Reminiscences of Mar Athanasius Yeshua Samuel, 1961
Abstract
Childhood in Syria; refugee, illness; orphanage and monastery care; St. Mark's monastery and seminary, Jerusalem; exploration of caves near Jericho and Jordan; Egypt; archaeological studies; St. Catherine's monastery at Mount Sinai; Archbishop and Metropolitan of Jerusalem, 1946; Dead Sea scrolls: discovery, problems of interpretation and authentication; United States, 1949: lectures and exhibits, sale of scrolls, 1954; detailed description of scrolls, contents and significance
Clergy; Archaeology--Law and legislation; Dead Sea Region (Israel and Jordan); Israel Antiquities; Samuel, Athanasius Yeshue, 1909-1995; Orthodox Eastern Church; Bible Antiquities