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Chapter 4: A Journey Through Time and Faith Delve into the rich tapestry of history and religion in this captivating chapter

Background imageChapter 4 Collection: Christ and the Woman of Samaria, St John, Chapter 4, Verse 5, 27 (engraving)

Christ and the Woman of Samaria, St John, Chapter 4, Verse 5, 27 (engraving)
6002824 Christ and the Woman of Samaria, St John, Chapter 4, Verse 5, 27 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ and the Woman of Samaria, St John)

Background imageChapter 4 Collection: Ruins Temple Jupiter Selinus Antiquities Magna Graecia

Ruins Temple Jupiter Selinus Antiquities Magna Graecia
Ruins of the Temple of Jupiter at Selinus, The Antiquities of Magna Graecia, Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Rees, Medland, Thomas, d

Background imageChapter 4 Collection: Elevation Temple Antiquities Magna Graecia Longman

Elevation Temple Antiquities Magna Graecia Longman
Elevation of the Temple, The Antiquities of Magna Graecia, Longman, Hurst, Orme, and Rees, Watts, Richard, Wilkins, William, 1778-1839, Engraving, 1807, printed in bistre, from Chapter 4, Plate 4

Background imageChapter 4 Collection: Chapter 4 plate 3 antiquities Magna Graecia Watts

Chapter 4 plate 3 antiquities Magna Graecia Watts
Chapter 4, plate 3, The antiquities of Magna Graecia, Watts, Richard, Wilkins, William, 1778-1839, Engraving, 1807

Background imageChapter 4 Collection: Bridge Apurimac Cuzco journey ancient capital

Bridge Apurimac Cuzco journey ancient capital
Bridge over the Apurimac, Cuzco: a journey to the ancient capital of Peru; with an account of the history, language, literature, and antiquities of the Incas

Background imageChapter 4 Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Partridge, cruelly, accused, maltreated, Wife, &... illustration

Drawings Prints, Print, Partridge, cruelly, accused, maltreated, Wife, &... illustration
Drawings and Prints, Print, Partridge cruelly accused and maltreated by his Wife &... illustration to Henry Fieldings The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (Edinburgh, 1791), Vol

Background imageChapter 4 Collection: Elephant trapping, 16th century

Elephant trapping, 16th century
Elephant trapping. 16th-century artwork of people trapping elephants by digging trenches, with a captured elephant being lifted out of the trench. Two elephants at right are tethered to a tree

Background imageChapter 4 Collection: Rhubarb cultivation, 16th century

Rhubarb cultivation, 16th century
Rhubarb cultivation. 16th-century artwork of a Jewish merchant (left) supervising the cultivation and harvesting of a rhubarb plant


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Chapter 4: A Journey Through Time and Faith Delve into the rich tapestry of history and religion in this captivating chapter. Begin with the enigmatic encounter between Christ and the Woman of Samaria at Jacob's Well, as depicted in St John, Chapter 4, Verses 5 and 27. Witness the ancient ruins of the Temple of Jupiter at Selinus in Magna Graecia, an elevation of its grandeur captured in an antiquities plate. Travel to Cuzco, the ancient capital, crossing the Apurimac River on a bridge that echoes the passage of time. Explore the illustrations of Abel's murder by his brother Cain, a 19th-century print after artist Vander Werf, and the cruel accusations and maltreatment of a wife, as depicted in a drawing print from Partridge's "Cruelties." Experience the martyrdom of John Hooper in 1555, a testament to religious persecution. Discover the intrigue of elephant trapping in the 16th century, a dangerous yet essential practice for survival. Lastly, delve into the cultivation of rhubarb during the same era, a valuable commodity that spanned continents and cultures.