Discovery of ancient Biblical texts

The Sisters of Sinai: how two lady adventurers discovered the hidden Gospels

By Janet Martin Soskice


Found in the library at call number 225.0922 SOS

This is the remarkable account of two Scottish sisters (Agnes Smith Lewis and Margaret Dunlop Gibson) who discovered a biblical text, called a palimpsest, that contained some of the most important scriptural discoveries of modern times. The author, Soskice, does a good job of setting up the background about the identical twin sisters amazing ability to learn foreign (and ancient) languages as they travelled in the middle east during a time when archaeology and science were turning some old and hallowed beliefs about the Bible upside-down. This is a fun and interesting read, as well as an important contribution to history about the role played by Agnes and Margaret in the amazing discovery of this palimpsest.