What Were the Crusades?
Read the full original review by Adrian Boas as it appeared in Biblical Archaeology Review , Sept/Oct 2011 David Nicolle’s new book takes a look at the Order of Hospitallers, a military order of the...
View ArticleWhat Were the Crusades and How Did They Impact Jerusalem?
This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2013.—Ed. For almost 200 years during the Middle Ages, Christian Crusades wrested control of the Palestine region from the Selçuk Turks...
View ArticleAn Unexpected Consequence of the Christian Crusades
This Bible History Daily feature was originally published in 2011.—Ed. The Fihrist (meaning “the catalogue”) is a compendium of all of the significant written works on religion, the humanities and...
View ArticleThe Virgin Mary and the Prophet Muhammad
The Virgin Mary and the prophet Muhammad have a lot in common within their respective Christian and Islamic traditions, according to author Mary Joan Winn Leith. Photo: Detail of Fra Filippo Lippi’s...
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