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Unholy Business
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 21.99In 2002, an ancient limestone box called the James Ossuary was trumpeted on the world's front pages as the first material evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ. Today it is exhibit number one in a forgery trial involving millions of dollars worth of high-end, Biblical era relics, some of which literally re-wrote Near Eastern history and which... more...
The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot
Oxford University Press, USA 2006; US$ 14.99The recent National Geographic special on the Gospel of Judas was a major media event, introducing to tens of millions of viewers one of the most important biblical discoveries of modern times. Now, a leading historian of the early church, Bart Ehrman, offers the first comprehensive account of the newly discovered Gospel of Judas, revealing what this... more...
Jesus and the Lost Goddess
Crown Publishing Group 2011; US$ 16.00Why Were the Teachings of the Original Christians Brutally Suppressed by the Roman Church? ? Because they portray Jesus and Mary Magdalene as mythic figures based on the Pagan Godman and Goddess ? Because they show that the gospel story is a spiritual allegory encapsulating a profound philosophy that leads to mythical enlightenment ? Because they... more...
Roman Gods
BRILL 2009; US$ 130.00Concerned with the question of how the concept of 'god' in urban Rome can be analyzed along the lines of six constituent concepts, that is space, time, personnel, function, iconography and ritual, this book develops general criteria for an analysis of pagan, Jewish and Christian concepts of gods in ancient Rome. more...
Talmuda de-Eretz Israel
De Gruyter 2013; US$ 168.00This unites historians, literature scholars and archaeologists to explore ways the study of rabbinic texts and material culture increases understanding of both types of evidence and the complex culture both reflect. more...
The Book of the Dead
The Floating Press 1920; US$ 5.99The Book of the Dead is the title now commonly given to the great collection of funerary texts which the ancient Egyptian scribes composed for the benefit of the dead. These consist of spells and incantations, hymns and litanies, magical formulae and names, words of power and prayers, and they are found cut or painted on walls of pyramids and tombs,... more...
Eternal Chalice
I.B.Tauris 2008; US$ 37.00What is the secret of the Grail?' So intoned a heavenly voice to Sir Percival in John Boorman's stylish and influential film "Excalibur" (1981). The sacred allure of the Holy Grail has fascinated writers and ensnared knights for over a thousand years. From Malory to Monty Python, the eternal chalice - said to be the very cup from... more...
An Archaeology of Religion
University Press of America 2012; US$ 59.99An Archaeology of Religion challenges traditional conventions by refusing to respect the geographic and temporal boundaries with which archaeologists too often define their field. This book is an ambitious attempt to survey how scholars approach the identification of religious sites and practices in the archaeological record. more...
The Archaeology of the Holy Land
Cambridge University Press 2012; US$ 26.00An introduction to the archaeology and history of ancient Palestine, from the destruction of Solomon's temple to the Muslim conquest. more...
Digging through History
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2012; US$ 38.99Digging through History follows rabbi and archaeologist Richard Freund's journey through some of the most fascinating archaeological sites of human history?including the mysterious Atlantis, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the long-buried Holocaust camp Sobibor. Each chapter takes readers through a different archaeological site, showing what... more...









