Ancient Israel by Roland De Vaux; John McHugh (Translator)

Ancient near East in Pictures Relating to the Old Testament with Supplement by James B. Pritchard (Editor)

Civilizations of the Ancient Near East by Jack M. Sasson (Editor)

Handbook of Life in Bible Times by Thompson, J.A.

Life in Biblical Israel by Philip J. King; Lawrence E. Stager

Life in the Ancient near East, 3100-332 B. C. E. by Daniel C. Snell

Manners and Customs in the Bible by Victor H. Matthews

The IVP Bible Background Commentary by John H. Walton; Mark W. Chavalas; Victor H. Matthews

The Land of the Bible by Yohanan Aharoni; Anson F. Rainey (Translator)

The New International Dictionary of Biblical Archaeology by Edward M. Blaiklock (Editor); R. K. Harrison (Editor)

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the near East by Eric M. Meyers (Editor); American Schools of Oriental Research Staff (Compiled by)

Palestine in the Time of Jesus by K. C. Hanson; Douglas E. Oakman

The IVP Bible Background Commentary by Craig S. Keener

Roman Society and Roman Law in the New Testament by A. N. Sherwin-White

Myth and Mystery by Jack Finegan

Honor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity by David A. DeSilva