recent books you read

[walrus]

I think I are someone else started a thread like this sometime ago but it has long sunken into obscurity. think even non Christians would enjoy it as it goes into depth of life in those times. Just curious if anyone has read anything interesting lately.

Bill's got a few books starting off with Killing- A series of them? There is another book same title written by a dude named Stephen Mansfield, familliar with it?

How is the book?

Myself; I found it a bit interesting the book describes Herod's physical condition, hart ailments, sexually transmitted diseases, amazing detail about his health.
Also intrigued that Bill doesn't seem to consider Herod too powerful, rather a puppet who owes his kngdom completely to that brutal and all powerful republic (pg 217). And that he looked to slaughter new borns for Caesar Augustus?

Haven't read the whole book rather a sample of it.

Yes, you brought up Herods ailments, certainly stuck out in my mind as well. Maggots in his private parts WTF. I'm sure the documentation must be out there to back it up but I've never come across anything like that. On the whole. I think the book is very well done, catches you from the fist sentence. I haven't read any of his other books but I'd like to pick up killing Patton.