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 a short article on around 50 locations mentioned in the Bible. I have extracted most of the images an uploaded them into the gallery shown below. Henry Baker Tristram [1822-1906], Landscapes of the Bible and…

Bible and Archaeology by Frederic G. Kenyon

Bible and Archaeology by Frederic G. Kenyon

Today’s free book is The Bible and Archaeology by Frederic G. Kenyon, Director and Principal Librarian of the Librarian of the British Museum and President of the British Academy (1917-1921). This book entered the public domain on the 1st January 2023 and was scanned using the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. Frederic George Kenyon…

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

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 “father of palestinian archaeology”, Sir Flinders Petrie. This public domain title was digitised from the copy held in Spurgeon’s College library. W.M. Flinders Petrie [1853-19W.M. Flinders Petrie [1853-1942], Syria and Egypt. From the Tell El…