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J.W. Jack on Samaria in Ahab’s Time
The following public domain book is now available on-line as a PDF. J.W. Jack, [1866-1942], Samaria in Ahab’s Time: Harvard Excavations and Their Results. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1929. Hbk. pp.175. [This material is in the Public Domain] Click <<HERE>> for the download link.
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 of Egypt, Palestine, and Mesopotamia: Egypt’s Contribution to the Literature of the Ancient World. The Schweich Lectures 1929. London: Oxford University Press, 1931. Hbk. 136. Click <<HERE>> to visit the download page.
The Land and The Book (revised) by W.M. Thomson
There were many “tours of the Holy Land” published during the Victorian Era, by W.M. Thomson’s “The Land and the Book” is one of the best. The book was revised after Thomson’s death by Julian Grande. The new edition includes numerous colour plates. This title is in the public domain. William McClure Thomson [1806-1894] &…
Religion of Ancient Palestine in the Light of Archaeology
Today’s free book is the 1925 Schweich Lectures by Stanley A. Cook on The Religion of Ancient Palestine in the Light of Archaeology, given at the British Academy. The volume contains 40 black and white plates. This title is in the public domain. Stanley A Cook [1873-1949], The Religion of Ancient Palestine in the Light…
C.H.W. Johns on The Relations between the Laws of Babylonia and the Laws of the Hebrew Peoples
Prologue Hammurabi Code Louvre AO10237 [Public Domain photo source: Wikipedia] I am pleased to announce that the following book is now online: C.H.W. Johns [1857-1920], The Relations between the Laws of Babylonia and the Laws of the Hebrew Peoples. The Schweich Lectures 1912. London: Oxford University Press, 1914. Hbk. pp.96. [This material is in the…
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…