Samuel Sharpe (1799-1881), Egyptologist and Biblical translator, was a banker for most of his life. Upon retirement, he devoted himself, without university training, to Biblical studies. To Biblical literature he contributed 'The Hebrew Scriptures', a revision of the authorized English translation (1881); and 'History of the Hebrew Nation and Literature' (1869).
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1. Introduction 2. Ptolemy Soter 3. Ptolemy Philadelphus 4. Ptolemy Euergetes 5. Ptolemy Philopator 6. Ptolemy Epiphanes 7. Ptolemy Philometor 8. Ptolemy Euergetes II 9. Cleopatra Cocce and Ptolemy Soter II 10. Cleopatra Cocce and Ptolemy Alexander 11. Ptolemy Soter II 12. Cleopatra Berenice 13. Ptolemy Alexander II 14. Ptolemy Neus Dionysus 15. Cleopatra and her brothers Index.
