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STATUS - ON ORDER: Crossway ESV Bible atlas / John D. Currid ; David P. Barrett.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway Books, 2010Description: 349 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps (1 folding map) ; 31 cm + 1 CD-ROM, 1 poster (56 x 42 cm)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781433501920 (hardcover)
Subject(s):
Contents:
pt. 1. Introduction and overview of the biblical world -- pt. 2. Historical geography of the biblical world. Before ASbraham -- The world of the patriarchs -- The sojurn in Egypt and the exodus -- The wilderness journeys, conquest, and settlement -- The united monarchy -- The kingdoms of Israel and Judah -- The Assyrian era -- The Babylonian era -- The Persian era -- The Hellenistic era -- The Maccabean era -- The Roman era -- pt. 3. Regional geography of the biblical world. Biblical world -- Mesopotamia, Levant , Media -- Southern Anatolia, Cyprus, Northern Levant -- -- Western Anatolia -- Macedonia and Achaia -- Crete -- Central Italy -- Italy and North Africa -- Egypt -- Sinai -- Palestine -- Judea -- Samaria -- Galilee, Tyre, Mount Hermon -- Gilead -- Moab -- Edom -- Philistia -- Jerusalem in Old Testamet times -- Jerusalem after the exile -- Jerusalem in New Testament times -- pt. 4. Appendixes and indexes. Timeline of biblical history -- Kings of Israel and Judah -- The Herodian dynasty.
Summary: Capitalizing on recent advances in satellite imaging and geographic information systems, the Crossway ESV Bible Atlas offers Bible readers a comprehensive, up-to-date resource that blends technical sophistication with readability, visual appeal, and historical and biblical accuracy. All the key methods of presenting Bible geography and history are here, including more than 175 full-color maps, 70 photographs, 3-D re-creations of biblical objects and sites, indexes, timelines, and 65,000 words of narrative description. The atlas uniquely features regional maps detailing biblically significant areas such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Italy, and Greece. It also includes access to online maps and illustrations. This carefully crafted reference tool not only sets a new standard in Bible atlases but will help ESV readers more clearly understand the world of the Bible and the meaning of Scripture.--(from Reformers Bookshop)
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Holland Park ONORDER (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Ordered Ordered from Koorong 7/4/2024

Companion to the ESV Study Bible.

Folded poster inserted in back end pocket.

CD contains grayscale and color digital versions of the historical maps, along with a searchable index.

Includes bibliographical references (page [310]) and indexes.

pt. 1. Introduction and overview of the biblical world -- pt. 2. Historical geography of the biblical world. Before ASbraham -- The world of the patriarchs -- The sojurn in Egypt and the exodus -- The wilderness journeys, conquest, and settlement -- The united monarchy -- The kingdoms of Israel and Judah -- The Assyrian era -- The Babylonian era -- The Persian era -- The Hellenistic era -- The Maccabean era -- The Roman era -- pt. 3. Regional geography of the biblical world. Biblical world -- Mesopotamia, Levant , Media -- Southern Anatolia, Cyprus, Northern Levant -- -- Western Anatolia -- Macedonia and Achaia -- Crete -- Central Italy -- Italy and North Africa -- Egypt -- Sinai -- Palestine -- Judea -- Samaria -- Galilee, Tyre, Mount Hermon -- Gilead -- Moab -- Edom -- Philistia -- Jerusalem in Old Testamet times -- Jerusalem after the exile -- Jerusalem in New Testament times -- pt. 4. Appendixes and indexes. Timeline of biblical history -- Kings of Israel and Judah -- The Herodian dynasty.

Capitalizing on recent advances in satellite imaging and geographic information systems, the Crossway ESV Bible Atlas offers Bible readers a comprehensive, up-to-date resource that blends technical sophistication with readability, visual appeal, and historical and biblical accuracy. All the key methods of presenting Bible geography and history are here, including more than 175 full-color maps, 70 photographs, 3-D re-creations of biblical objects and sites, indexes, timelines, and 65,000 words of narrative description. The atlas uniquely features regional maps detailing biblically significant areas such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Italy, and Greece. It also includes access to online maps and illustrations. This carefully crafted reference tool not only sets a new standard in Bible atlases but will help ESV readers more clearly understand the world of the Bible and the meaning of Scripture.--(from Reformers Bookshop)

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