The two I have are “Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes” and “Poet and Peasant (plus) Through Peasant Eyes.” Each costs less than $20 from Alibris.com.
Dr. Bailey was a Protestant minister and college instructor in the Middle East for more than 30 years. He’s fluent in Arabic, Syriac, Hebrew, Aramaic ...
To our English understanding of New Testament texts, based in Greek and Latin, he brings information from Arabic, Syriac, and other Christian sources that are based in the cultures in which the Gospels originated. He also brings his own experience of living in these (nearly unchanged) cultures and knowing the people and their lives.
This material has been the focus of my study in the last six months or so, and it had just exploded my understanding of the Lord Jesus and what He was doing in His temporal context. It’s almost like another conversion.
Thank you.