Egypt

Landscapes of the Bible and Their Story by H.B. Tristram

Landscapes of the Bible and Their Story by H.B. Tristram

Today’s free book is H.B. Tristram’s Landscapes of the Bible, a superbly illustrated little book that provides a picture and…

4 months ago

Papyri and Papyrus-Hunting by James Baikie

Today's free book is James Baikie's study of the history of the use of papyrus as a writing material. This…

1 year ago

Bible and Archaeology by Frederic G. Kenyon

Sir Frederic George Kenyon. Photograph by Lafayette. Today's free book is The Bible and Archaeology by Frederic G. Kenyon, Director…

1 year ago

Illustrations of the Bible from the Monuments of Egypt (1838)

Storming a Fort, p.150 Today's free book is W.C. Taylor's study of the monuments of Egypt, which he compares with…

2 years ago

Egypt and Israel by Flinders Petrie

Today's free book is Flinders Petrie's profusely illustrated study of the interaction between Egypt and Israel in the Bible and…

2 years ago

Syria and Egypt from the Tell El Amarna Letters by Flinders Petrie

Today's free book is an examination of the Tell El Amarna Letters' portrait of ancient Egypt and Syria by the…

2 years ago

Redating the Exodus and Conquest by John J. Bimson

Both my wife and I remember reading John Bimson's groundbreaking book Redating the Exodus and Conquest when we were studying…

8 years ago

T. Eric Peet’s Comparative Study of the Literatures of Egypt, Palestine, and Mesopotamia

The following Schwiech Lectures are now available on-line in PDF: T. Eric Peet [1882-1934], A Comparative Study of the Literatures…

10 years ago

Leonard W King on the Legends of Babylon and Egypt in Relation to Hebrew Tradition

Many of the Schweich Lectures on Biblical Archaeology are now in the Public Domain (see this page for a complete…

10 years ago

Works of Flinders Petrie enter the Public Domain

Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie died in 1942, which means that his works published in the UK are now in…

11 years ago