Daniel Pioske

Asher’s Eye

Fiction

“Following the rich Solomonic world portrayed in Joel and the Egyptian Cat, David Dudley takes us closer in time and farther afield to the Babylonian Empire and the captives living within it after the fall of Jerusalem. The stirring story told is one of intrigue and desperation, where questions of loyalty, identity, and strange visions confront a young man faced with weighty decisions. A captivating read.”

Experiencing Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In this vivid and illuminating work, Victor Matthews distills a career of cutting-edge scholarship on the social world of the Bible into an elegant study of the sensory experiences that informed these ancient writings. He leads us on a journey of how it felt to live in the lands that lay behind biblical storytelling, thereby drawing us closer to those who told these stories in antiquity and the audiences for whom they were performed. In doing so, the insights offered in this book on the sensory aspects of biblical literature make us more sensitive, empathetic readers of what these texts claim.”

Joel and the Egyptian Cat

Fiction

“Rare is a work of literature so steeped in the biblical world. Rarer still is a work that weds this knowledge to a story that is lively, at moments whimsical, and often moving. Only a skilled novelist with expertise in the Bible could pull off such a feat. David Dudley is that artist.”