{"product_id":"the-book-of-the-cave-e-a-wallace-budge-9781911405658","title":"The Book of the Cave of Treasures: A History of the Patriarchs and the Kings, from the Creation to the Crucifixion of Christ.","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite its Harry Potter-like title, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of the Cave of Treasures\u003c\/em\u003e is actually a rich seam of Jewish and Christian apocryphal lore, by means of which its 5th century author frames the story of Jesus in a truly cosmic context ­- as the inevitable conclusion of God's redemptive plan for humanity, set in train since the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way we are treated to a feast of extra-Biblical details: of the life of the Patriarchs; of the Wind-Flood that overthrew Ur of the Chaldees, Abraham's home; of the mysterious Priest-King Melchizedek; the origin of the Magi; the genealogy of Mary; and Adam's secret burial at the 'navel of the world', the very spot where Christ was later crucified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslated from the Syriac by Sir E.A.Wallis Budge, former curator of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum, the book is extensively annotated, and contains 21 illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. a. Wallace Budge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911405659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911405658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aziloth Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"E. a. Wallace Budge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986368495871,"sku":"9781911405658","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a5e34ab5-c3b1-4b12-a204-966c6a6f786a.jpg?v=1683282954","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-book-of-the-cave-e-a-wallace-budge-9781911405658","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}