Perfume in the Bible

by Charles Sell

Perfume is part of the biblical text from Genesis through to Revelation, just as perfume pervades our modern life. Identifying the ingredients used in biblical times is difficult when information and meaning is lost in ancient languages. As expected, biblical perfumes were made from natural products but the range employed is surprisingly different from those of modern perfumes. The biblical ingredients are either defensive substances or products of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788017307
• ISBN13: 9781788017305
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"