Carta's new century handbook and atlas of the Bible / Anson F. Rainey, R. Steven Notley.
Publication details: Jerusalem : Carta, c2007.Description: 280 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9652207039
- 9789652207036
- New century handbook and atlas of the Bible
- Handbook and atlas of the Bible
- Atlas of the Bible
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BSOP Library | Reference | BS630 R13 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00056654 |
Includes index.
"This volume is the concise version of The sacred bridge: Carta's atlas of the Biblical world [Jerusalem : Carta, 2006]"--T.p. verso.
Chapters 1-11 by Anson F. Rainey ; chapters 12-20 by R. Steven Notley.
Dimensions and disciplines of Historical Geography-- The ancient world view -- The land bridge -- The Bronze age -- Crisis and transition -- Survival and renewal -- Territorial status -- Regional conflicts -- Window of opportunity -- Imperial domination -- Crisis and turmoil -- Persian domination -- Alexander and the early Hellenistic period -- The Hasmonean struggle for independence -- The Hasmonean kingdom -- Hasmonean decline and the rise of Herod -- Herod and his sons -- Historical geography of the Gospels -- The early days of the Church -- The first Jewish revolt against Rome -- The Bar Kochba revolt.
