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Hans Arne Jensen 
Plant World of the Bible 

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The dream of paradise and the use of plants in story telling are as old as man. The Bible readers need only turn a few pages before meeting a description of paradise and a whole world of known and unknown plants such as: aloe, barley, bdellium, cedar, fig, frankincense, pomegranate, olive, vine and general terms like the lily of the fields.
Not only Bible readers, but everyone interested in botany, archaeology, or vegetation history can find subjects of interest in the book, for references are made both to the rich use of plants in the Bible as well as to use of plants in the surrounding coeval cultures.
PLANT WORLD OF THE BIBLE includes a comprehensive list of biblical plants, found in archaeological excavations in Israel and surrounding countries. For the first time it is now possible, for most of the biblical plants, to refer to archaeological finds, dated to the biblical period.

‘I find that Dr. Jensens work is not only accurate but it is also very interesting. This work should be accepted and enjoyed world wide. Dr Arnold L. Larsen, Director and Professor emeritus, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado, USA.

It is a great pleasure for me to recommend the book PLANT WORLD OF THE BIBLE authored by Hans Arne Jensen. This book is a careful description of all plants mentioned in the Bible. It provides a botanical description of each plant, a discussion of its identification, as well as its occurrences in the Bible. Furthermore, it contains valuable information on archaeological finds of the plants. It is well structured and with beautiful colour illustrations and black/white drawings.
The book is a result of the authors thorough botanic knowledge and it is based on recent international scholarly and scientific literature within various fields such as biblical studies, archaeology, and cultural history. Thus, the book is the successful outcome of an interdisciplinary work. It is an important contribution to the study of the cultural history of the plants as well as the cultural background of the Bible.
I have no doubt that this book will generate a widespread interest among Biblical readers as well as academics such as botanists, archaeologists, cultural history scholars and biblical scholars. Dr. Bodil Ejrns, Assoc. Professor of the Old Testament, Faculty of Theology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

PLANT WORLD OF THE BIBLE is a book of high quality, seriously written with knowledge not only from botany but also from archaeology and theology The illustrations deserves a special attention. The whole page plates are from about 100 years BC to about 300 years AC and are in that way unique PLANT WORLD OF THE BIBLE is written in a language, which is possible to understand without special knowledge in botany or theology, it is possible to read for all .I highly recommend an English publication of the book. Dr. Erik Nymann Eriksen, Professor emeritus, Department of Horticulture, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

a masterpiece that joins the Sacred with Nature and which will delight not only the faithful but also those who have a passion for botany, archaeology and history. Professor Fabio Gorian, Corpo Forestale, Peri, Italia.
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AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Hans Arne Jensen (Dr. Agro.) combine in “Plant World of the Bible” his life long studies of the fascinating Bible Plants with his work on seed archaeology. Has published “Bibelens Planteverden” (2004), “Bibliography on Seed Morphology” (1988), is co-author on books on plant names (2003, 2007), and an international expert on seed testing.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I am born on the small island Fyn, Denmark in a Lutheran family of farmers. After some years of practical farming and studies in agronomy and botany (Ph D) at the Agricultural University, Copenhagen I became employed with the Danish State Seed Testing Station, and for 40 years national and international seed testing were my way of living.
A seed sample from Israel initiated my studies on the fascinating plants of the Bible, and the first book on the subject ‘Biblens Planter’ (‘Plants of the Bible’) was published in 1974.
The contents of the present PLANT WORLD OF THE BIBLE is an updated version of my latest book in Danish: ‘Bibelens Planteverden’ from 2004, which includes inter alia information on identification of Hebrew and Greek plant names in the Bible, and on archaeological finds of Biblical plants in Israel and adjacent countries.
I have published more than 120 scientific contributions on: content of seeds in arable soil, development and storage of grass seeds, germination of old seeds, identification of seeds and other publications on seed testing, and papers on archaeological-historical investigations of seeds and other macrofossils in Danish towns, dated to the Viking and Medieval Age. (Thesis work for the degree: dr. agro.). A list of my recent books is printed opposite the title page in this book.
Together with my wife Lisbeth I am living in a small village Slagslunde, 35 km NW of Copenhagen, Denmark. I am giving lectures on the plants in the Bible, work on publishing books on the subject as well as on plant names and on historical subjects. Further, I am member of our local parish church and active in the Danish Bible Society (chairman of the board for Elsinore Diocese).

Hans Arne Jensen (dr. agro.)
Valmuevej 3, Slagslunde
DK-3660 Stenloese
Denmark.


Phone: +45 4818 4560
Mail: Lt.ha@jensen.mail.dk
Hans Arne Jensen (photo: Nina Mønsted)
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 195 ● ISBN 9781477222850 ● File size 8.0 MB ● Publisher AuthorHouse UK ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 6532636 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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