| Edition |
Fourth edition. |
| Description |
x, 229 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm |
| Note |
Previous ed.: edited by Herbert May. 1984. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 203) and indexes. |
| 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. -- Chronology. |
| Subject |
Bible -- Geography.
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Bible -- Geography -- Maps.
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| Added Author |
Curtis, Adrian.
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May, Herbert G. (Herbert Gordon), 1904-1977.
Oxford Bible atlas.
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| ISBN |
0191001589 hardback |
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9780191001581 hardback |
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