Recommendations from our site
“A History of the Bible is another example of global history. It is also a summation of a lifetime’s work and knowledge: John Barton has been studying and writing about the Bible for decades. It’s an authoritative, knowledgeable and readable survey of the early Biblical manuscripts, how they came together, how they changed in later versions, and what its influence was. It’s a fascinating work.” Read more...
The Best History Books: the 2020 Wolfson Prize shortlist
Richard Evans, Historian
“It’s a general introduction for the non-specialists reader. He calls it a history of the Bible. He’s well aware that the Bible evolves over thousands of years and that’s important for a modern reader to understand, if they’re going to cope with reading it. He knows his subject and he covers a whole range of different topics with a baffling skill. He never puts a foot wrong.” Read more...
Nicholas King, Theologians & Historians of Religion
Our most recommended books
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The Confessions
by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding) -
Augustine of Hippo
by Peter Brown -
The Brothers Karamazov
by Fyodor Dostoevsky -
Between Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make and the Scholars Who Study Them
by Robert Orsi -
The Seventh Million
by Tom Segev -
The Atheist's Guide to Reality: Enjoying Life without Illusions
by Alex Rosenberg
