A History of Sinai

Name: A History of Sinai
Author: Eckenstein, Lina
Eckenstein, Lina
Sinai (Egypt) -- History
BISHOPS OF PHARAN—
    Moses.
    Natyr.
    Macarius.
    Photius.
    Theodor.
  BISHOPS OF SINAI—
    Constantine, 869.
    Marcus I, 869.
    Jorius, 1033.
    John I, 1069.
    Zacharias, 1103 or 1114.
    George, 1133 or 1143.
    Gabriel I, 1146.
    John II, 1164.
    Simeon (Archbishop), 1203-53.
    Euthymius, 1223.
    Macarius I, 1224.
    Germanus I, 1228.
    Theodosius, 1239.
    Macarius II, 1248.
    Simeon (? II), 1258.
    John III, 1265.
    Arsinius, 1290.
    Simeon, 1306.
    Dorotheus, 1324-33.
    Germanus II, 1333.
    Marcus II, 1358.
    Job.
    Athanasius.
    Sabbas.
    Abraham.
    Gabriel II.
    Michael.
    Silvanus.
    Cyrillus.
    Solomon.
    Macarius of Cyprus, 1547.
    Eugenius, 1565-83.
    Anastasius, 1583-92.
    Laurentius, 1572-1617.
    Joasaph, 1617-58.
    (Nectarius)
    Ananias (1667-77), 1658-68.
    Joannicus I. (1677-1703), 1668-1703.
    Cosmas, 1705.
    Athanasius of Bari, 1706-18.
    Joannicus II of Mytilene, 1718-29.
    Nicephorus Mortales, 1729-49.
    Constantius I, 1749-59.
    Cyrillus II, 1759-90.
    Dorotheus of Byzantium, 1794-96.
    Constantius II, 1804-59.
    Cyrillus III, 1859-67.
    Callistratus, 1877-85.
    Porphyrius, 1885.




CHIEF AUTHORITIES

_For other works and writers see Alphabetical Index and page referred
to._


BREASTED, J. H., “Ancient Records of Egypt, 1906.”

“Perigraphe of Holy Mount Sinai, 1817.” (In Greek.)

PETRIE, W. M. FLINDERS, “Researches in Sinai, 1906.”

WEILL, RAYMOND, “La Presqu’île de Sinai, 1908.”

WILSON & PALMER, “Ordnance Survey, 1870-71.”




CONTENTS


  CHAPTER                                              PAGE

         FOREWORD                                       iii

         APPROXIMATE DATING OF EGYPTIAN DYNASTIES         v

         RULERS OF PHARAN AND THE CONVENT OF SINAI      vii

         CHIEF AUTHORITIES                               ix

         LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS                         xiii

      I. INTRODUCTORY                                     1

     II. SINAI A CENTRE OF MOON-CULT                      8

    III. THE SANCTUARY AT SERABIT                        17

     IV. THE EGYPTIANS IN SINAI. I.                      30

      V. EARLY PEOPLES AND PLACE NAMES                   41

     VI. THE EGYPTIANS IN SINAI. II.                     52

    VII. THE ISRAELITES IN SINAI. I.                     64

   VIII. THE ISRAELITES IN SINAI. II.                    74

     IX. THE NABATEANS                                   83

      X. THE HERMITS IN SINAI                            94

     XI. THE WRITINGS OF THE HERMITS                    106

    XII. THE BUILDING OF THE CONVENT                    121

   XIII. MOHAMMAD AND ST. KATHERINE                     134

    XIV. SINAI DURING THE CRUSADES                      143

     XV. THE PILGRIMS OF THE MIDDLE AGES. I.            155

    XVI. THE PILGRIMS OF THE MIDDLE AGES. II.           165

   XVII. THE CONVENT BETWEEN 1500 AND 1800              173
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