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Dead Sea Scrolls: Major Publications and Tools for Study
Joseph Fitzmyer
(Scholars Press, 2nd ed., 1990)
Invaluable resource for study of Dead Sea Scrolls. Includes a list of sites where the texts have been found, full titles of books about the scrolls and guides to additional research—including bibliographies of books about the scrolls, survey articles, concordances and dictionaries, translations, content outlines of the larger Qumran scroll texts and information on selected topics of Qumran study.
The Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holyland
Avraham Negev
(Prentice Hall Press, 3rd ed. 1990)
Comprehensive illustrated guide has become a classic reference on Near Eastern archaeology since its first publication 18 years ago. Although little has been changed since the extensive revision in 1986, its renewed availability is welcome.
The Blessings of Pilgrimage
Robert Osterhout
(University of Illinois, 1990)
Examines Christian shrines and souvenirs of the eastern Mediterranean through the eyes of archaeologists, art historians, anthropologists and historians. Explores pagan, imperial Roman, Jewish and monastic origins of pilgrimage as well as holy mementos—including the clay and lead flasks carried by pilgrims to mark them as members of the Elect.
The New Testament World
John B. Kathleen Court
(Prentice Hall, 1990)
This pictorial account of life in the time of Jesus reflects discoveries by archaeologists, sociologists and historians. Illustrated with photos, reproductions of artworks and charts, this book is an introduction to the ancient world and to the Gospels themselves.
A Guide to the Archaeological Sites of Israel, Egypt & North Africa
Courtlandt Canby
(Facts on File, 1990)
For the layperson, describes archaeological sites and monuments from Roman through Byzantine periods. Includes photographs of selected sites and artifacts.
A Corpus of Ammonite Inscriptions
Walter E. Aufrecht
(Edwin Mellen Press, 1989)
Makes available for the first time in one place the published Northwest Semitic inscriptions; including photos or illustrations, description, location and linguistic information, also chronological bibliography. Not for the browser or beach reader.
New Aspects of Antiquity series
(Thames and Hudson, 1990)
Like the other 12 volumes in this series in which archaeologists present their own discoveries, these books are beautifully designed and printed.
The Complete Tutankhamun
Nicholas Reeves
(519 illus., 65 in color)
The cataloguer of the Egyptian treasures of the Earl of Carnarvon—one of the original excavators of Tutankhamun’s tomb—brings together a complete description of the original excavation and reproductions of the priceless artifacts discovered there.
The Hidden Tombs of Memphis
Geoffrey T. Martin
(140 illus., 11 in color)
Presents the fruits of ten years of painstaking excavation at Saqqara, the burial ground of Memphis, ancient capital of Egypt: funerary monuments of Tutankhamun’s treasurer and other courtiers of New Kingdom Egypt.
Library of the World’s Myths & Legends series
(Peter Bedrick, 1990; paper)
Egyptian Mythology
Veronica Ions
Greek Mythology
John Pinsent
Although their type is small and the over 150 illustrations in each volume are black and white, these volumes are the first in a commendable project to make a wealth of information readily available to students and laypersons. Originally published in large format, hardcover edition.
Dead Sea Scrolls: Major Publications and Tools for Study