In Search of History: Historiography in the Ancient World and the Origins of Biblical History Book

While an easy, sometimes interesting, read, this edition of Romer's chatty history of the bible is marred in several respects. First, the 'plates' referred to in the text don't exist. Second, very few factual claims are referenced. Third, the editors allowed inconsistant references to the final book of the bible, sometimes entitling it, correctly, as 'Revelation', sometimes incorrectly as 'Revelations'.

Still, the author, an Egyptologist, clearly enjoys his subject and this warmth does come through occasionally. As an introduction, and with a complete edition including the plates, this book would serve.