Review
'"This interesting and well-organized work is certainly the best book-length study of any aspect of the culture of Dura-Europos, and is simultaneously quite close to being the best available treatment of the religion of PalmyraApart from being a highly useful study of fascinating material, and, via the evidence from Dura, an important contribution to the religious history of Palmyra itself, this book offers a model of logic and clarity in approaching the confusing and contested cultural and religious history of the Near East, and should be read by all future students of the area.'
Fergus Millar, "Journal of Roman Studies, 2001.
'"This is an important sociological study'
L.L. Grabbe, "Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2000.