The network for book authors and publishers
Ten Books that I used in my research
When I posted pictures of my books on one website someone immediately questioned whether I'd done any research. I guess it's a pretty valid question—it’s a bit much to expect people just to trust me when I'm only self-published. But it would take forever to list all the books I've used.
Remembering that 10 is a good Biblical number, I decided to list ten of the most readily available, pleasantly readable books that have helped me in my Bible studies. I hope you might enjoy them too. And if you want to see what I made of my research, you can to go http://stores.lulu.com/sdeeth and click on any title to preview the first ten pages.
1. Various translations of the Bible, including deuterocanonical and apocryphal books, the Jewish Study Bible Tanakh Translation—invaluable for its insights into culture and interpretation—and a Chronological Study Bible, which makes it much easier to follow the threads of history.
2. Who wrote the Bible by Richard Elliott Friedman, which ties together questions and answers about different versions of the same stories, different emphases and purposes, and the way that the writings of different people and times were collected together.
3. A River out of Eden by Richard Dawkins: While I don’t agree with his religious assumptions, his scientific and mathematical analysis of where and how human beings first lived, and how we might study our ancestry through genes and mutations was truly fascinating.
4. Noah’s Flood by William Ryan and Walter Pitman, which describes the research that went into suggesting the Black Sea Valley during global warming as the source of the world’s, and the Bible’s flood stories.
5. The Miracles of Exodus by Colin Humphreys, which ties the Exodus stories to real-world history, geography and geology with incredibly detailed and convincing research.
6. Blood on the mountain by Richard Andrews, which gives a fascinating picture of the various cultures and religions who trace their roots to the Bible.
7. Abraham by Bruce Feiler for similar reasons, more immediately topical.
8. The Stones Cry Out by Randall Price, which introduced me to the archeological evidence for many Bible stories and their interpretations.
9. Battles of the Bible by Chaim Herzog and Mordechai Gichon, which brought the military issues of Bible times to vivid life.
10. The Illustrated Timeline of Religion by Laura S. Smith, which puts the Bible into a clear historical and cultural context.
Remembering that 10 is a good Biblical number, I decided to list ten of the most readily available, pleasantly readable books that have helped me in my Bible studies. I hope you might enjoy them too. And if you want to see what I made of my research, you can to go http://stores.lulu.com/sdeeth and click on any title to preview the first ten pages.
1. Various translations of the Bible, including deuterocanonical and apocryphal books, the Jewish Study Bible Tanakh Translation—invaluable for its insights into culture and interpretation—and a Chronological Study Bible, which makes it much easier to follow the threads of history.
2. Who wrote the Bible by Richard Elliott Friedman, which ties together questions and answers about different versions of the same stories, different emphases and purposes, and the way that the writings of different people and times were collected together.
3. A River out of Eden by Richard Dawkins: While I don’t agree with his religious assumptions, his scientific and mathematical analysis of where and how human beings first lived, and how we might study our ancestry through genes and mutations was truly fascinating.
4. Noah’s Flood by William Ryan and Walter Pitman, which describes the research that went into suggesting the Black Sea Valley during global warming as the source of the world’s, and the Bible’s flood stories.
5. The Miracles of Exodus by Colin Humphreys, which ties the Exodus stories to real-world history, geography and geology with incredibly detailed and convincing research.
6. Blood on the mountain by Richard Andrews, which gives a fascinating picture of the various cultures and religions who trace their roots to the Bible.
7. Abraham by Bruce Feiler for similar reasons, more immediately topical.
8. The Stones Cry Out by Randall Price, which introduced me to the archeological evidence for many Bible stories and their interpretations.
9. Battles of the Bible by Chaim Herzog and Mordechai Gichon, which brought the military issues of Bible times to vivid life.
10. The Illustrated Timeline of Religion by Laura S. Smith, which puts the Bible into a clear historical and cultural context.
Tags: bible, books, lulu, research, self-publishing
Comment
-
Comment by James and Terry Hamilton on October 29, 2009 at 10:37pm -
Through fire and water `the life of Reb Noson of Breslove'by:Chaim Kramer [is a good one
The Life and teachings of hillel by:Yitzhak Buxbaum
Holy days 'by: Liz Harris
A Rabbinic Anthology by:C.G. Montfiore and H. Loewe
About
Literary Agents Report
Badge
© 2010 Created by John Kremer on Ning. Create a Ning Network!
You need to be a member of Book Marketing Network to add comments!
Join this Ning Network