1815 – Old & New Testament Connected – Prideaux | Holy Land Maps, Jewish History

Humphrey Prideaux’s Old and New Testament Connected is a rare, early 19th-century history of the time between the Old and New Testaments, or the intertestamental period. Prideaux covers Jewish history pertaining to these eras, the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, Greek and Roman rulers such as Antiochus Epiphanes, Egyptian kings such as Ptolemy Physcon, and the rise and fall of rulers leading to King Herod. This book has helped establish important timelines in biblical history and was one of the earliest works to rely heavily on the Common Era or ‘Vulgar Era’ dating systems.

According to the DNB, this book was

“the long standard English history of the Jewish state.”

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Old and New Testament Connected in the History of the Jews and Neighboring Nations
• Author(s): Humphrey Prideaux
• Publisher: London, printed for W. Baynes
• Edition: 1815 edition.
• Binding: Full leather, professionally restored hinges
• Format: (8vo), two volumes
• Size:  8.25 in x 5.5 in (21 cm x 14 cm)
• Collation: 688 pp., continuously paged
• Illustrations: Numerous full-page engravings
• Contents Include:
  • Holy Land maps
  • History of Judah and Israel
  • Greek and Roman rulers of the ancient Near East
  • Antiochus Epiphanes and Hellenistic rule
  • Egyptian dynasties including Ptolemy Physcon
  • Rise of King Herod
  • Biblical chronology and Common Era dating

Condition:

Very Good. Full leather bindings remain tight and secure with professionally restored hinges. Corners show little to no wear. Pages remain clean and complete. Full-page engravings retain clear impressions throughout.

Why Collect This?

• Covers Jewish, Greek, Roman, and Egyptian history
• Illustrated with numerous engraved plates including Holy Land maps

Item Number: # 50462