Plants of the Bible
a complete handbook to all the plants with …
Michael Zorahy
223 pages | ~6 hrs
Plants of the Bible
a complete handbook to all the plants with 200 full-color plates taken in the natural habitat
By Michael Zorahy
For those seeking to deepen their understanding of biblical wisdom through the natural world, "Plants of the Bible" offers a unique pathway into the sacred texts. Michael Zorahy presents an extraordinary exploration that bridges ancient scripture with botanical science, revealing how deeply intertwined spiritual life was with the plant kingdom in biblical times.
This comprehensive volume illuminates the profound relationship between biblical peoples and their natural environment, showing how plants shaped religious practices, artistic expression, agricultural life, and daily existence. Rather than treating botany and spirituality as separate domains, Zorahy demonstrates their essential unity in the biblical worldview.
The book unfolds in two complementary sections. The first paints a vivid ecological picture of how biblical communities depended on and revered the plant world around them. The second provides detailed botanical profiles, tracing each plant's life cycle, geographical distribution, and practical applications while connecting these insights to relevant passages from the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha.
Enhanced by two hundred full-color photographs capturing plants in their natural habitats, this work addresses centuries of mistranslation and misidentification that have obscured the true botanical references in scripture. For spiritual seekers interested in understanding the natural foundations of biblical wisdom, this volume offers both scholarly rigor and visual beauty, creating new pathways for contemplating the sacred relationship between humanity and creation.
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Bijbel
- ✓ Study Bible from spiritual perspective
- ✓ Explore Guides, manuels
- ✓ Explore Botany
- ✓ Explore Plants in the Bible
- ✓ Explore Plants
- ✓ Explore Botanique
- ✓ Reconnect with nature spiritually
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Details
- Published
- 1982
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10
- 0521249260
- Pages
- 223
- Language
- EN
- LC Classification
- BS'665'Z64'1982
