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The Annals of the World
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Master Books commissioned this important literary work to be updated from the 17th-century original Latin manuscript to modern English and made available to the general public for the first time. In its pages can be found the fascinating history of the ancient world from the Genesis creation through the destruction of the Jerusalem temple. Find Out: • Why was Julius Caesar kidnapped in 75 B.C.? • Why did Alexander the Great burn his ships in 326 B.C.? • What really happened when the sun “went backward” as a sign to Hezekiah? • What does secular history say about the darkness at the Crucifixion? In the years 1650-1654, James Ussher set out to write a history of the world from creation to A.D. 70. The result was published in 1658 as the literary classic The Annals of the World. This famous comprehensive history of the world, originally published in Latin, offers a look at history rarely seen. Ussher traveled throughout Europe, gathering much information from the actual historical documents. Many of these documents are no longer available, having been destroyed since the time of his research. Using the Bible as his timeline, Ussher began with the death of Nebuchadnezzar as a reliable date and worked backward through the genealogies of the Old Testament to arrive at the date of creation - 4004 B.C. Integrating biblical history (around 15% of the text is from the Bible) with secular (around 85% of the material is from non-biblical sources), Ussher wrote this masterpiece. Considered not only a literary classic, but also an accurate reference, The Annals of the World was so highly regarded for its preciseness that the timeline from it was included in the margins of many King James Version Bibles throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, calling to mind the fact that the earth is only around 6,000 years old. The fact that Ussher’s chronology has been deleted from Bibles is evidence of the Church’s backsliding into the deceptive ideas of evolution. The Annals of the World is a necessary addition to any church library, pastor’s library, or any library - public or personal. The entire text has been updated from 17th-century English to present-day vernacular in a five-year project commissioned by Master Books. Containing many human-interest stories from the original historical documents collected by Ussher, this is more than just a history book - it’s a work of history. • Important literary work that has been inaccessible in book form for over 300 years • Includes CD of Ussher’s Chronology of the World - full of colored charts, graphs, timelines, and much, much more • Translated into modern English for the first time • Traces world history from creation through A.D. 70 • Over 10,000 footnotes from the original text have been updated to references from works in the Loeb Classical Library by Harvard Press • Over 2,500 citations from the Bible and the Apocrypha • Ussher’s original citations have been checked against the latest textual scholarship • One of history’s most famous and well-respected historians • Spent over five years researching and writing this book • Entered college at age 13 • Received his master’s degree at age 18 • Was an expert in Semitic languages • Buried in Westminster Abbey About the Book: • Made of the highest quality material: Smyth sewn, gold-gilded edges, foil embossing on front, back, and spine • Cover presented in the style of classic literary works • Packaged in a beautiful box for display purposes and durability • 8 appendixes • Fully indexed • Paragraphs numbered • Chronological presentation of material
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Item Specifications...
Pages 960
Dimensions: Length: 10.88" Width: 8.45" Height: 1.96"
Weight: 4.67 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Feb 1, 2007
Publisher NEW LEAF PRESS INC. 518
ISBN 0890515107
EAN 9780890515105
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 | The Most Interesting History Of The World You're Every Likely To Read Sep 27, 2007 |
I'd been reading about James Ussher's "The Annals of the World" for years but had never seen a copy. It has long been famous because of Ussher's claim that the world and everything in it was created at sundown on the day before October 23, 4004 BC. But it wasn't until I was doing the research for a book I was writing, "Authors Of The Bible" that my urge to own a copy became strong enough to make the plunge. I'm very glad I did because what I found was not only a systematic, dated arrangement of the stories of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, but also of the history of what is often called "the known world" up through the Roman conquest of Judaea in 73 AD.
In addition to being the Archbishop of Ireland in the mid-seventeenth century, James Ussher was an outstanding scholar. Among the many classics he translated into English were various accounts of Alexander the Great. In the nearly ninety pages principally devoted to a running account of Alexander's conquests, there is a great deal of information not easily found elsewhere. It should be noted that--as you might expect from a careful scholar--Ussher documents his sources with great thoroughness. Ussher describes how, after Alexander's death, his empire was broken into three pieces and proceeds to document the history of the Mediterranean and Near Eastern world through the period of Greek control and the rise of the Roman empire. Ussher tells a fascinating story with many gossipy, juicy details.
Now, if you're thinking that the language in a book written in the seventeenth century is going to be stiff, dull, and nearly unreadable, think again. Larry and Marion Pierce updated the seventeenth century English translation (Ussher's work was originally published in Latin--the international language of the day--as were virtually scholarly works of the time). Where Larry and Marion Pierce had questions as to what an obsolete English word meant, they took the trouble to go back to Ussher's original Latin and translate it directly. The Pierces have done a masterful job.
There's no doubt about it. This is a full five-star book which can't help but captivating anyone interested in history. If you ever have the desire (or need) to escape from a boring or stressful day, I can't think of a more enjoyable way to do it than by picking up this book and reading a hundred pages or two. You'll find, as I did, that it's to put it down.
Fred Glynn
Author of "Authors of The Bible"
www.authorsofthebible.com
fredglynn3@aol.com
September 27, 2007 | | | | History at its best Apr 10, 2007 |
| I was wanting this book for some time now. It really was excited when I received it. I must have spent several hours just scanning it and seeing how it was structured. The book is very well done and I love how the structure is laid out. It makes it easier to understand. What I like about it is that I can not go to my bible and find an event that happened in the past and then go to the Annals and understand where it fits into everything. Very cool for my study work. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves history. | | |  | Annals of the World/paperback Mar 10, 2007 |
I just received this item in the mail. Although I am exceedingly impressed with the "Annals of the World" (which, for content, I would give a 5 rating), I was extremely disappointed that the paperback version did NOT include the CD which is included in the hardback edition. To me, that CD is more valuable than the book. So, the paperback version is not worth buying--when you can get the hardback for only about $20. more.
If you are not a computer user, you might be okay with the paperback. Still, I'm sure you could find someone who would pay you $20 for the CD if you couldn't use it, and you could still come out ahead by buying the hardback version. | | | Write your own review about The Annals of the World
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