New Books in Ancient History

501 Episodes

1. Konrad Schmid and Jens Schröter, "The Making of the Bible: From the First Fragments to Sacred Scripture" (Harvard UP, 2021)

   Published: 3/3/2022
2. James McHugh, "An Unholy Brew: Alcohol in Indian Religion and History" (Oxford UP, 2021)

   Published: 3/3/2022
3. Olivia Milburn, "The Empress in the Pepper Chamber: Zhao Feiyan in History and Fiction" (U Washington Press, 2021)

   Published: 3/1/2022
4. Erica Brown, "Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile" (Maggid, 2020)

   Published: 2/25/2022
5. Eviatar Shulman, "Visions of the Buddha: Creative Dimensions of Early Buddhist Scripture" (Oxford UP, 2021)

   Published: 2/23/2022
6. Darian R. Lockett, "Letters for the Church: Reading James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, and Jude as Canon" (InterVarsity Press, 2021)

   Published: 2/23/2022
7. Jarrod Whitaker, "Strong Arms and Drinking Strength: Masculinity, Violence, and the Body in Ancient India" (Oxford UP, 2011)

   Published: 2/17/2022
8. Markus Zehnder, "The Bible and Immigration: A Critical and Empirical Reassessment" (Pickwick Publications, 2021)

   Published: 2/17/2022
9. Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma, "The Kural: Tiruvalluvar's Tirukkural" (Beacon Press, 2022)

   Published: 2/8/2022
10. Kimberly Cassibry, "Destinations in Mind: Portraying Places on the Roman Empire's Souvenirs" (Oxford UP, 2021)

    Published: 2/4/2022
11. Emma Southon, "A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome" (Abrams Press, 2021)

    Published: 2/2/2022
12. Paulette F. C. Steeves, "The Indigenous Paleolithic of the Western Hemisphere" (U Nebraska Press, 2021)

    Published: 1/27/2022
13. Speaking Bones: Unearthing Ancient Stories of Illness and Disease

    Published: 1/21/2022
14. Erin M. Cline, "The Analects: A Guide" (Oxford UP, 2021)

    Published: 1/20/2022
15. Judith Herrin, "Ravenna: Capital of Empire, Crucible of Europe" (Princeton UP, 2020)

    Published: 1/14/2022
16. Thomas Schmidt, "The Book of Revelation and Its Eastern Commentators: Making the New Testament in the Early Christian World" (Cambridge UP, 2021)

    Published: 1/3/2022
17. Ionut Moise and Ganesh U. Thite, "Vaiśeṣikasūtra: A Translation" (Routledge, 2021)

    Published: 12/30/2021
18. From Linear A to Linear B: Suggestive Continuity

    Published: 12/29/2021
19. Beate Kowalski and Susan E. Docherty, "The Reception of Exodus Motifs in Jewish and Christian Literature: "Let My People Go!" (Brill, 2021)

    Published: 12/23/2021
20. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill, “Herculaneum Uncovered” (Open Agenda, 2021)

    Published: 11/30/2021