For most of the Western world, this is Herod the Great -- an icon of cruelty and evil, the epitome of a tyrant.

This book argues that Jesus combined the tradition of an eschatological banquet with a marriage metaphor in order to describe the end of the Exile as a wedding banquet.

Galatians is one of the earliest of the Pauline letters and is therefore among the first documents written by Christians in the first century.

This volume will appeal to anyone studying Judaean-Roman relations and the Judaean-Roman War, as well as those working more broadly on Roman client kingship, and Rome’s eastern provinces.

How should the church reach out into the world with the message of salvation? This revised BST volume from John Stott opens to us the early days of the church as recorded by Luke in the book of Acts.

Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death.

John Shelby Spong, bestselling author and Episcopal bishop of Newark, NJ, challenges the doctrine of the virgin birth, tracing its development in the early Christian church and revealing its legacy in our contemporary attitudes toward women ...

Traces the turbulent history of the Holy City on the 3,000th anniversary of its establishment by King David as the capital of Israel.