Books

Search Books

Browse Content

How the Bible Became Holy
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by William Brown

How the Bible Became Holy

In How the Bible Became Holy, Michael Satlow narratively presents the history, developments, and trajectories of how the Bible became an authoritative text. Unlike many books which explore the development of the Canon, or Canons for Jews...
Ancient Near East: The Basics
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by William Brown

Ancient Near East: The Basics

Routledge's series “The Basics” opens the doors to all people, especially non-academics and students, to explore the basics of certain topics. Daniel C. Snell, the L. J. Semrod Presidential Professor of History at the University...
The Responsive Self: Personal Religion in Biblical Literature of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by William Brown

The Responsive Self: Personal Religion in Biblical Literature of the Neo-Babylonian and Persian Periods

Susan Niditch, Professor and Chair of Religion at Amherst College, explores the various self-expressions of lived religion in the Jewish, post-exilic environment. With research interests and works in the ancient Near East, early Judaism...
Spain: 1001 Sights. An Archaeological and Historical Guide
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Lidia Pelayo Alonso

Spain: 1001 Sights. An Archaeological and Historical Guide

Spain: 1001 Sights is not a regular book on Archaeology, but a guide through the historical and archaeological heritage of Spain. Inside this guide you will find a large variety of cave paintings, dolmens and menhirs, Iberian and Celtic villages...
WARFARE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Caleb Curry

WARFARE IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

"Warfare in the Ancient World" by Brian Todd Carey Is a book that not only explains warfare but why certain major events took place during ancient times. The book goes from the depths of the ancient Sumerians to the late Roman empire...
The Conflict Myth and the Biblical Tradition
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by William Brown

The Conflict Myth and the Biblical Tradition

The Conflict Myth & the Biblical Tradition traces conflict myth as an ideological tool for legitimization, or de-legitimization, of political entities throughout ancient West Asia. An assistant professor at Rutgers University in the Department...
Ancient Warfare: Introducing Current Research
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Mark Cartwright

Ancient Warfare: Introducing Current Research

The purpose of this volume is not to offer a systematic overview of ancient warfare but, rather, to provide an update on the current research regarding various aspects of the subject. As such it is an erudite and eclectic mix of Bronze Age...
The Incas (Peoples of America)
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by Mark Cartwright

The Incas (Peoples of America)

Terence D'Altroy is impressively described on the back cover of this book as 'Professor in Anthropology at Columbia University, Director of the Columbia Centre for Archaeology, and the world's leading Inca specialist.' and he does not disappoint...
The Complete Illustrated History of the Inca Empire
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ by Mark Cartwright

The Complete Illustrated History of the Inca Empire

By ignoring the wisdom of old adages and judging by its cover alone one might be forgiven for thinking this book was aimed at younger readers but, in fact, it is a wonderful and in-depth examination of every aspect of the Inca civilization...
Jewels of Ancient Nubia
Book Review ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ by James Blake Wiener

Jewels of Ancient Nubia

Jewels of Ancient Nubia, edited by Yvonne J. Markowitz, Rita J. Kaplan and Susan B. Kaplan Curator of Jewelry, and Denise M. Doxey, Curator of Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art, both at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, is an exhibition...
Membership