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In 1650, James Ussher set out to write a history of the world, from creation to A.D. 70. From his labors and extensive travels of the world to research original documents, came this most comprehensive volume, first published in Latin, then in English. The entire text of this masterpiece has been updated from 17th century English to modern vernacular. Provides a Biblical worldview of world history up to the time of Christ. Includes fully-searchable timeline reference CD-ROM, with many charts and graphs as well.
Many of the documents Ussher relied upon are no longer available, having been destroyed since his time. Using the Bible as his timeline, his work became so highly regarded in the 18th and 19th centuries that, portions of it were published in the margins of the King James Version of the Bible, as a timeline guide. Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1581, Ussher enterd Trinity College at age thirteen; wrote a detailed work on Hebrew chronology, in Latin, at fifteen; and graduated with his B.A. at sixteen. By age twenty he was a deacon and minister in the Anglican church of Dublin. He later became Professor of Divinity at Dublin and was appointed vice-chancellor of Trinity College twice. An expert in Semitic languages, he argued for the reliability of the Hebrew text of the Old Testament and wrote widely on Christianity in Asia. Oliver Cromwell took pains to insure that Ussher's library and writings were preserved.
James Ussher's Annals of the World was first published in Latin in 1654. It was translated into English in 1658, and this current publication updates the work into modern English. This comprehensive history of the world through A.D. 70 offers a look at history rarely seen: read about the kidnapping of Julius Caesar, or the many exploits of Alexander the Great. Read about biblical events and how they fit into the secular frame of history. Ussher traveled throughout Europe collecting information for his work, and many of those original documents have been destroyed in the years since, leaving Ussher as the primary source. This edition has many reference keys, making it an extremely useful book for libraries and individuals as well. Each paragraph is numbered; each section is precisely dated with Gregorian, Julian, and years-from-the-beginning-of-the-world dates; over 10,000 footnotes from the original text have been updated to references from works in the Loeb Classical Library by Harvard Press; contains over 2,500 citations from the Bible and the Apocrypha; fully indexed; includes 8 appendixes; comes with a CD-ROM of helpful graphs and charts.
The book is Smyth sewn with gilded edges, foil embossing on the front, back, and spine to give this volume a classic literary look. This book should be in the library of every scholar and every church and public library. It is a mammoth masterpiece of classic literature.
