This readable account by Scott Korb relies on works by scholars and, yes, has footnotes, but the footnotes are sometimes just amusing. For example, referencing Ezekiel’s description of the throne place inside the Holy of Holies in the Temple, he calls it “the place of the soles of God’s feet.” The footnote says God wore exactly a size 20 cubits. Although Korb repeatedly says this is not a book about Jesus, Jesus does come up now and again. His chapters deal with money, home, food, baths, health, R-E-S-P-E-C-T, religion, war, and death. In them I learned more than I wanted to know about King Herod the Great, btw. For anyone interested in a more complete understanding of the world Jesus and his contemporaries inhabited, this is a good choice.
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What I’m ReadingI began working in libraries as a seventh grader, courtesy of scoliosis. My orthopedic surgeon wrote me a pass to miss gym class, so I began working in the school library to feed my love of reading. Even after my surgery to correct the curvature, I kept getting out of gym to work in my high school library and then in my college library (for pay, at last!).
So began my eventual career as a college reference librarian—after a detour into teaching high school English. Later I worked for an educational publisher before going back to libraries.
I have a reading and writing life now. I devour both fiction and nonfiction, and will tell you about some of my favorite reads, both old friends and new discoveries.
Here's some library-themed music to get you in the mood.
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