Annals of the World - James Ussher's Classic Survey of World History (Hardcover, 1st ed)

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 Ussher traveled throughout Europe, gathering much information from the actual historical documents.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 Annuals 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 Annuals 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 historicaldocuments collected by Ussher, this is more than just a history book -- it's a work of history.

General

Imprint:	Master Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2003
First published:	October 2003
Authors:	James Ussher
Dimensions:	297 x 223 x 69mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	960
Edition:	1st ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-89051-360-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > History of religion Books > History > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > History of religion
LSN:	0-89051-360-0
Barcode:	9780890513606

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