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1) Before the flood: the biblical flood as a real event and how it changed the course of civilization
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
xv, 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
The great Biblical flood so described in Genesis has long been a subject of fascination and speculation. In the 19th century the English archbishop James Ussher established it as having happened...
Author
Pub. Date
1981
Edition
2d rev. ed., 1st U.S. ed.
Lexile measure
1150L
Physical Desc
413 pages, 20 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Imagine embarking on a captivating journey through the Bible, not as a religious text, but as a historical chronicle. This is the invitation extended by Werner Keller's renowned book, "The Bible as History." Published in 1955, it delves into the fascinating intersection of archaeological discoveries and biblical narratives, painting a vivid picture of the ancient world inhabited by prophets, kings, and everyday people.
Keller, a German journalist...
4) Bible lands
Author
Series
Eyewitness books volume 30
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Photographs and text document life in Biblical times, surveying the clothing, food, and civilizations of a wide variety of cultures, including the Israelites, Babylonians, Persians, and Romans.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
369 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
A remarkable discovery has been made in the far reaches of Kurdistan. A Western archaeological team has unearthed the oldest human civilization -- older than the Pyramids and Stonehenge. Sent to cover the story is war reporter Rob Luttrell. He's just survived a Baghdad suicide bombing and wants only to return home to his child. What began as a fascinating assignment quickly turns dangerous as the site is sabotaged and someone is murdered. Meanwhile,...
Publisher
Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xix, 615 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"This authoritative volume brings together a team of world-class scholars to cover the full range of Old Testament backgrounds studies in a concise, up-to-date, and comprehensive manner. With expertise in various subdisciplines of Old Testament backgrounds, the authors illuminate the cultural, social, and historical contexts of the world behind the Old Testament. They introduce readers to a wide range of background materials, covering history, geography,...
Author
Publisher
Portfolio/Penguin
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xxxi, 544 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Peterson guides us through the ancient, foundational stories of the Western world. In riveting detail, he analyzes the Biblical accounts of rebellion, sacrifice, suffering, and triumph that stabilize, inspire, and unite us culturally and psychologically. Adam and Eve and the eternal fall of mankind; the resentful and ultimately murderous war of Cain and Abel; the cataclysmic flood of Noah; the spectacular collapse of the Tower of Babel; Abraham's...
Author
Pub. Date
1959
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
xiii, 288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Christian scholar Charles Guignebert (1867-1939) lectured extensively on Christian history at the Sorbonne, and conducted a 23 year long "seminar" on the New Testament. In this extensive work, Guignebert examines the Jewish world that would form the backdrop to the emergence of the early Christians.