Oxford Bible atlas / edited by Adrian Curtis.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2007.Edition: 4th edDescription: x, 229 p. : col. ill., maps ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0191001589 (hbk.)
  • 9780191001581 (hbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • REF BS 630 .O96 2007
Contents:
The setting. The text in context ; The lands of the BIble ; Climate, flora, and fauna ; Israel and the nations -- The Hebrew Bible. The setting of the Genesis stories ; The patriarchs in Canaan ; The exodus and wilderness traditions ; The stories of Joshua and the Judges, Samuel and Saul ; The stories of David and Solomon ; Ancient trade routes ; The kingdoms of Israel and Judah ; The Assyrian Empire ; The kingdom of Judah ; The Babylonian Empire ; The Persian Empire ; Judah, Yehud, and Judea ; Alexander's Empire and its aftermath: the Hellenistic Period ; Jerusalem in the 1st millennium BCE -- The New Testament. The kingdom of Herod and his successors ; The ministry of Jesus and the beginnings of the church ; The Roman Empire: the background of the New Testament ; Jerusalem in New Testament times ; Paul's journeys ; The cradle of Christianity -- Archaeology in Bible lands. Archaeology in the ancient Near East ; Archaeology and the Bible.
Review: "The Oxford Bible Atlas provides a superb guide to the lands in which the Bible's stories are set, from Genesis to Revelation. This new edition of the best-selling Atlas has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with the latest insights from biblical scholarship, archaeology, and topography. It now includes full-colour maps and illustrations throughout."--BOOK JACKET.
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Reference Storms Research Center Reference Collection - Does Not Circulate REF BS 630 .O96 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 98639588

Previous ed.: edited by Herbert May. 1984.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203) and indexes.

The setting. The text in context ; The lands of the BIble ; Climate, flora, and fauna ; Israel and the nations -- The Hebrew Bible. The setting of the Genesis stories ; The patriarchs in Canaan ; The exodus and wilderness traditions ; The stories of Joshua and the Judges, Samuel and Saul ; The stories of David and Solomon ; Ancient trade routes ; The kingdoms of Israel and Judah ; The Assyrian Empire ; The kingdom of Judah ; The Babylonian Empire ; The Persian Empire ; Judah, Yehud, and Judea ; Alexander's Empire and its aftermath: the Hellenistic Period ; Jerusalem in the 1st millennium BCE -- The New Testament. The kingdom of Herod and his successors ; The ministry of Jesus and the beginnings of the church ; The Roman Empire: the background of the New Testament ; Jerusalem in New Testament times ; Paul's journeys ; The cradle of Christianity -- Archaeology in Bible lands. Archaeology in the ancient Near East ; Archaeology and the Bible.

"The Oxford Bible Atlas provides a superb guide to the lands in which the Bible's stories are set, from Genesis to Revelation. This new edition of the best-selling Atlas has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with the latest insights from biblical scholarship, archaeology, and topography. It now includes full-colour maps and illustrations throughout."--BOOK JACKET.

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