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Wrapped for eternity: the story of the Egyptian mummy
Par Mildred Mastin Pace, Tom Huffman. 1974
Women of the New Testament: 30 devotional messages for women's groups
Par Abraham Kuyper, Henry Zylstra. 1962
This classic study gives us 30 graphic character sketches that radiate scriptural insight. Each character study is based on a…
text which is used as a foundation for the study. 1962.Wide as the waters: the story of the English Bible and the revolution it inspired
Par Benson Bobrick. 2001
A scholar chronicles the development of the English Bible from its first translation, sponsored by John Wycliffe in 1382, to…
the 1611 King James Version. Bobrick argues that when free to interpret the Scriptures as they saw fit, the English people adopted a concept of free thought that led to the English Civil War. 2001.Whose Bible is it?: a history of the Scriptures through the ages
Par Jaroslav Pelikán. 2006
Pelikán takes the reader through the good book's evolution from its earliest incarnation as oral tales to its modern existence…
in various iterations, translations, and languages. From the earliest Hebrew texts and the Bible's appearance in Greek, then Latin, Pelikán explores the canonization of different Bibles and why certain books were adopted by certain religions and sects, as well as the development of the printing press, the translation into modern languages, and varying schools of critical scholarship. 2006.Walking the Bible: a journey by land through the five books of Moses
Par Bruce S Feiler. 2001
One part adventure story, one part archaeological detective work, one part spiritual exploration, author Feiler recounts a personal odyssey -…
by foot, jeep, rowboat, and camel - to retrace the Five Books of Moses through the desert. Along with archaeologist Avner Goren, he treks through Turkey, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt, the Sinai, and Jordan, visiting the actual places of some of history's most storied events, from the mountain where Noah's ark landed to the site of the legendary burning bush. 2001.Valley of the Kings
Par John Romer. 1981
A popular historical account of one of the world's richest archaeological sites, the valley that contains all the known tombs…
of the pharaohs of the Egyptian New Kingdom. This double account tells the story of both the magnificent tombs themselves and the travelers and diggers of recent centuries who have hunted for the mysterious past of ancient Egypt. 1981.Tutankhamen: the life and death of the boy-king
Par Christine El Mahdy. 1999
Egyptologist examines archaeological and historical evidence to reconstruct the life of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh. El Mahdy separates fact from…
legend as she describes Egyptian civilization based on evidence from Luxor in the fourteenth century B.C. Also provides details of British archaeologist Howard Carter's 1922 discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. 1999.Tozer: fellowship of the burning heart (Pure Gold Classics)
Par Aiden Wilson Tozer. 2006
To live is Christ: embracing the passion of Paul
Par Beth Moore, Dale McCleskey. 2001
Time detectives: clues from our past
Par Donalda Badone. 1992
Jacobs tried for a year to observe the Bible's 700-odd rules for righteous behaviour - he let his beard grow,…
wore only garments made of unmixed fibres, prayed regularly, ate some things but not others. He also queried members of such strict sects as the Amish, the Samaritans, and snake-handling Pentecostals. Jacobs experienced a spiritual awakening of sorts, and revealed the scriptural selectiveness practiced by even the most zealous fundamentalists. Some descriptions of sex. 2008, c2007.The treasury of David: Volume 4 ; Psalms 113-119
Par C. H Spurgeon. 2018
Charles Haddon Spurgeon, often regarded as the greatest preacher of the nineteenth century, crafted The Treasury of David over the…
span of nearly half his ministry. Available for the first time in unabridged audio, this collection features Spurgeon's crucial commentary on Psalms 113–119. 2018.The town of Hercules: a buried treasure trove
Par Joseph Jay Deiss. 1974
Reconstructs the summer day in 79 a.d. when Mount Vesuvius erupted, destroying the town of Herculaneum. Tells of the rediscovery…
of the town and the exciting archaeological digs of recent centuries. Grades 5-8. 1974.The story of archaeology: the 100 great discoveries
Par Paul G Bahn. 1997
Amazing discoveries such as the tomb of Tutankhamen and the caves at Lascaux are headline news but archaeology also reveals…
the lives of ordinary people, our ancestors, and constantly challenges our perception of the past. With an ever growing battery of scientific tools and techniques archaeology has transcended its origins as the pastime of gentleman scholars to become a twenty-first century science. 1997.The sisters of Sinai: how two lady adventurers discovered the hidden Gospels
Par Janet Martin Soskice. 2009
Recounts discoveries of twin sisters Agnes Lewis (1843-1926) and Margaret Gibson (d. 1920), Scottish widows who in the 1890s traveled…
to the Sinai Peninsula in search of lost biblical manuscripts. Describes their journey by camel to the libraries of St. Catherine's Monastery, where they eventually unearthed early gospel texts. 2009.The secret of happiness
Par Billy Graham. 1985
The second coming: Signs Of Christ's Return And The End Of The Age
Par John MacArthur. 1999
The road to Ubar: finding the Atlantis of the sands
Par Nicholas Clapp. 1998
A day-by-day account of two expeditions to Arabia in search of the site of the fabled city of Ubar. Inspired…
by a 1980 trip to return endangered Arabian oryxes to their native habitat, Clapp became intrigued with the legend of Ubar and obtained government radar imagery to help locate the ancient remains. Bestseller. 1998.The riddle of the Rosetta Stone: key to ancient Egypt
Par James Giblin. 1990
Before the discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799, Egyptian hieroglyphic writing -- composed of pictures of animals, birds, and…
geometric shapes -- was a mystery. For nearly 1400 years the meanings had been lost. The author chronicles the fascinating story of how the stone was discovered and, after countless attempts, finally deciphered by scholars. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1990.