The History in the Bible Podcast Companion Set of Books
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Introduction
The History in the Bible Podcast Companion is a set of four books, published by Chippendale Books, and available only from Amazon. Three of the volumes contain the scripts of the three seasons of the show. The fourth contains full-colour maps, charts, diagrams, and timelines.
There will not be hardback editions, nor Kindle editions.
The volumes are paperbacks, in standard US paperback size (6×9″, 15×23 cm)
The volumes sell for $US 12 to $US 18, depending on their page counts. Of that, I get a whopping two bucks per book. I’m not making money out of this, people. I have no idea how much it will cost in your country. Since Amazon uses many different printers for its books, I have no control over the physical quality of the book. My own author copies look just fine.
Problems Ordering from Amazon?
Sometimes Amazon shows one of the books as unavailable. That should be impossible, since they are printed on demand. I suspect the problem lies in the combination of your location and the regional Amazon market-place (country) you are ordering from. I can only suggest trying a different market-place. That can take some effort. For example, I have to make a real effort to order from Amazon US, since Amazon persists in offering me Amazon Australia. It's a pain.
Volume 1 Genesis to Babylon
This volume of the Companion includes the scripts of the first season. It covers the books of Genesis through to the prophets who lived before the Exile, ending with Habakkuk.
It provides an introduction to the archaeology of the Middle East and Mesopotamia, the history of the Hebrews in the Bronze Age, the united kingdom of David and Solomon, and its two successor kingdoms, Israel and Judah.
This volume is a whopping 580 pages. It sells for $US 18.00.
Where To Buy It
You can buy it from these regional Amazon market-places:
Volume 2 Age of the Second Temple
This volume of the Companion contains the complete scripts of the second season of the History in the Bible podcast. This is the age of the Second Temple. It covers the books in the Old Testament written after the return from Babylon. The volume explores the history of Judea from Persian to Roman times. It investigates in depth the rich apocalyptic literature of the time.
Then the book examines all the books of the New Testament to see what we can reliably know of the history of Jesus and the disciples, and the great apostle Paul.
This volume is an impressive 640 pages. It's huge! The book sells for $US 18.00.
Where To Buy It
You can buy it from these regional Amazon market-places:
Volume 3 The Heirs of Abraham
This volume contains the complete scripts of the third season of the History in the Bible podcast. It follows the history of the two heirs of Abraham, rabbinic Judaism and Christianity, to the year 200. By that year, the rabbis had created their foundational document, the Mishnah, and Christianity had created the imperial church incorporate.
It also discusses Gnosticism at length, the many books that almost made into the New Testament, and the early years of the rabbinic movement. I have also included some bonus time-lines not found in the other volumes.
At over 300 pages, it sells for $US 14.
Where To Buy It
You can buy it from these regional Amazon market-places:
Volume 4 Essential Resources
Essential Resources consists of an enhanced version of all the material on this website, material it is impossible to convey aurally in a podcast. It is not a weighty tome. The book is 150 pages in length, and in full colour. It sells for $US 12. It is full to the brim with tables, charts, time-lines, and figures.
Where To Buy It
You can buy it from these regional Amazon market-places:
For whatever reason, it is not available from Amazon Australia. Oh, the irony. Australians should order the book from other Amazon sites.