Today’s free book is Archibald H. Sayce’s 1887 Hibbert Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religions, as Illustrated by the Religion of the Babylonians. This public domain title was digitised using a copy from the library of Terence C. Mitchell. Archibald Henry Sayce [1846-1933], Lectures on the Origin and Growth of Religion as Illustrated…
Many of the Schweich Lectures on Biblical Archaeology are now in the Public Domain (see this page for a complete list). I will be working through the series as and when I can get access to original copies to scan. This is the first one to be completed, thanks to a copy kindly provided by…
The following lectures are now available on-line in PDF: Moses Gaster [1856-1939], The Samaritans: Their History, Doctrines and Literature. The Schweich Lectures 1923. London: Oxford Univesity Press, 1925. Hbk. pp.208. Click <<HERE>> for the link. More Schweich Lectures can be found <<HERE>>
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.
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…
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…
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thank you for this post, much appreciated, I downloaded it, and am truly enjoying reading it! michael