THE ORIGINS OF RELIGION
CHAPTER 28. THE CURATOR
CHAPTER 29. THE QUEST OF THE HARMONY
CHAPTER 30. THE RENDEL HARRIS LIBRARY
CHAPTER 31. THE MINGANA COLLECTION
CHAPTER 32. THE BLIND MASTER
CHAPTER 33. THE ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION
CHAPTER 34. THE LAST DISCOVERY
EPILOGUE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
ENDNOTES
