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J. Rendel Harris
AuthorBooks · Second hand1852-1941
James Rendel Harris was an English biblical scholar and curator of manuscripts, who was instrumental in bringing back to light many Syriac Scriptures and other early documents. His contacts at the Saint Catherine's Monastery on Mount Sinai in Egypt enabled twin sisters Agnes Smith Lewis and Margaret Dunlop Gibson to discover there the Sinaitic Palimpsest, the oldest Syriac New Testament document in existence. He subsequently accompanied them on a second trip, with Robert Bensly and Francis Crawford Burkitt, to decipher the palimpsest. He himself discovered there other manuscripts. Harris's Biblical Fragments from Mount Sinai appeared in 1890. He was a Quaker.
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1852
Death
1941
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J. Rendel Harris was a prominent British biblical scholar whose prolific career spanned 185 published works.
Born in Plymouth in 1852, he dedicated his life to the deep study of theology and archaeology.
His most recognized work, The Odes and Psalms of Solomon, is a fundamental pillar of his bibliography.
Beyond academia, he served as a museum curator, connecting ancient history with the present.
His research explored diverse topics such as Egyptian history, geography, and the origin of names.