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The Penguin historical atlas of the Bible lands / Caroline Hull & Andrew Jotischky.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hull, Caroline Susan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Geography--Maps.
- Bible.
- Geography.
- Bible--History of Biblical events.
- History of Biblical events.
- Palestine--Historical geography--Maps.
- Palestine.
- Genre:
- Maps.
- Physical Description:
- 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, color plans ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Historical atlas of the Bible lands
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin, 2009.
- Summary:
- The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Bible Lands charts the fascinating history of the peoples and cultures of the biblical lands, from prehistory to the present day. While the main focus is on the events depicted in the Old and New Testaments, the Atlas uniquely places the Bible in its full historical context by examining earlier developments, such as the emergence of farming and of the first empires in the region, and by continuing after the biblical period to explore the Islamic conquests, the Crusades, the British Mandate and the current struggle between Israelis and Palestinians. Coverage of the familiar events of one of the world's greatest books is supplemented by features on the alphabet (a Canaanite development), the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Zionist movement, as well as by site studies of Jericho, Lachish, Masada and others.
- Over 50 full-colour maps
- Lists of kings and timelines
- Over 70 photographs and artwork reconstructions
- Contents:
- Introduction: Text and Archaeology 8
- Timeline 10
- Part I Early History: The Bible Lands Before the Bible 12
- From Hunter-Gatherers to Farmers 18
- The First Empires of the Middle East 20
- The Canaanites 22
- The Alphabet 24
- Egypt and the Middle East 26
- Part II The Old Testament 28
- The Wanderings of Abraham 34
- The Land of Canaan 36
- Conjectured Routes of the Exodus 38
- The Hebrew Conquests 40
- Jericho 42
- Beersheba 44
- The Sea Peoples and the Philistines 46
- Tribal Divisions in the Age of the Judges 48
- The Kingdom of Saul 50
- The Kingdom of David 52
- The Kingdom of Solomon 54
- Old Testament Jerusalem 56
- The Temple 58
- Tyre and the Phoenicians 60
- The Divided Monarchy 62
- Megiddo 64
- The Assyrian Empire 66
- Lachish 68
- The Neo-Babylonian Empire 70
- Conquests of Cyrus the Great 72
- The Hellenistic Kingdoms 74
- The Maccabean Revolt 76
- Pompey's Eastern Settlement 78
- Conquests of Herod the Great 80
- Part III The New Testament 82
- Palestine during Jesus' Lifetime 88
- Jesus in Galilee 90
- Jesus in Judea and Jerusalem 92
- Bethlehem 94
- Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls 96
- New Testament Jerusalem 98
- St Paul's Missionary Journeys 100
- The Apocalypse and Asia Minor 102
- The Zealot Revolt 104
- The Bar Kokhba Revolt 106
- The Beginning of the Diaspora 108
- Christianity in the Roman Empire 110
- Part IV The Bible Lands After the Bible 112
- The Islamic Conquests 118
- The Crusader States 120
- The Ottoman Empire 122
- The Zionist Movement 124
- Palestine in the First World War 126
- Palestine in the Mandate Period 128
- The Establishment of the State of Israel 130
- The Arab-Israeli Wars 132
- Israel and Palestine 134
- Modern Jerusalem 136.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 140) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780141026879
- 0141026871
- OCLC:
- 191890506
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