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Episode 135 - Allan Chapman - The Victorians and the Holy Land


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Episode 135 - Allan Chapman - The Victorians and the Holy Land


In this episode of Still Unbelievable! Matthew chats with Allan Chapman, who teaches history of science at Oxford University, and has written extensively on history and science, including the relationship between the two. He is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a founder member of the Society for the History of Astronomy. He is the author of several books, including the one we will be discussing this episode. If you have any interest in the history of Christianity, then we recommend this book as an enjoyable read. As always, see the show notes to for links to the book and topics that are referenced in the book. There are items in the links that we do not specifically cover in this conversation, so please to check them out for a taste of what the book covers.


1) The Victorians and the Holy Land: Adventurers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in the Lands of the Bible

https://amzn.eu/d/j7QAYC5


2) Ozymandias By Percy Bysshe Shelley - referenced in Chapter 2

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias


3) A description of the East, and some other countries ... / By Richard Pococke - referenced in Chapter 2

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/me6h66jf/items


4) Petra by John William Burgon - referenced in chapter 2

http://www.poetryatlas.com/poetry/poem/3771/petra.html


5) Johann Ludwig Burckhardt - explorer

(includes links to his published works)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Ludwig_Burckhardt


6) Lady Amytis, wife of Nebuchadnezzar

https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/amytis-of-babylon/amytis-of-babylon-the-queens-hanging-gardens-of-babylon/


7) Remarkably preserved shrines recovered at Assyrian temple of Ninurta in Nimrud, Iraq

https://archaeologymag.com/2024/12/remarkably-preserved-shrines-recovered-in-nimrud/


8) Biblical Researches - by Edward Robinson & Eli Smith - referenced in chapter 7

https://archive.org/details/biblicalresearc01smitgoog


9) Sinai & Palestine - by AP Stanley - referenced in chapter 7

https://archive.org/details/sinaipalestinei00stan/page/n9/mode/2up


10) A thousand miles up the Nile by Amelia B. Edwards - referenced in chapter 13

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/70565


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