Awards

• Winner of Christian Book Award (Bible Reference/Study) 2007

Overview

ECPA Christian Book Award Winner Taking a narrative approach, The IVP Atlas of Bible History draws you into the rich resources available today on the Bible's history, geography and archaeology. The many maps, photographs, drawings and reconstructions on every page help you see for yourself what the people of Bible times saw and did. The Atlas presents the latest findings in history and archaeology in a readable style that will appeal to anyone wanting to know more about the history of the Bible. The world of the Bible deals with more than the modern state of Israel. Almost half of the events in the Bible are set outside this territory, and much of the Bible is addressed to people in other lands. Thus this atlas covers the world of the Bible, stretching from Spain to Iran, from Yemen to northern Greece. Trade widened these horizons even further to include India and possibly China and the east coast of Africa. The history of the Bible is played out on the stages of Egypt, Rome, Babylon and Persia. Many of the places in the ancient world are still important today, like Jerusalem, Damascus and Athens. These all play their role in the story that has shaped the imaginations and dreams of peoples and nations for centuries. All this, and more, is found in the pages of this enlightening, wonderful book.

Full Product Details

Author:   Paul Lawrence ,  John H. Walton ,  A. R. Millard ,  Heinrich Von Siebenthal
Publisher:   InterVarsity Press
Imprint:   Inter-Varsity Press,US
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 30.50cm
Weight:   1.219kg
ISBN:  

9780830824526

ISBN 10:   0830824529
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   31 August 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chronology of the Events of the Bible and the Ancient Near East Map of Israel in Old and New Testament Times What is the Bible? Creation The Flood Nations and Languages Languages of the Bible Mesopotamia The Patriarchs: The Biblical Evidence Archaeological Evidence for the Patriarchs Egypt Joseph Moses The Ten Plagues The Exodus The Giving of the Law The Tabernacle The Conquest of Transjordan The Conquest of Canaan: Jericho and Ai The Conquest of Canaan: The Defeat of the Kings Evidence of the Conquest of Canaan The Geography of Canaan The Climate of Canaan The Twelve Tribes of Israel The Judges The Philistine Threat The Establishment of the Hebrew Monarchy David's Conquests David's Latter Years Writing Archives and Libraries of the Ancient World Solomon Solomon's Temple Solomon's Trade The Division of the Kingdom The Neighbors of Israel and Judah The Kings of Israel The Hebrew Prophets Assyria: The Threat from the North The Israelites Exiled The Kings of Judah Hezekiah and Sennacherib Jerusalem Delivered Warfare and Fortifications Judah from Manasseh to the Fall of Nineveh Josiah and the Rise of Babylon Judah Exiled The Later Hebrew Prophets The Trade of Tyre Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar The Fall of Babylon and Cyrus's Decree Rebuilding the Temple Xerxes and Esther Ezra and Nehemiah Alexander the Great and the Spread of Hellenism The Ptolemies and Seleucids Antiochus Epiphanes and the Maccabean Wars The Jews in Egypt The Jews in the Second and First Centuries BC The Romans Herod the Great Herod the Great Rebuilds the Temple Amulets and Scrolls Jesus is Born The Ministry of Christ: First Year The Ministry of Christ: Second Year Jerusalem in New Testament Times The Ministry of Christ: Final Year Jesus' Death and the Empty Tomb The Birth of the Church Travel in the Roman World Paul's First Journey: Cyprus and Asia Minor Paul's Second Journey: Philippi and Thessalonica Paul's Second Journey: Athens and Corinth Paul's Third Journey: Ephesus Paul's Third Journey: From Ephesus to Jerusalem Paul's Journey to Rome The Letters of the New Testament Rome The Fall of Jerusalem The Seven Churches of Asia: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum The Seven Churches of Asia: Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea The Spread of Christianity Glossary Bibliography Index Gazetteer Scripture Reference Index Picture Acknowledgments

Reviews

At a certain time and at a certain place our Lord Jesus rose from the dead. This atlas helps its readers better understand both the history and geography of this pivotal event, as well as that of the prior and subsequent events which led to and stemmed from it. It is this reviewer's opinion that we all would benefit from having this book in our personal libraries and in our church libraries. --David Lau, Journal of Theology, March 2007

Author Information

Paul Lawrence studied Akkadian, Hebrew and Near Eastern archaeology at the University of Liverpool where he earned his Ph.D. for his work on the relationship of Assyrian generals to the king. In 1984 he worked in northern Iraq on an archaeological dig by the banks of the Tigris River just north of ancient Nineveh. He also worked for several years with the Turkish Bible Society in Istanbul on a translation of the Old Testament into modern Turkish. Currently he is research assistant to Honorary Senior Fellow K. A. Kitchen in the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, where he also teaches. Senior Consulting EditorAlan Millard is Honorary Senior Fellow in the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology and former Rankin Professor of Hebrew Ancient Semitic Languages at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of many articles and books as well as coeditor of the Dictionary of the Ancient Near East (British Museum Press) and a consulting editor for the New Bible Dictionary (IVP). Consulting EditorsHeinrich von Siebenthal is lecturer in New Testament at the Freie Theologische Akademie Giessen, Germany, and the author of numerous academic books and articles. John Walton is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, Illinois. He is coauthor of Manners and Customs in the Bible and The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament. Alan Millard is Honorary Senior Fellow in the School of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology and former Rankin Professor of Hebrew and Ancient Semitic Languages at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of many articles and books as well as coeditor of the Dictionary of the Ancient Near East (British Museum Press) and a consulting editor for the New Bible Dictionary (IVP). Heinrich von Siebenthal is lecturer in New Testament at the Freie Theologische Akademie Giessen, Germany, and the author of numerous academic books and articles. John Walton is professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College. He is coauthor of Manners and Customs in the Bible and The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament.

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