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The Ark of the Covenant : The True Story of the Greatest Relic of Antiquity Paperback – January 1, 2000

by Roderick Munro-Hay, Stuart;Grierson (Author)

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At the heart of the city of Aksum in Ethiopia stands a small chapel, whose entrance is constantly guarded. Ethiopians believe that this chapel contains the Ark of the Covenant; their religious epic "The Glory of Kings" gives an account of how Makeda, the Queen of Sheba had a son by Solomon and how it was this son who removed the Ark from Jerusalem because of the disobedience of the people of Israel. Stuart Munro-Hay began excavating at Aksum in 1974, but his work was interrupted by the revolution. He did, however, make many valuable friendships in the city and learnt to speak the language of the guards, a combination that has led him to become recognised as the premier Aksumite historian. Together with Roderick Grierson, a semiotic philologist, he investigated the ancient mystery to try and determine what the Ark was, if it could have been carried to Ethiopia, and, if it was not at Aksum, what is being guarded in the chapel.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (January 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0753810107
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0753810101
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.04 x 0.98 x 7.8 inches

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George/Jessica Schwartz

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I was often unsure where the authors were going, their presentation going back and forth between locations and artifacts, often requiring that I go back to review several pages and to review it all to keep it straight. I truly believe they have included much conjecture that may not be as accurate as they might believe it to be, making assumptions for both Islamic and Judaism issues. I have ordered some follow up literature to follow their presentations and I wonder if I need to get some of the Ethiopian language
references and learn that language as well so as to follow their excursions into other studies to see where all of their conclusions have come from to better understand this part of the period of history that seems sadly lacking from other studies available in the English language about this very interesting and important time and the true studies of the Ark that are lacking otherwise. Already
in possession of the referenced book of the Hancock SIgn and the Seal and thoroughly digesting it, there is an incredible amount of history and culture in that sector of the world about which we know so little and is very interesting, especially as we see the conflict there that is somewhat related to issues presented in this and related books.

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Dave Skeel

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Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019

I acquired this used. After reading it I ask what was the point? The Ark of the Covenant had a specific use when God had Moses make it along with the Tabernacle during the wandering. After the Israelite's failed in their mission to show the world God's love, and God's plan of salvation in the person of Christ was completed, why wouldn't it disappear? The secondary sources, all non-canonical, which were used in the book were not trusted by the early church fathers. The authors conveniently did not provide footnotes. In the acknowledgement they state that their editor suggested they not provide footnotes and that a selected bibliography be used instead. If you like fiction, this is for you.

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