Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century - H. V. Hilprecht

DURING 19TB. CENTURY: EGYPT 627
(Sayings of our Lord), the Coptic Apocalypse of Elias and
Saphonias, and the Acts of St. Paul, which have been
brought to light from the libraries attached to the monasteries,
from the ancient tombs, and even from among rubbish
heaps. Besides these branches, cuneiform research, ancient
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Papyrus containing Portion of Aristotle's Constitution of Athens
Oriental history, Grasco-Roman historv, jurisprudence, and
even medicine are indebted to Egypt for new material.
Above all, the history of the Old Testament and the
history of the people of Israel have had fresh light thrown
upon them by means of the Egyptian monuments. It is
true that up to the present we have no monuments which
give direct evidence of the sojourn of the Hebrews in
Egypt. For the lack of such monuments, however, we are
amply compensated bv the records discovered in Egypt,