Examines the biblical narratives in their historical, social, archaeological, and mythological contexts and provides a section with a book-by-book summary of the Bible

Product Description: The Lost Bible provides a fascinating introduction to sacred writings of great profundity and aesthetic merit that did not become part of the canon of the Old and New Testaments. In the centuries around the beginning of the Common Era, the Jewish people drew faith and inspiration from hundreds of sacred writings, not just those that make up the Hebrew Bible we know today...read more

Product Description: In the centuries around the beginning of the Common Era, both the Jewish faith and the early Christian church drew upon a wealth of spiritual stories and sacred writings that were nonetheless never included in the Hebrew Bible or the New Testament...read more

Product Description: Transmitting the essence of the sacred scriptures and the New Testament, this version of the Bible uses several illustrations of the main themes and scenes, from creation to the apocalypse. The rigorous, objective, and accessible explanations highlight the historical, social, archaeological, and mythical contexts of the greatest story ever told...read more

Product Description: In the years leading up to the Common Era, the Jewish people drew faith from hundreds of sacred writings, many of which claimed to contain the words of prophets, kings and patriarchs—even Adam. Similarly, the early Christians produced a wealth of texts that the established Church dismissed or branded heretical: they range from legends about the boy Jesus to the mystical Gnostic gospels...read more

Presents details on the social and cultural aspects of Palestine in the time of Jesus, traces the life of Jesus and his teachings, and provides interpretations of the Gospels and other writings about Jesus

In the centuries around the beginning of the Common Era, the Jewish people drew faith and inspiration from hundreds of sacred writings. Many of the texts claimed to be the very words written by prophets, kings and patriarchs - even Adam himself. This is a collection of these ancient texts, pairing translated extracts with commentaries.

Product Description: The Bible has had an immeasurable impact on Western culture. The New Illustrated Companion to the Bible distills the essence of this great work in 350 beautiful color illustrations, commentaries on the major stories, places, characters and events of the Bible, from the Garden of Eden and the suffering of Job to the Last Supper and the Book of Revelation...read more

Product Description: First published in 1991. Nutrition is a major environmental factor in regulating plant growth, and is therefore of significant practical concern to agriculturalists and ecologists. In order to achieve efficient plant production, it is essential to gain a full understanding of the basic principles underlying the three-way interaction between the plant, its nutrition and its environment...read more