By-paths of Bible Knowledge

The By-paths of Bible Knowledge series was a collection of books connected with Bible study. History, geography, archaeology, and other topics related to the Bible were presented by various experts.^[1] The series was published in London from 1883 by the Religious Tract Society.^[2][3]

Titles in the series

• Cleopatra's Needle. A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics. Vol. 1. by the Rev. James King; 2nd edition. 1884.
• Harkness, Margaret Elise (1883). Assyrian Life and History. Vol. 2. by Margaret Elise Harkness
• Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments. Vol. 3. by A. H. Sayce; 2nd edition. 1884.
• Recent Discoveries on the Temple Hill at Jerusalem. Vol. 4. 1884. by the Rev. James King
• Babylonian Life and History. Vol. 5. 1884.^[4] by E. A. Wallis Budge
• Galilee in the Time of Christ. Vol. 5. by Selah Merrill; 3rd edition. 1891.^[4]
• Egypt and Syria. Their Physical Features in Relation to Bible History. Vol. 6. 1887. by Sir J. W. Dawson
• Assyria: Its Princes, Priests, and People. Vol. 7. 1885. by A. H. Sayce
• The Dwellers by the Nile. Chapters on the Life, Literature, History, and Customs of Ancient Egypt. Vol. 8. 1885. by E. A. Wallis Budge
• The Diseases of the Bible. Vol. 9. 1887. by Sir J. Risdon Bennett; Bennett, Sir Risdon (1891). 2nd edition.
• Trees and Plants Mentioned in the Bible. Vol. 10. 1888. by William H. Groser
• Animals Mentioned in the Bible. Vol. 11. 1888. by H. Chichester Hart
• The Hittites; or, The Story of a Forgotten Empire. Vol. 12. 1888. by A. H. Sayce
• The Life and Times of Isaiah, as Illustrated from Contemporary Monuments. Vol. 13. 1889. by A. H. Sayce
• Wood, John Turtle (1890). Modern Discoveries on the Site of Ancient Ephesus. Vol. 14. by J. T. Wood
• Early Bible Songs. Vol. 15. 1890. by A. H. Drysdale
• The Races of the Old Testament. Vol. 16. 1891. by A. H. Sayce, with illustrations from photographs by Flinders Petrie
• The Life and Times of Joseph in the Light of Egyptian Lore. Vol. 17. 1891. by the Rev. H. G. Tomkins
• Social Life among the Assyrians and Babylonians. Vol. 18. 1893. by A. H. Sayce
• The Early Spread of Religious Ideas, especially in the Far East. Vol. 19. 1893. by Joseph Edkins
• The Money of the Bible. Vol. 20. 1894. by G. C. Williamson
• The Sanitary Code of the Pentateuch. Vol. 21. 1894. by the Rev. C. G. K. Gillespie
• The Arch of Titus and the Spoils of the Temple. Vol. 22. 1896. by William Knight
• Monument Facts and Higher Critical Fancies. Vol. 23. by A. H. Sayce; 2nd edition. 1904.

References

1. Gillespie, C. G. K. (1894). "By-paths of Bible Knowledge (advertisement)". The sanitary code of the Pentateuch. pp. 97–98.
2. "By-paths of Bible Knowledge". The Old Testament Student. 4 (1): 44–45. September 1884. (This book review erroneously refers to "Mr. Harkness".)
3. By-paths of Bible Knowledge. London: Religious Tract Society.
4. Two different volumes in the series were assigned the number 5.

External links

• "By-Paths of Bible Knowledge". Brethren Archive.