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Bookstore
This bookstore is a listing of books we have found useful for Bible and prophecy study. Inclusion in this listing does not mean that The Prophecy Society endorses everything written in a listed book, it simply means that our TPS staff has determined that information useful for Bible and prophecy study can be found within its pages. The stars following each title are a usefulness rating (i.e., usefulness for the study of Bible prophecy, Bible-related history, and/or Bible-related chronology), and note that its rating is not a comment on the quality of the book or its scholarship, only its usefulness, with 5 stars being the most useful. If you want to read more about a book, click on the book's title to go to its description on the Amazon.com website (except for our TPS titles, which are explained and can be purchased on this website). The titles listed in this bookstore are primarily resources that will help you understand the prophecies recorded in the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament), and some titles may be listed under more than one category heading.
- OLD TESTAMENT (aka TANAKH)
- JUDAISM, ANCIENT AND MODERN ISRAEL
- NEW TESTAMENT (aka B'RIT HADASHAH)
- CHRISTIANITY, CHRISTIAN ANTI-SEMITISM
- BIBLE PROPHECY AND CHRONOLOGY
- RELATED HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, ETC.
 OLD TESTAMENT (aka TANAKH) |
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Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament Kingdom of Priests On the Reliability of the Old Testament Peoples of the Old Testament World |
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| NEW TESTAMENT (aka B'RIT HADASHAH) |
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The New Testament Documents |
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| BIBLE PROPHECY AND CHRONOLOGY |
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Calendars in the Dead Sea Scrolls A Commentary on Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel Unsealed ... An exposition revealing what the Book of Daniel says about the Jewish people, their history, and their God, as understood and explained by Dan Bruce; The Prophecy Society (2011); softcover, 256 pages (6x9-inch format), with 18 illustrations; ISBN 978-0-9816912-1-3 ... shows the post-1967 interpretation of the Danielic prophecies with an updated biblical chronology based on the latest understanding of those prophecies. Every Prophecy of the Bible Handbook of Biblical Chronology The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings Seder Olam |
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| JUDAISM, ANCIENT AND MODERN ISRAEL |
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A History of the Jewish People The Battle for Jerusalem The Battle for Jerusalem: June 5-7, 1967 The Fight for Jerusalem Jerusalem Besieged The Jewish People in Classical Antiquity Jerusalem's Temple Mount Kingdom of Priests The Making of Modern Israel 1948-1967 Secrets of Jerusalem's Temple Mount Six Days of War The Yom Kippur War The Zionist Idea |
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| CHRISTIANITY, CHRISTIAN ANTI-SEMITISM |
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Future Israel Israel and the Church |
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| RELATED HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, ETC. |
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Alexander of Macedon 356-323 B.C. Ancient Mesopotamia Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament Chronicle of the Pharaohs Complete Jewish Bible The Eponyms of the Assyrian Empire 910-612 B. C. Herod The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt Peoples of the Old Testament World Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures |
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... Introducing the Conceptual World of the Hebrew Bible by John H. Walton; Baker Academic (2006); softcover, 368 pages (5.9x8.9-inch format), with illustrations; ISBN 978-0-8010275-0-5 ... surveys the literature of the ancient Near East and introduces the reader to its variety of beliefs about God, religion, and the world.
... A History of Old Testament Israel (2nd edition) by Eugene H. Merrill; Baker Academic (2008); hardcover/softcover, 560 pages (6.5x8.8-inch format), with illustrations; ISBN 978-0-8010319-9-1 ... uses the outdated Thiele chronology, but offers good historical overview.
... by K. A. Kitchen; Wm. B. Eerdmans (2006); softcover, 684 pages (6x9-inch format), with illustrations; ISBN 978-0-8028039-6-2 ... uses the outdated Thiele chronology, but an excellent discussion of the accuracy of the Old Testament texts.
... edited by Alfred J. Hoerth, Gerald L. Mattingly, and Edwin M. Yamauchi; Baker Academic (1998); softcover, 400 pages (5.8x8.6-inch format), with illustrations; ISBN 978-0-8010219-6-1 ... detailed historical and archaeological essays giving insight into the many people/groups who interacted with and influenced ancient Israel.
... Are they Reliable? by F. F. Bruce; Wilder Publications (reprinted 2009); softcover, 84 pages (6x9-inch format); ISBN 978-1-6045986-6-7 ... a classic text still valuable as an introductory apologetics text today.
