I just finished reading Hittite Warrior by Joanne Williamson. The traditional way of study has been to seperate the study of God's plan for the Jews, his Chosen People, from the ordinary study of ancient civilizations. For one thing, most modern texts compartmentalize the various ancient peoples. Egypt is studied, then Babylonia, then Greece, then Rome. The tie between these cultures is largely seen as simply chronological; one came before or after the others. But there is a more important relation between all cultures. They are all moving toward or away from the central hitorical event of all time: the incarnation of the Son of God. Hittite Warrior shows the relationship between all these ancient peoples at one time in history, bringing into clear focus, the connection between salvation history and the rest of the events of the world. This story, based on an episode in the Bible's Book of Judges, took place about 200 years before the days of Saul and David, and about 1200 years before the birth of Christ. I highly recommend this book for anyone over the age of 10 years, especially those who are studying the ancient world!