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With illustrations, maps, chronologies, and concise Descriptions, this guide provides an attractive and organized Framework to understand the land, people, places, history, and Culture of the Bible. Includes over 60 full-color maps --Book Jacket.
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The essential Bible guide: Bible background with maps, charts, and lists
2010, Abingdon Press
in English
1426707576 9781426707575
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Table of Contents
Understanding the geography of the Bible. Climate
Physical geography and human settlement in the Ancient Near East
The Syrian-African rift
The Levant
Egypt
Mesopotamia
The Mediterranean Basin
List of maps in Section I. Mean annual precipitation of the Middle East; Mean temperatures
January and July
Climatic regions of the Middle East
Physical map of the Ancient Near East
Geology of the Middle East
The Fertile Cresent
Ancient and Modern
Geobotanical regions
The economy of the Ancient Near East
The Syrian-African rift
Major routes and physical features of the Holy Land
The Nile Delta
Mesopotamia
Culture and commerce in the Ancient Near East
The Aegean People
The Island of Certe
The Migration of the Sea People, 1174 B.C.
The economy of the Kingdom of Tyre, According to Ezekiel 27.
Understanding the Old Testament. The Hebrew Bible
The books of the Old Testament
The Ancient Near East
The People and lands of the Ancient Near East
Chronology of the Old Testment
The Patriarchs
The Matriarchs
The Exodus from Egypt and the entry into Canaan
The conquest and settlement
The Tribes of Israel
Period of the Judges
The United Monarchy
The kingdom of Israel
The Kingdom of Judah
The Prophets
The priests, Levites, and Israel
The destruction and exile
The return of Zion
The Hebrew Alphabet: Transliteration guide ; Vocalization guide ; Chronological chart of the Alphabet
The Hebrew calendar: Months and festivals in the Hebrew Calendar.
List of maps in Section II. Physical map of the Land of the Bible
The Near East in the time of the Patriarchs: Schematic plan of Ur
The Exodus and conquest of Canaan
The distribution of the land among the twelve tribes
The battle of the waters of Merom
The war of Deborah
The deployment of forces
The War of Ehud
The war of Gideon
The Battle of Eben-ezer
The wanderings of the Ark of the Covenant
The empire of David and Solomon: Trade under Solomon
The kingdoms of David and Eshbaal
Solomon's Temple
The divided kingdom
The wars of Amaziah and Joash
The conquests of Joash and Jeroboam II
The wanders of Elijah
The activities of Elisha
The cities of the prophets
The Levitical cities
The closing years of the Kingdom of Judah
The exile of Judah
The final campaign of Nebuchadnezzar against Judah
The land of Judah in the Days of the Return
Jerusalem at the time of Nehemiah
The near East at the time of the Assyrian Empire
The Babylonian and Persian Empires
The return to Zion 538-445 B.C.
Understanding the New Testament. The New Testament: text and context
The books of the New Testament
The land of the Gospels
Peoples and lands of the New Testament
The Intertestamental Period
Early Caesars of the Roman Empire
The Herods
The Gospels
The growth of the early church in the first century A.D.
List of Maps in Section III. Physical map of the Land of the Gospels
People and lands of the New Testament World
The route of Alexander the Great, 334-323 B.C.
The Greek Cities in Palestine, 312-167 B.C.
The Hasmonean State, 143-563 B.C.
The kingdom of Herod the Great
The Division of Herod's Kingdom
Jesus in Galilee
Jesus' Ministry
Sidon to Jerusalem
"He resolutely set his face toward Jerusalem" (Lk 9:51)
Jerusalem in the time of Jesus
Damascus in the time of Saul
Expansion of the early church in Palestine and Syria
Paul's first the second missionary journeys
Paul's third missionary journey and trip to Rome
The Jewish revolt against Rome, A.D. 66-70
The fall of Masada, A.D. 73.
Edition Notes
Originally published in separate volumes, 1997-2007, as: Understanding the geography of the Bible / Menashe Har-El and Paul H. Wright, Understanding the Old Testament / Baruch Sarel, and Understanding the New Testament / Paul H. Wright.
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