... Measuring Time (part of The Literature of the Dead Sea Scrolls series) by James C. Vanderkam; Routledge New York (1998); softcover, 144 pages (5.5x8.5-inch format); ISBN 978-0-4151651-4-3 ... a good survey of ancient Jewish calendars and calendar systems, with background information about the Jewish sects associated with each system.
... by Leon Wood (first published 1973); Wipf & Stock Publishers (reprinted 1998); softcover, 336 pages (6x9-inch format); ISBN 978-1-5791013-3-6 ... a good example of the pre-1967 conservative evangelical understanding of the Danielic prophecies.
... The Key to Prophetic Revelation by John F. Walvoord (first published 1971); Moody Publishers (reprinted 1989); softcover, 320 pages (6x9-inch format); ISBN 978-0-8024175-3-4 ... a good example of the pre-1967 dispensational understanding of the Danielic prophecies.
... by John E. Goldingay; Volume 30 of the Word Biblical Commentary published by Thomas Nelson (1989); hardcover, 408 pages (6.1x9.1-inch format); ISBN 978-0-8499022-9-1 ... a complete translation and verse-by-verse commentary, but the author assumes that the prophecies had only immediate meaning for the Jews and were not intended to predict events far in the future (i.e., after the time of the second Temple).
... by John F. Walvoord (first published 1990); David C. Cook (reprinted 1999); softcover, 688 pages (6.1x9.1-inch format); ISBN 978-1-5647675-8-5 ... provides a traditional conservative dispensational explanatory exposition of each significant prophecy of Scripture with some mention of alternative views.
... Principles of Time Reckoning in the Ancient World and Problems of Chronology in the Bible by Jack Finegan; Hendrickson Publishers (revised edition 1998); hardcover, 464 pages (6x9-inch format); ISBN 978-1-5656314-3-4 ... an excellent demonstration of the principles involved in calculating biblical chronology, although some of its chronology does not reflect recent biblical research.
... by Edwin R. Thiele; Kregal Academic & Professional (revised edition 1994); softcover, 256 pages (6x9-inch format); ISBN 978-0-8254382-5-7 ... shows how Thiele calculated the chonology for the kings of Israel and Judah accepted by most scholars and expositors today, but keep in mind that it has to postulate and accept that Scripture contains errors to work!
... The Rabbinic View of Biblical Chronology, translated by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer; Jason Aronson (1998); hardcover, 292 pages (6x9-inch format); ISBN 978-0-7657602-1-0 ... the Orthodox rabbinic chronology from creation to the end of the second Temple, which is fairly accurate (except for sabbath/jubilee calculations) prior to the Babylonian exile, but is quite inaccurate after that period.
... edited by H. H. Ben-Sasson; Harvard University Press (1985); softcover, 1232 pages (6.1x8.9-inch format), with photographs; ISBN 978-0-6743973-1-6 ... presents a total vision of Jewish experiences and achievements--religious, political, social, and economic--in both the land of Israel and the diaspora throughout the ages.
... by Lt. Gen. Mordechai Gur; I Books (2004); softcover, 384 pages (3.9x6.4-inch format); ISBN 978-0-7434866-8-2
... the account of the 1967 liberation of Old City Jerusalem the the Temple Mount by the man who led the Israeli troops.
... by Abraham Rabinovitch; Sefer VeSefel (2004); softcover, 429 pages (5.3x7.8-inch format), with photographs; ISBN 978-9-6572870-7-1 ... the account of the 1967 liberation of Old City Jerusalem by a veteran Israeli reporter.
... Radical Islam, The West, and The Future of the Holy City by Dore Gold; Regnery Publishing (2007); softcover, 384 pages (6.3x9-inch format), with photographs; ISBN 978-1-5969802-9-7 ... a survey of history from an ultra-conservative Israeli viewpoint, with speculation about the uncertain future facing Jerusalem and its holy sites.
... From Ancient Canaan to Modern Israel by Eric H. Cline; University of Michigan Press (2005); hardcover, 432 pages (5.5x9.1-inch format); ISBN 978-0-4720312-0-7 ... a detailed historical overview of the holy city under Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 
... From Alexander to Bar Kochba by John H. Hayes and Sara R. Mandell; Presbyterian Publishing (1998); softcover, 264 pages (5.9x8.9-inch format); ISBN 978-0-6642572-7-9 ... an exposition of Jewish history from 333 BCE to 135 CE. 
