Jewish Literature between the Bible and the Mishnah: A Historical and Literary Introduction
by George W.E. Nickelsburg
Reviewed by James VanderKam

Although the Hebrew Bible is the best-known text from the Jewish past, Jews wrote far more literature than the books that now constitute the Bible. A significant portion of this additional material has survived.

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The Book of Genesis Illustrated
by R. Crumb
Reviewed by Leonard J. Greenspoon

Famed illustrator R. Crumb and the even more famous first book of the Bible: Is this a match made in heaven or in a location far more terrestrial?

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Qumran in Context: Reassessing the Archaeological Evidence
by Yizhar Hirschfeld
Reviewed by Rami Arav

Yizhar Hirschfeld suggests that Qumran has lived through three totally different strata of occupation, each with a different function.

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The Final Days of Jesus: The Archaeological Evidence
by Shimon Gibson
Reviewed by Urban C. von Wahlde

Shimon Gibson, one of the more active and respected archaeologists in Jerusalem today, presents his view of the archaeological evidence pertinent to “the final days of Jesus.”

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Pilgrimage in Early Christian Jordan: A Literary and Archaeological Guide
by Burton MacDonald
Reviewed by Jerome Murphy-O’Connor

A guide to Christian pilgrimage sites in Jordan that have a Biblical basis and have been excavated.

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Leaves from an Epigrapher’s Notebook
by Frank Moore Cross
Reviewed by Christopher A. Rollston

This collection of many of Frank Moore Cross’s articles on Northwest Semitic epigraphy and paleography contains many gems.

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