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THE HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE BIBLE

by Ian Barnes

Published by Quantum Publishing. 1st. 2014

Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper. This book places the key events and people described in the Bible into their social and geographical context, showing the link between the scriptures and the society in which they were written. Includes timelines, colour photographs and illustrations of archaeological sites and artifacts. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 255 pages including index.

Top edge of text block has a few very minor spots else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label to top front corner.

ISBN: 9781845735661
Stock no. 1830841

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Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
  • TIMELINES
  • THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
  • ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE BIBLE
  • HISTORY OF THE BIBLE
  • PATRIARCHS AND THEIR WORLD
  • THE JOURNEYS OF ABRAHAM
  • ISAAC, JACOB AND JOSEPH
  • THE EXODUS
  • INVASION AND CONQUEST
  • STRUGGLES OF THE JUDGES
  • ISRAEL DEFEATED THE ARK CAPTURED
  • SAMUEL, SAUL AND THE NEW JEWISH MONARCHY
  • THE STRUGGLE FOR POWER
  • KING DAVID
  • SOLOMON'S RULE AND EMPIRE
  • DAVID AND SOLOMON'S CITY
  • THE NATION DIVIDED
  • EGYPT INVADES
  • WARS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH
  • TRIBUTE TO ASSYRIA
  • RENAISSANCE OF THE KINGDOMS
  • CHAOS
  • THE DESTRUCTION OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH
  • IEXILE TO BABYLONIA
  • THE RISE OF PERSIA
  • RETURN FROM EXILE AND RESETTLEMENT
  • ALEXANDER AND HIS SUCCESSORS
  • MACCABEAN REVOLT
  • JEWISH INDEPENDENCE
  • HEROD'S KINGDOM
  • BIRTH OF JESUS
  • JUDAEA AND GALILEE
  • THE MINISTRY OF JESUS
  • THE LAST DAYS OF JESUS
  • CONVERSION OF SAUL
  • PAUL'S MISSIONARY JOURNEYS
  • THE PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS AND THE SHADOW OF ROME
  • EVANGELIZING CHRISTIANITY
  • JEWISH REVOLTS AGAINST ROME
  • THE JEWISH DIASPORA
  • THE SPREAD OF CHRISTIANITY
  • GLOSSARY
  • INDEX
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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