TY - BOOK AU - Martin,James C. AU - Beck,John A. AU - Hansen,David G. TI - A visual guide to Bible events: fascinating insights into where they happened and why SN - 9780801012853 AV - REF BS 630 .M37 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Grand Rapids, Mich. PB - Baker Books KW - Bible KW - Geography KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Bible stories, English N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The need for rescue and the Promised Land : Genesis 8 -- The journey from Egypt to the Promised Land : Exodus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy -- Conquest and settlement of Canaan : Joshua, Judges, Ruth -- The united monarchy of Israel : I and II Samuel, I Kings 1-11 -- The divided kingdom : I and II Kings, Jonah, Isaiah -- The Babylonian invasion, exile, and return to the Promised Land : II Kings 21-25, Ezra, Esther, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Obadiah -- The birth and early years of Jesus : Matthew 1-4, Luke 1-4, John 1 -- Jesus's Messianic mission in Samaria, Galilee, and Phoenicia : Matthew 4-18, Luke 4-18, John 1-4 -- Jesus's last days in and around Jerusalem : Matthew 19-28, Mark 10-16, John 11-21 -- The Good News travels from Jerusalem to the world : Acts -- City letters and revelation : Romans, Ephesians, Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Revelation N2 - Why did Jesus pick Samaria as the place to announce his messianic identity? Why did God lead Moses and the Israelites to Mount Horeb after they fled from Egypt? Why did the apostle John receive God's revelation on the island of Patmos? A Visual Guide to Bible Events illuminates the fascinating connections between Bible events and Bible locations. This beautiful, full-color book is filled with photographs, maps, and easy-to-read commentary. By exploring the relevance of place within biblical stories, this engaging volume brings the Bible alive to modern readers in a way no other book has done before ER -