The Devil by Amelia Wilson
The Devil by Amelia Wilson is a concise look at the evolution of the devil over 2.5 millennia through art.
Adam, Eve, and the Serpent
Pagels looks at traditional roles of gender and sexual relationships as influenced by the Genesis creation story.
In the Beginning: Story of the King James Bible
First published in 1611, the King James Bible is still hailed today as a tremendous literary achievement and in some circles, the true authoritative Word of God.
Heresy, Magic and Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe
With this book, Professor Gary Waite has written one of the clearest overviews of witchcraft and heresy in Europe during the 15th through 17th centuries.
Occult Philosophy of the Elizabethan Age
First published in 1979, Yates covers a broad range of topics and key thinkers to show how fundamental occult thinking was during this time period.
Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew
Lost Christianities provides a fascinating overview of the events, writings, and politics that eventually led to the New Testament as we know it today.
Cosmos, Chaos and the World to Come
Cohn's book is a fascinating journey through the creation myths of the Egyptians, Mesopotamians, Vedic Indians and Zoroastrians
Satan: The Early Christian Tradition
Satan picks up where Russell's earlier book - The Devil - left off, right after the New Testament.
Dictionary of Angels: Including the Fallen Angels
For a general A-Z reference guide to angels and demons, Davidson's Dictionary of Angels is pretty comprehensive.
The Jesus Quest: The Third Search for the Jew of Nazareth
Ben Witherington III serves as editor for this compilation of scholarly essays surrounding the Third Quest for the Historical Jesus.
The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity
The devil and evil go hand in hand, and in Professor Russell's first book in his history of the devil and evil, he takes us back to pre-Christian time.
Beyond the Essene Hypothesis: The Parting of the Ways between Qumran and Enochic Judaism
Boccaccini traces the lineage of Jewish texts and looks for where the Qumran community fits in with Jewish literature.