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D.S. Margoliouth on the Relations between Arabs and Israelites prior to the Rise of Islam
The following public domain title from the Schweich Lectures series is now available on-line in PDF: D.S. Margoliouth [1858-1940], The Relations between Arabs and Israelites prior to the Rise of Islam. The Schweich Lectures 1921. London: Oxford University Press, 1924. Hbk. pp.87. Click <<HERE>> for the download link. More Schweich Lectures can be found HERE.
Stephen H. Langdon on Babylonian Menologies and the Semitic Calendars now on-line
The following Schweich Lecture on Biblical Archaeology is now available on-line in PDF: Stephen H. Langdon [1876-1937], Babylonian Menologies and the Semitic Calendars. The Schweich Lectures of the British Academy 1933. London: Oxford University Press, 1935. Hbk. pp.169. Click here to read. Currently there are 22 of these lectures in the Public Domain. See here…
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…
Alan D. Crown on the Samaritan diaspora to the end of the Byzantine Era
The following article is now on-line in PDF: Alan D. Crown, “Samaritan diaspora to the end of the Byzantine era,” Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology 2.3 (1974-75): 107-123. Click here to read.
Bible Places, or the Topography of the Holy Land by Rev. H.B. Tristram
Today’s free book is a fine example of the genre of Ninetenth Century tours of the Holy Land, almost invariable conducted by Anglican Clergy. I particularly like H.B. Tristram’s illustrations and have used “The Tower of Hippicus” (see p.144) as the logo for this website. This title is in the public domain. Henry Baker Tristram…
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…