New Books in Ancient History

501 Episodes

1. Joshua W. Jipp, "The Messianic Theology of the New Testament" (Eerdmans, 2020)

   Published: 12/27/2023
2. Alice Collett, "Lives of Early Buddhist Nuns: Biographies as History" (Oxford UP, 2016)

   Published: 12/26/2023
3. Edward J. Watts, "The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome: The History of a Dangerous Idea" (Oxford UP, 2021)

   Published: 12/25/2023
4. Katherine D. Von Schaik, "How to Be Healthy: An Ancient Guide to Wellness" (Galen) (Princeton UP, 2024)

   Published: 12/17/2023
5. Yaron Eliav, "A Jew in the Roman Bathhouse: Cultural Interaction in the Ancient Mediterranean" (Princeton UP, 2023)

   Published: 12/17/2023
6. Mario Baghos, "From the Ancient Near East to Christian Byzantium: Kings, Symbols, and Cities" (Cambridge Scholars, 2021)

   Published: 12/16/2023
7. Isaac Soon, "A Disabled Apostle: Impairment and Disability in the Letters of Paul" (Oxford UP, 2023)

   Published: 12/16/2023
8. Kawi Culture: Exploring Indonesia’s Classical Civilisation

   Published: 12/15/2023
9. Peter Brown, "Journeys of the Mind: A Life in History" (Princeton UP, 2023)

   Published: 12/14/2023
10. Genealogies of Modernity Episode 2: What Is Modernity?

    Published: 12/6/2023
11. David McMahan on Rethinking Meditation

    Published: 12/4/2023
12. J. Christopher Edwards, "Crucified: The Christian Invention of the Jewish Executioners of Jesus" (Fortress Press, 2023)

    Published: 12/2/2023
13. Empires of the Steppes: A History of the Nomadic Tribes Who Shaped Civilisation

    Published: 12/2/2023
14. Vedic Texts, Indus Script, Aryan Migration

    Published: 11/30/2023
15. Tony Spawforth, "What the Greeks Did for Us" (Yale UP, 2023)

    Published: 11/28/2023
16. Greg Bailey, "The Brahmavaivarta Purana (Ganesa Khanda): Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology" (Motilal Banarsidass, 2022)

    Published: 11/23/2023
17. Dominik A. Haas, "Gāyatrī: Mantra and Mother of the Vedas" (Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 2023)

    Published: 11/22/2023
18. Raj Balkaran and McComas Taylor, "Visions and Revisions in Sanskrit Narrative: Studies in the Sanskrit Epics and Purāṇas" (ANU Press, 2023)

    Published: 11/21/2023
19. Meghan Henning, "Hell Hath No Fury: Gender, Disability, and the Invention of Damned Bodies in Early Christian Literature" (Yale UP, 2021)

    Published: 11/17/2023
20. Mira Balberg, "Fractured Tablets: Forgetfulness and Fallibility in Late Ancient Rabbinic Culture" (U California Press, 2023)

    Published: 11/16/2023