Henry Hincks was rector of the Church of Ireland for most of his life (1792-1866) His avocation and passion, however, was the decipherment of ancient texts. He began with hieroglyphics, newly decoded
In this third and final volume in the series, Cathcart (Near Eastern languages, U. College Dublin, Ireland) collects the letters (mostly previously unpublished) of Edward Hincks (1792-1866), an Irish
Although the term minor prophets" is a familiar one in English Bible translations, it is not a felicitous one, since it applies as much to Hosea as to Haggai and to Amos as to Obadiah. The Ta
