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—. The Origin of Satan. New York: Random House, 1996; Vintage Books. A scholarly accounting of the development of the concept of Satan.
Pelikan, Jaroslav, editor. Sacred Writings: Volume 1, Judaism: The Tanakh. New York: The Jewish Publication Society, 1985; The Quality Paperback Book Club, 1992.
Pellegrino, Charles. Return to Sodom and Gomorrah. New York: Random House, 1994; Avon, 1995. Solving some of the Bible’s ancient mysteries through recent scientific and archaeological discoveries.
Porter, J. R. The Illustrated Guide to the Bible. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. Beautifully illustrated, scholarly yet accessible overview of the Bible’s history and contents by an eminent Oxford scholar.
Prager, Dennis, and Joseph Telushkin. The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism. New York: Touchstone, 1986.
—. Why the Jews?: The Reason for Antisemitism. New York: Touchstone, 1985.
Pritchard, James B., editor. The Harper Concise Atlas of the Bible. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.
Rosenberg, David. A Poet’s Bible: Rediscovering the Voices of the Original Text. New York: Hyperion, 1991. Modern translations in English verse of familiar books of the Hebrew scriptures.
Sagan, Carl. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark. New York: Random House, 1996; Ballantine Books, 1997. While respectful of religion, the famed astronomer makes the case for rationality as he debunks New Age spiritualism, religious fundamentalism, and “faith healing.”
Sanders, E. P. The Historical Figure of Jesus. London: Allen Lane/Penguin Press, 1993. By one of the leaders of the search for the “historical” Jesus.
Schäfer, Peter. Judeophobia: Attitudes Towards Jews in the Ancient World. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1997. A highly scholarly work that assesses anti-Jewish sentiments in Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and other early cultures.
Shanks, Hershel. The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls. New York: Random House, 1998. An excellent overview for the layperson of the Qumran scrolls by the founding editor of Biblical Archaeology Review and Bible Review.
Sproul, Barbara C. Primal Myths: Creation Myths Around the World. New York: HarperCollins, 1979.
Strong, James. Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. Grand Rapids, Mich.: World Publishing, 1986. A revised, updated listing of the words in the Bible cross-referenced by chapter and verse.
Tegarden, William Hollis. The Bible Nobody Knows. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton Resource Publications, 1997. A fairly accessible overview of the scholarly strides made in the study of biblical composition.
Telushkin, Joseph. Biblical Literacy: The Most Important People, Events, and Ideas of the Hebrew Bible. New York: Morrow, 1997. Excellent overview and commentary about Hebrew scriptures and their place in modern life.
—. Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History. New York: Morrow, 1991.
Throckmorton, Burton H., Jr. Gospel Parallels: A Comparison of the Synoptic Gospels, 5th ed. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 1992. Side-by-side comparison of the synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Tyldesley, Joyce. Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh. New York: Viking, 1996. An account of a woman who ruled Egypt in the guise of a man.
VanderKam, James C. The Dead Sea Scrolls Today. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans, 1994. An overview of the texts found at Qumran by a member of the team translating and editing the unpublished scrolls.
Vermes, Geza. The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English. New York: Allen Lane/Penguin, 1997. One of the most complete and authoritative accounts of the Dead Sea Scrolls available to date.
Vine, W. E. Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson, 1996. English equivalents for the Bible’s Hebrew and Greek originals.
Warner, Marina.