The dream of paradise and the use of plants in story telling are as
old as man. The Bible readers need only turn a few pages before
meeting a description of paradise and a whole world of known and
unknown plants such as: aloe, barley, bdellium, cedar, fig,
frankincense, pomegranate, olive, vine and general terms like 'the
lily of the fields'. Not only Bible readers, but everyone
interested in botany, archaeology, or vegetation history can find
subjects of interest in the book, for references are made both to
the rich use of plants in the Bible as well as to use of plants in
the surrounding coeval cultures. PLANT WORLD OF THE BIBLE includes
a comprehensive list of biblical plants, found in archaeological
excavations in Israel and surrounding countries. For the first time
it is now possible, for most of the biblical plants, to refer to
archaeological finds, dated to the biblical period. "I ... find
that Dr. Jensen's work is not only accurate but it is also very
interesting. This work should be accepted and enjoyed world wide."
Dr Arnold L. Larsen, Director and Professor emeritus, Colorado
State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA. "It is a great
pleasure for me to recommend... the book PLANT WORLD OF THE BIBLE
authored by Hans Arne Jensen. This book is a careful description of
all plants mentioned in the Bible. It provides a botanical
description of each plant, a discussion of its identification, as
well as its occurrences in the Bible. Furthermore, it contains
valuable information on archaeological finds of the plants. It is
well structured and with beautiful colour illustrations and
black/white drawings. The book is a result of the author's thorough
botanic knowledge and it is based on recent international scholarly
and scientific literature within various fields such as biblical
studies, archaeology, and cultural history. Thus, the book is the
successful outcome of an interdisciplinary work. It is an important
contribution to the study of the cultural history of the plants as
well as the cultural background of the Bible. I have no doubt that
this book will generate a widespread interest among Biblical
readers as well as academics such as botanists, archaeologists,
cultural history scholars and biblical scholars." Dr. Bodil
Ejrnaes, Assoc. Professor of the Old Testament, Faculty of
Theology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. " PLANT WORLD OF THE
BIBLE is a book of high quality, seriously written with knowledge
not only from botany but also from archaeology and theology...The
illustrations deserves a special attention. The whole page plates
are from about 100 years BC to about 300 years AC and are in that
way unique...PLANT WORLD OF THE BIBLE is written in a language,
which is possible to understand without special knowledge in botany
or theology, it is possible to read for all .I highly recommend an
English publication of the book. Dr. Erik Nymann Eriksen, Professor
emeritus, Department of Horticulture, University of Copenhagen,
Denmark. ..". a masterpiece that joins the Sacred with Nature and
which will delight not only the faithful but also those who have a
passion for botany, archaeology and history." Professor Fabio
Gorian, Corpo Forestale, Peri, Italia
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