"Memoranda Sacra" by J. Rendel Harris is a collection of spiritual essays and theological reflections that explore the Christian faith, with a strong focus on the bond between God and humans, the importance of memory, and the power of faith to change lives. Beginning with his own faith journey and shared worship experiences at Cambridge, the author seeks to capture and honor the grace and understanding that unites his faith community; his work memorializes their shared dedication. The essays discuss the theological implications of a living God in believers' lives, focusing on a comforted understanding of life, death, and resurrection.
Memoranda Sacra
By J. Rendel (James Rendel) Harris
Explore the transformative power of faith through personal reflections and theological discussions that seek to inspire and strengthen the believer's connection with a living God in this early 20th-century work.
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About the AuthorJames 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.
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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