Oxford Bible Atlas | 
 enlarge | Author: Adrian Curtis
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 60620
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 4
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0191001589
Dewey Decimal Number: 220.91
EAN: 9780191001581
ASIN: 0191001589
Publication Date: March 22, 2007
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Product Description
This new edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas, with 27 maps and 81 full-color illustrations, has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with regard both to biblical scholarship and to archaeology and topography. The Atlas will help readers of the Bible understand the contexts in which its stories are set and to appreciate the world from which it emerged and which formed its background. Maps show the geographical setting of the Bible's stories and reflect the successive stages of the Bible's accounts, while specially chosen full-color illustrations bring the countries and their peoples to life. The accompanying text describes the land of Palestine, and its wider ancient Near Eastern and east Mediterranean settings. It outlines clearly the successive historical periods, and describes the major civilizations with which Israelites, Jews, and early Christians came into contact. There is also an illustrated survey of the relevance of archaeology for the study of the Bible. The Atlas provides a superb guide to the geography of the Holy Land throughout biblical history, from the Exodus period through to New Testament times.
Comprehensively revised to take account of modern scholarship
27 maps and 81 full-color illustrations
A superb guide to the geography, history, and archaeology of Bible lands
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 Gorgeous but not orthodox July 9, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Why bother creating such a beautiful book, full of helpful maps and lovely photographs, when the authors clearly only half believe the Biblical narrative? I got disgusted by the all phrases such as "purported to have happened," and "said to have taken place," in the first few chapters. My guess is that most people wanting to really delve into the geography of the Bible believe it's true, or they wouldn't be bothering. Had I realized how heavy this slant was, I would have chosen something else.
 A great resource October 24, 2007
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This Atlas is beautiful. It has a combination of a variety full-color maps (some of which are interesting, low-angle images), satellite images, and color photographs of the many different regions and climates of the Biblical lands. The narrative is a helpful chronology of the major events of the Bible--including the "inter-testamental era--and concludes with an examination of the role of archaeology. There are also separate two-page snapshots of key archaeological discoveries. This atlas has everything I was hoping to get when I ordered it.
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