Reminiscences of Mar Athanasius Yeshua Samuel, 1961

Biographical Note

Archbishop

Scope and Contents

Childhood in Syria; refugee, illness; orphanage and monastery care; St. Mark's monastery and seminary, Jerusalem; exploration of caves near Jericho and Jordan; Egypt; archaeological studies; St. Catherine's monastery at Mount Sinai; Archbishop and Metropolitan of Jerusalem, 1946; Dead Sea scrolls: discovery, problems of interpretation and authentication; United States, 1949: lectures and exhibits, sale of scrolls, 1954; detailed description of scrolls, contents and significance

Subjects

• Archaeology--Law and legislation.
• Bible--Antiquities.
• Clergy--Interviews.
• Dead Sea Region (Israel and Jordan)
• Interviews.
• Israel--Antiquities.
• Mason, John T., 1909-1998, interviewer.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Orthodox Eastern Church.
• Samuel, Athanasius Yeshue, 1909-1995--Interviews.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1975