Elihu Grant
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Elihu Grant was an American
scholar and writer on Palestine
.
Grant was ordained Methodist minister in 1900, and between 1901 and 1904 he was superintendent of the American Friends School
s in Ramallah
and Jerusalem. Returning to the US he was a Professor of Biblical literature at Smith College
from 1907 to 1917, and thereafter at Haverford College
until his retirement in 1938.
Between 1928 and 1933 he directed four campaigns of excavations at Ain Shems (Beth Shemesh), and Time Magazine reported that he found jugs and vases which represented a bronze age
culture.
One of his life-long interest was the life of the Palestinian fellahin, an interest which started when he first worked for the American Friends School, and which resulted in three books., where the 1907 book The Peasantry of Palestine: The Life, Manners, and Customs of the Village is described as "a vividly accurate portrait of rural life in Palestine."
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
scholar and writer on Palestine
Palestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
.
Grant was ordained Methodist minister in 1900, and between 1901 and 1904 he was superintendent of the American Friends School
Ramallah Friends Schools
The Ramallah Friends Schools are two elite Private Schools founded by Quakers in the city of Ramallah, in the West Bank. The Friends Girls' School was inaugurated in 1869; the construction of the Friends Boy's School began in 1901 and opened in 1918. The Schools were run by American Quakers...
s in Ramallah
Ramallah
Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
and Jerusalem. Returning to the US he was a Professor of Biblical literature at Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
from 1907 to 1917, and thereafter at Haverford College
Haverford College
Haverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
until his retirement in 1938.
Between 1928 and 1933 he directed four campaigns of excavations at Ain Shems (Beth Shemesh), and Time Magazine reported that he found jugs and vases which represented a bronze age
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
culture.
One of his life-long interest was the life of the Palestinian fellahin, an interest which started when he first worked for the American Friends School, and which resulted in three books., where the 1907 book The Peasantry of Palestine: The Life, Manners, and Customs of the Village is described as "a vividly accurate portrait of rural life in Palestine."
Books (partial list)
- Elihu Grant (1907): The Peasantry of Palestine, The Pilgrim Press, New York,
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, Elihu Grant (1916): The Bible as Literature : An Introduction, New York, NY, on archive.net, also: ISBN 1428625569 Kessinger Publishing, 2006 reprint. - Elihu Grant (1918): Cuneiform Documents in the Smith College Library, Haverford, Pennsylvania
- Elihu Grant (1920): The Orient in Bible Times, J. B. Lippincott Company,
- Elihu Grant (1921): The People of Palestine archive.org
- Elihu Grant (1922): A New Era In Palestine Exploration, GPO, Washington, pp. 541 - 547, illus with 7 plates, offprint, the Annual Report Of The Board of Regents Of The Smithsonian Institution For The Year Ending June 30,
- Elihu Grant (1929): Beth Shemesh (Palestine) : Progress of the Haverford Archaeological expedition,
- Elihu Grant (1931): Ain Shems Excavations (Palestine) 1928-1931. Part 1. (With an Historical Chapter by Irving F. Wood), Haverford
- Elihu Grant (1932): Ain Shems Excavations (Palestine) 1928-31. Part 2. Haverford
- Elihu Grant (1934): Rumeileh: Being Ain Shems excavations (Palestine), part III (Biblical and kindred studies), Haverford College.
- Elihu Grant (1938): Ain Shems Excavations (Palestine). Part 4: Pottery, Haverford
- Elihu Grant (1938): Palestine Today, Baltimore
- Elihu Grant (1939): Ain Shems Excavations (Palestine), Part V (Text), Haverford College,
- Elihu Grant (1940): Palestine Our Holy Land, J. H. Furst Company, Baltimore, Maryland,
- Elihu Grant (2005): People of Palestine: An Enlarged Edition of the Peasantry of Palestine, Life, Manners and Customs of the Village, Wipf & Stock, Reprint ISBN 978 1597522724