BOOK REVIEWFrom Yahweh to Zion: Jealous God, Chosen People, Promised Land…Clash of Civilizationsby Laurent Guyénot 2018 About the AuthorLaurent Guyénot was born in France in 1960. After graduating as an engineer from the École Nationale Supérieure de Techniques Avancées in Paris, and working in the armaments industry in the United States for two years, he … Continue reading From Yahweh to Zion

BOOK REVIEWThe Children of Abraham - Judaism, Christianity, Islamby Francis E. Peters 2018 About the AuthorsFrancis Edward Peters is Professor Emeritus of History, Religion and Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University. A native of NYC, where he attended Regis H.S. he was trained at St. Louis University in Classical Languages (AB, MA) … Continue reading The Children of Abraham

BOOK REVIEWReflections on Judaism and Christianity in Antiquityby Dan Jaffé, Rivka Nir & Yaakov Teppler 2021 About the AuthorsDan Jaffé is Senior Lecturer of Jewish History at Bar-Ilan University and chief editor of the series Judaïsme ancien et christianisme primitif published by Cerf Edition in Paris. He has published many studies on Rabbinic Judaism, Early … Continue reading Reflections on Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity

BOOK REVIEWChristianity at the Crossroads: How the Second Century Shaped the Future of the ChurchMichael J. Kruger 2018 About the AuthorMichael J. Kruger (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is President and the Samuel C. Patterson Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, NC, and the author of a number of books and articles on … Continue reading Christianity at the Crossroads

BOOK REVIEWCreating the Qur’an: A Historical-Critical Studyby Stephen J. Shoemaker 2022 About the AuthorStephen J. Shoemaker is Professor of Religious Studies and Ira E. Gaston Fellow in Christian Studies at the University of Oregon. He is author of The Death of a Prophet, The Apocalypse of Empire and A Prophet Has Appeared, among many other … Continue reading Creating the Qur’an

BOOK REVIEWAfter Jesus Before Christianity: A Historical Exploration of the First Two Centuries of Jesus Movementsby Erin Vearncombe, Brandon Scott & Hal Taussig 2021 About the AuthorsErin Vearncombe is a professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the social realities of the earliest Jesus groups. … Continue reading After Jesus Before Christianity

BOOK REVIEWIn the Closet of the Vatican: Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisyby Martel Frederic 2019 About the AuthorFrédéric Martel is a French writer, researcher and journalist. His most famous pieces of work are The Pink and the Black, Homosexuals in France since 1968, Mainstream. About the BookThe New York Times Bestseller In the Closet of the Vatican … Continue reading In the Closet of the Vatican