Religion
An authoritative guide to Jewish studies, reflecting the latest research in a diverse and flourishing field
The life and times of Milton’s epic poem about Satan’s revolt against God and humanity’s expulsion from paradise
How people have reimagined the story of the ten plagues of Egypt, from antiquity to our own era of relentless catastrophe
A panoramic history of the Muslim world from the age of the Prophet Muḥammad to the birth of the modern era
A major biography of a mesmerizing statesman whose complex bond with the Jewish people forever shaped their lives—and his legacy
An entertaining and enlightening book about how ancient peoples dealt with death—and what we might learn from them