{"product_id":"nares-the-veracity-of-the-evangelists-demonstrated-first-edition-1816","title":"Nares — The Veracity of the Evangelists Demonstrated — First Edition, 1816","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNARES, Robert.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Veracity of the Evangelists Demonstrated, by a Comparative View of Their Histories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e London: printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 1816. 12mo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn attractive first edition of Robert Nares’s study of the historical consistency of the Gospel narratives. Nares approaches the Evangelists comparatively, examining differences of wording, sequence and testimony while arguing that their accounts remain mutually corroborative. Particular attention is given to passages shared between the Synoptic Gospels, culminating in the folding Greek table at the end of the volume, which places the accounts of the Parable of the Sower alongside one another for direct comparison.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Nares (1753–1829) was an English clergyman, philologist and antiquary. He served at the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish Museum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, first as Assistant Librarian and, from 1799 to 1807, as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKeeper of Manuscripts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and became \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArchdeacon of Stafford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 1801. A Fellow of both the Society of Antiquaries and the Royal Society, he was also a founding editor of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBritish Critic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which he edited from its establishment in 1793 until 1813. He is best remembered for his substantial \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlossary, or Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1822), devoted particularly to the language and literature of the Elizabethan period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eContemporary half calf over marbled boards, with calf corners; spine divided by gilt rules and decorated with repeated gilt floral tools, the title lettered directly in gilt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work belongs to the early nineteenth-century tradition of Christian evidential writing and is an interesting example of comparative analysis of the Gospel narratives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19.5 × 12 cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esound and attractive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with light rubbing and wear to the calf, principally at the extremities and corners; gilt decoration and lettering remain bright and clear. Marbled boards well preserved, with only minor surface wear. Internally generally clean, with occasional light spotting and toning, mainly to the endpapers. Text block firm. Terminal folding comparative table \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecomplete and well preserved\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with the folds remaining sound. A particularly neat copy in an appealing contemporary binding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBibliographical Note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst edition. 288 pp., followed by a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eterminal folding comparative table\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, headed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAppendix No. V. The Parable of the Sower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, presenting parallel passages from Matthew, Mark and Luke in Greek.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA second edition, with additions, followed in 1819. The first edition appears uncommon in commerce.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reservoir Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57994923803006,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/4464\/8318\/files\/IMG_0134.jpg?v=1789026225","url":"https:\/\/reservoirbooks.store\/products\/nares-the-veracity-of-the-evangelists-demonstrated-first-edition-1816","provider":"Reservoir Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}