| Description |
196 pages : illustrations, maps (part folded, part color) ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
The background. A strip of land between sea and desert -- Meeting place of many cultures -- Reconnaissance in Palestine -- Remnants of ancient civilisations -- Excavation of tells and tombs -- Deciphering the ancient tongues -- The technique of biblical geography -- The Old Testament. The chronicles of the Old Testament -- The patriarchs -- Exodus from the house of bondage -- Settlement in Canaan -- From Joshua to Saul -- Jerusalem: City of David and of God -- Judah and Israel -- In the hands of Assyrians -- The prophets -- Exile and return -- The Jews in the Hellenistic world -- The New Testament. Under the Roman eagle -- Voices in the wilderness -- The hireling and the good shepherd -- The Gospels: background and composition -- Jesus of Nazareth -- Notes on the plates |
| Summary |
Contains a fund of information which will prove of unfailing interest to all who love the Bible |
| Analysis |
Bible - Antiquities |
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Bible - Geography - Maps |
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Jews - History - To 70 A.D |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Translation of Kleine Atlas van de Bijbel |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Bible -- Antiquities.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013580
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Bible -- Geography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013642
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Bible -- Geography -- Maps.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013643
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| Subject |
Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D.
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| Genre/Form |
Maps.
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| LC no. |
60001540 |
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