Description
Edgar, John & Morton. The Great Pyramid Chambers and Passages (Vol. 1). (Bone & Hulley: Glasgow, 1923) Second Edition, 10th thousand.
An important book in the early years of the Jehovah’s Witness’s.
Octavo. 412 pages. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Volume 1, Parts 1 & 2 only. Bound in blue cloth covered boards stamped in gilt. Front cover bears a cross section of the Great Pyramid passages and chambers in gilt.
Condition: Good-, Edge wear to spine and wear to corners. Shaken. signature loose at page 242-243, illustrations at 257-260 disbound and laid in.
“Influenced by the pyramidology theories of John Taylor and Charles Piazzi Smyth, Nelson Barbour and Charles Russell taught that the Great Pyramid of Giza contained prophetic measurements in “pyramid inches” that pointed to both 1874 and 1914. Russell viewed the Great Pyramid as “God’s Stone Witness and Prophet”. Smyth reviewed Russell’s manuscript on the Great Pyramid before publication and Russell credited him and Scottish writer Robert Menzies for the view “that the Great Pyramid is Jehovah’s ‘Witness’, and that it was as important a witness to divine truth as to natural science.
“Russell’s interpretations of the Great Pyramid were supported by the writings of John and Morton Edgar who were prominent members of his movement. Russell had first stated that 1874 was derived from a measurement of 3416 pyramid inches, but the measurement was revised in the 1910 edition to 3,457 inches (87.8 m) to point to 1915. The Edgars claimed that the revision in measurement and change in date was a result of errors made by Smyth. In the early 1920s, the significance of the pyramidological predictions for 1914 were re-interpreted to mean that “the old evil order began to pass away in 1914.” In 1924, an issue of Golden Age referred to the Great Pyramid as “the Scientific Bible” and added that measurements on the Grand Gallery inside the Great Pyramid confirmed the dates 1874, 1914 and 1925″ – Wikipedia
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“The first edition of Pyramid Passages was published in 1912 and 1913. John and Morton were co-authors. John died on June 9, 1910. Morton revisited the Pyramid and continued his studies. In 1924 he re-issued their Pyramid Passages, Vol. 1 and 2 and added a third-“It’s Scientific Features.” Morton died February 6, 1950. The second edition is somewhat more extensive in some parts, due to the benefit of subsequent trips to the pyramid; but otherwise the format of the second edition is the same and mostly identical. The letters section in the 1912 edition were addressed to the Edgar’s natural sister, Minna, and carried the date, personal greetings, and signatures. They also reflected the sights, sounds, and smells peculiar to the Middle East. Those characteristics were dropped in the second edition, and observations from a second trip were added to enhance the benefit to all readers. Throughout the second edition, British measurements are referenced in Pyramid inch equivalents as well as additional measurements from later trips.” – heraldmag.org
