Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction discussion

This was posted elsewhere by Azaria, but as it's a search for a book, I've posted it in a more well suited place

Hey HistFic lovers - can anybody recommend novels set in biblical times? I've read two by Eleanor de Jong that I absolutely adored:

Delilah & Jezebel

And in fact I loved these books so much that they inspired me to write my own novel, set in ancient Babylon c.1750 BC. They really sparked my interest in the ancient landscape and sent me off to do some research - now I love ancient history just as much as medieval.

I've got The Red Tent still to read, and have tried but failed to get into Mary, Called Magdalene by Margaret George. Any other recommendations would be greatly appreciated :-)

Thank you Darcy :-)

Thank you Darcy :-) sorry I put it in the wrong section - I'm still finding my feet on Goodreads. Joined 2 years ago but am only just starting to use it.

No worries.

I just wanted to ensure it was in a place where people would know you're looking for a book, rather than just noting a particular book fit within a particular period.

Otherwise, it would possibly get missed by someone who could offer you a suggestion.

The only one I can recommend (And I didn't read it but it was a group read here a while back) is Iscariot: A Novel of Judas

I don't read books in this era but I have looked for a few of them to buy a girlfriend of mine. It does seem that most of them are about the women in the bible.

Orson Scott Card has this Women of Genesis series:


Marek Halter has the Canaan trilogy:
&

Gerald N. Lund has a series about the followers of Jesus:

Thanks both!

Sinners and the Sea: The Untold Story of Noah's Wife is a good one. You might also enjoy Isle of Womanand the rest from Piers Anthony's Geodyssey series. They lean towards the more fantastical than fact but an interesting read.

Personally I liked Paul L. Maier's books

about the spread of Christianity to Rome and Vespians rise to the throne

and

about the events of the Crucifixion from Pilate's view point - very sympathetic to Pilate

And I was thinking that Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ and The Robe would also fit this request.

I've only watched the movies myself but I hear the books are supposed to be better.

I read The Robe a few yrs ago and I thought it was much, much better than the movie, and I really like the movie. I have never gotten around to reading Ben-Hur.