The Bible’s Buried Secrets
Two-hour NOVA special
Reviewed by Kenneth Atkinson

The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land
by Ephraim Stern, editor
Reviewed by Philip J. King

Studying the Ancient Israelites: A Guide to Sources and Methods
by Victor H. Matthews
Reviewed by Robin Gallaher Branch

Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations
by Georgina Howell
Reviewed by Julia M. Asher-Greve

God’s Problem: How the Bible Fails to Answer Our Most Important Question—Why We Suffer
by Bart Ehrman
Reviewed by John Merrill

The End of Biblical Studies
by Hector Avalos
Reviewed by John Merrill

Eden to Exile: Mary Magdalene Understood
by Jane Schaberg with Melanie Johnson-Debaufre
Reviewed by Amy-Jill Levine

Neolithic
by Susan Foster McCarter
Reviewed by Gary Rollefson

The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East: Transforming the Human Landscape
by Alan H. Simmons
Reviewed by Gary Rollefson

The Passion
by Geza Vermes
Reviewed by John Merrill

The Nativity
by Geza Vermes
Reviewed by John Merrill

What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls and Why Do They Matter?
by David Noel Freedman and Pam Fox Kuhlken
Reviewed by James D. VanderKam

The Architecture of Herod, the Great Builder
by Ehud Netzer
Reviewed by Hillel Geva

Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, From Solomon to the Golden Dome
By Hershel Shanks
Reviewed by John Merrill

St. Peter’s
By Keith Miller

Soldier of the Pharaoh: Middle Kingdom Egypt 2055-1650 BC
By Nic Fields, Illustrated by Peter Bull

Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible
By Eric H. Cline
Reviewed by John Merrill

Rereading Paul Together: Protestant and Catholic Perspectives on Justification
Edited by David E. Aune
Reviewed by Ben Witherington

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses. The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony
By Richard Bauckham
Reviewed by Ben Witherington

The Nativity Story
A Film Review.
Reviewed by James Strange

The Beginnings of Christianity. An Introduction to the New Testament
By Howard Clark Kee
Reviewed by Bruce Chilton

Resurrection: The Origin and Future of a Biblical Doctrine
Edited by James Charlesworth
Reviewed by Ben Witherington, III

Explore Petra: Lost City of Stone
©Phoenix Data Systems, 2006
Reviewed by Dorothy Resig

Holiday Book Guide

Busting the Da Vinci Code
With all the ballyhoo over the book and the brand-new movie, get the facts.