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Oxford Bible Atlas by Adrian Curtis (2009, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199560463
ISBN-139780199560462
eBay Product ID (ePID)70905841
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
Publication NameOxford Bible Atlas
LanguageEnglish
SubjectReligion, Reference, Biblical Reference / General, Biblical Reference / Atlases, Atlases, Gazetteers & Maps (See Also Travel / Maps & Road Atlases)
Publication Year2009
TypeMap
AuthorAdrian Curtis
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight26.6 Oz
Item Length10.9 in
Item Width8.2 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-455627
Dewey Edition22
Reviews'Review from previous edition Very up to date . . . stunning photographs . . . an exciting handbook that needs to be readily to hand for any serious Bible scholar of any age'Common Ground: The Journal of the Council of Christians and Jews, "It is 25 years since the third edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas. After a long wait we now have a new version, teeming with lots of splendid colour photos, amended maps, and a significantly revised text...[Curtis's] incisive text is every bit as worthwhile as the book's maps, which are terrific...deserves its place on every shelf." --Catholic Herald"In Oxford Press's tradition, the atlas has superb maps--many of them three-dimensional, annotated, and in full color, along with photos, illustrations, charts, and diagrams to help the reader set the biblical narrative angainst the backdrop of Middle Eastern history and geography." --The Bible Today, 'Review from previous edition Very up to date . . . stunning photographs . . . an exciting handbook that needs to be readily to hand for any serious Bible scholar of any age'Common Ground: The Journal of the Council of Christians and Jews'recommended for all public libraries as a handsome background resource for Bible study'Library Journal'Recommended'Church Review, 'recommended for all public libraries as a handsome background resource for Bible study'Library Journal, "It is 25 years since the third edition of theOxford Bible Atlas. After a long wait we now have a new version, teeming with lots of splendid colour photos, amended maps, and a significantly revised text...[Curtis's] incisive text is every bit as worthwhile as the book's maps, which areterrific...deserves its place on every shelf." --Catholic Herald "In Oxford Press's tradition, the atlas has superb maps--many of them three-dimensional, annotated, and in full color, along with photos, illustrations, charts, and diagrams to help the reader set the biblical narrative angainst the backdrop of Middle Eastern history and geography." --The BibleToday, "It is 25 years since the third edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas. After a long wait we now have a new version, teeming with lots of splendid colour photos, amended maps, and a significantly revised text...[Curtis's] incisive text is every bit as worthwhile as the book's maps, which are terrific...deserves its place on every shelf." --Catholic Herald "In Oxford Press's tradition, the atlas has superb maps--many of them three-dimensional, annotated, and in full color, along with photos, illustrations, charts, and diagrams to help the reader set the biblical narrative angainst the backdrop of Middle Eastern history and geography." --The Bible Today, "It is 25 years since the third edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas. After a long wait we now have a new version, teeming with lots of splendid colour photos, amended maps, and a significantly revised text...[Curtis's] incisive text is every bit as worthwhile as the book's maps, which are terrific...deserves its place on every shelf." -- Catholic Herald "In Oxford Press's tradition, the atlas has superb maps--many of them three-dimensional, annotated, and in full color, along with photos, illustrations, charts, and diagrams to help the reader set the biblical narrative angainst the backdrop of Middle Eastern history and geography." -- The Bible Today
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal220.910223
Table Of ContentThe SettingThe Text in ContextThe Lands of the BibleClimate, Flora, and FaunaIsrael and the NationsThe Hebrew BibleThe Setting of the Genesis StoriesThe Patriarchs in CanaanThe Exodus and Wilderness TraditionsThe Stories of Joshua and the Judges, Samuel and SaulThe Stories of David and SolomonAncient Trade RoutesThe Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe Assyrian EmpireThe Kingdom of JudahThe Babylonian EmpireThe Persian EmpireJudah, Yehud, and JudeaAlexander's Empire and its Aftermath: The Hellenistic PeriodJerusalem in the 1st Millennium BCEThe New TestamentThe Kingdom of Herod and his SuccessorsThe Ministry of Jesus and the Beginnings of the ChurchThe Roman Empire: The Background of the New TestamentJerusalem in New Testament TimesPaul's JourneysThe Cradle of ChristianityArchaeology in Bible LandsArchaeology in the Ancient Near EastArchaeology and the Bible
SynopsisThis new edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas, now with full-colour maps and 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-colour 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., This new edition, now with full-colour maps and illustrations, has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with regard both to biblical scholarship and to archaeology and topography. 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., This new fourth edition of the Oxford Bible Atlas , now with twenty-seven full-color maps and eighty-one color illustrations, has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with both the most recent biblical scholarship and the most modern discoveries in archaeology and topography. This authoritative Atlas illuminates the landscape of the biblical world, allowing readers to better understand the geographical context in which the Bible emerged and which formed its background. The colorful, highly accurate maps capture the many ancient locales of the Bible's stories and carefully reflect the successive stages of the Bible's accounts, while specially chosen full-color illustrations bring the countries and their peoples to life. The Atlas covers everything from Genesis to the stories of David and Solomon, the trade routes of the ancient world, the vast empires of Alexander the Great and Rome, and the ministry of Jesus and the formation of the early Church. The accompanying text describes the land of Palestine, and its wider ancient Near Eastern and east Mediterranean settings. It outlines 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. Finally, the book includes a full chronology, suggestions for further reading, an index of place names, and a general index. An essential resource for all students of the Bible, the Atlas provides a superb guide to the geography of the Holy Land throughout history, from the Exodus to New Testament times.
LC Classification NumberG2230
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- 16 Aug, 2018
Still readable
The book was new, the shipping bag did not protect the book and it was damaged on route. Too bad.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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