... From Solomon to the Golden Dome by Hershel Shanks; Continuum; illustrated edition (2007); hardcover, 216 pages (8.5.5x11-inch format); ISBN 978-008264288-4-4 ... an historical overview of the Temple Mount with lots of color photograhs. 
... by Leslie Stein; Polity (2009); hardcover, 340 pages (6x9.1-inch format); ISBN 978-0-7456446-6-0 ... detailed, comprehensive analysis of modern Israel's history from 1948 to 1967.
... by Leen and Kathleen Ritmeyer; Biblical Archaeology Society; updated enlarged edition (2006); softcover, 166 pages (5.9x8.8-inch format); ISBN 978-1-8803178-6-0 ... a detailed, systematic analysis of the physical evidence and historical testimony concerning the Temple Mount; "secrets" only in the sense of little-known details.
... June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Michael B. Oren; Presidio Press (2003); softcover, 480 pages (5.9x8.8-inch format), with photographs; ISBN 978-0-3454619-2-6 ... one of the most scholarly (and secular) histories of the Six Day War of 1967.
... The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East by Abraham Rabinovitch; Schocken Books (2005); softcover, 592 pages (5.3x7.8-inch format), with photographs; ISBN 978-0-8052112-4-5 ... looks at the war with a long-term historical perspective.
... A Historical Analysis and Reader by Arthur Hertzberg; Jewish Publication Society of America (first published 1959, reprinted 1997); softcover, 648 pages (5x8.2-inch format); ISBN 978-0-8276062-2-7 ... an anthology of works by major Zionist thinkers.
... Why Christian Anti-Judaism Must Be Challenged (New American Commentary Studies in Bible and Theology) by Barry H. Horner; B&H Academic (2007); hardcover, 400 pages (6.2x9-inch format), ISBN 978-0-8054462-7-2 ... good overview of the history of Christian anti-Semitism and its destructive effects through the centuries.
... The Origin and Effects of Replacement Theology by Ronald E. Diprose; Paternoster (2004); softcover, 281 pages (6x9-inch format), ISBN 978-1-8845439-7-5 ... good discussion of the error of replacement theology.
... A Historical Biography by Peter Green; University of California Press (1992); softcover, 617 pages (6.1x8.3-inch format); ISBN 978-0-5200716-6-7 ... easy-to-read but scholarly account of the life of Alexander, who introduced Hellenism to the Jews.
... Portrait of a Dead Civilization by A. Leo Oppenheim; University Of Chicago Press (revised edition, 1977); softcover, 445 pages (5.3x8-inch format); ISBN 978-0-2266318-7-5 ... presents a synthesis of the philological and archaeological data that have accumulated over the past hundred years in the field of Assyriological research.
... The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt (part of The Chronicles Series) by Peter A. Clayton; Thames & Hudson (2006); softcover, 224 pages (7.6x9.9-inch format), with photographs; ISBN 978-0-5002862-8-9 ... easy-to-read survey of Egyptian history during the time of the pharaohs; offers solid chronology and plenty of photographs.
... : An English Version of the Tanakh (Old Testament) and B'rit Hadashah (New Testament) by David H. Stern; Messianic Jewish Resources International (1998); softcover, 1697 pages (5.9x8.7-inch format); ISBN 978-9-6535901-5-1 ... a unique translation of the Bible that emphasizes the Jewishness of the text, uses transliteration of Hebrew names and key theological terms; similar to NIV.
... by Alan R. Millard; Neo-Assyrian Text Corpus Project (May, 1994); softcover, 125 pages + 20 plates; ISBN 978-9-5145671-5-5 ... considered by many scholars to be the definitive Assyrian chronology, but hard to find.
... King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans by Peter Richardson; Fortress Press (1999); hardcover, 388 pages; ISBN 978-0-8006316-4-2 ... goes beyond the myths that have grown up around Herod, and make him a living, breathing character.
... by Ian Shaw (and 13 other scholar-contributors); Oxford University Press, USA (2004); softcover, 552 pages (5x7.7-inch format); ISBN 978-0-1928045=8-7 ... overview of ancient Egypt from prehistory until 311 BCE; meant for advanced students, but accessible to general readers with an interest in the history of Egypt.
... The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text: Torah * Nevi'im * Kethuvim; Jewish Publication Society of America (1985); hardcover, 1622 pages (5x7-inch format); ISBN 978-0-8276036-6-0 ... a Jewish translation of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) based on the traditional Masoretic text, LXX, and the Dead Sea scrolls.