Book Recommendations

Archaeology of the Land of the Bible - Amihai Mazar - ISBN 0-385-23970-X

One of the most comprehensive books of archaeological findings in Israel covering the period of 10,000 B.C. till 586 B.C., written by Professor Amihai Mazar, a leading scholor of new generation Israeli archaeologists.

Articles

The Bible Unearthed - Israel Finkelstein & Neil Asher Silberman
ISBN 0-684-86912-8

A tale of the bible told by archaeological findings from the time.

In the Name of Rome - Adrian Goldsworthy - ISBN 0-75381-789-6

Important events in Roman history told through the biography of Roman military leaders who later became political leaders..

Heritage - Abba Eban ISBN 0-671-44103-5

A brilliant work of the story of Jewish history told by Abba Eban, Israel's most famous foreign minister and scholar.

Guide to Biblical Coins - David Hendirn - ISBN 0-96540290-8

An excellent method of shedding light on history, this book covers hundreds of various ancient coins in great detail.

The Illustrated Atlas of Jerusalem - Dan Bahat - ISBN 965-220-348-3

One of the leading archaeologists in Israel today, Prof. Dan Bahat, covers the history of Jerusalem page by page with excellent illustrations.

Drink and Be Merry - Wine and Beer in Ancient Times - Michal Dagagi-Mendels
ISBN 965-278-227-0

Published by the Israel Museum, this book discusses the history of alcoholic beverages, with phiotographs from the actual exhibit.

A Day at Qumran - The Dead Sea Sect and its Scrolls - Adolfo Roitman -
ISBN 965-278-206-8

The everyday life of the people who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls is described in this book.

Jewish Sources in Early Christianity - David Flusser - ISBN 965-05-0466-4

One of the most important researchers of early christianity, David Flusser shows how christianity emerged from Judaism.

One Palestine Complete - Tom Segev - ISBN 0-8050-4878-0

For those of you, interested in British history in the holy land between 1918 - 1948, in my opinion, this book is the best written ever, about the subject.

Cradle of Christianity - Yael Israeli and David Meronah - ISBN 965-278-265-3

In the year 2000, most of the archaeological findings relating to the beginnings of Christianity, was on special exhibit of at the Israel Museum. This book commemorates that event.

The Jewish War - Josephus Flavius ISBN: 0140444203

Without this almost 2000 years old book,written by Josephus Flaviu', we would be in the dark about most of the events that occurred in the first century in the holy land. The book itself contains notes written by E. Mary Smallwood at the end which are crucial for understanding.

Living in the Time of Jesus of Nazareth - Peter Connolly -

This book reconstructs the everyday life and historical background of the first century in Judea and Galilee and can be read by both young and old.

Gun, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond - ISBN 0099302780

The best book ever written, explaining the revolution that began in the Middle East, about thirteen thousand years ago that led to the terminology "Cradle of Civilization".

Constantine's Sword - James Carroll - ISBN 0618219080

A fascinating journey through 20 centuries of history of relationships between
Jews and Christians.

The Pity of It All - Amos Elon - ISBN 0312422814

An in-depth collective biography that summarizes the fascinating world of cooperation, toleration,

David And Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition - Israel Finkelstein & Neil Asher Silberman -
ISBN-10: 0743243633 / SBN-13: 978-0743243636

This book questions the "Larger than Life" biblical characters of David and Solomon, through archaeological findings.

For those of you who wish to read any of the following articles, email us and request the article by title.

Title	Source	Subject
A Bit About The War	Frederick Forsyth	Lebanon War July 2006
History of Cleanliness	unknown
How Real is History ?	Thomas Cahill
Letter to the Governorate 1924	Ronald Stors	The grave at the entrance to the Holy Sepulcher.
Myrrh and Frankincense
One Palestine Complete	Dr. Tom Segev	Introduction to the book.
Passion of the Christ	Sharon Roubach	Christ in films (by Mel Gibson and others).
The Egyptian Battle of Megiddo	Kelly Abbananto	The first recorded battle in history.
The Mystery of Hate	Yair Lapid
Undeclared WW III	Haim Harrari - Former President of Weizmann Institute of Science.
Ancient Lessons from a 'Modern' Wonder (ref to Petra)	Rami Khouri, director at the American U. of Beirut, & editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star	The human qualities and values,of the Nabateans made their magnificent achievements possible.

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