A Shrine to Moses. A Reappraisal of the Mount Nebo Monastic Complex between Byzantium and Islam
Davide Bianchi
This book offers new insights into the Memorial of Moses on Mount Nebo, one most renowned coenobitic monasteries in Byzantine period Arabia. Between 2012 and 2014, Studium Biblicum Franciscanum carried out archaeological investigations southern wing monastery church. The excavation central nave unearthed an empty tomb adorned with alabaster marble, placed highest point mountain. Starting from data, author critically reflects architectural phases basilica, how was run its daily life. Special attention is also given to pilgrimages monastic shrines beyond River Jordan their progressive abandonment.
Library Union Catalog of Bavaria, Berlin and Brandenburg (B3Kat Repository)