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Title:

Oxford Bible atlas / edited by Adrian Curtis.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

x, 229 p. : col. ill., maps ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Bible--Geography.
Bible--Geography--Maps.

Other Authors:

Curtis, Adrian.
May, Herbert G. (Herbert Gordon), 1904-1977. Oxford Bible atlas.

Notes:

Previous ed.: edited by Herbert May. 1984. Includes bibliographical references (p. 203) and indexes.

Contents:

The setting. The text in context ; The lands of the BIble ; Climate, flora, and fauna ; Israel and the nations -- The Hebrew Bible. The setting of the Genesis stories ; The patriarchs in Canaan ; The exodus and wilderness traditions ; The stories of Joshua and the Judges, Samuel and Saul ; The stories of David and Solomon ; Ancient trade routes ; The kingdoms of Israel and Judah ; The Assyrian Empire ; The kingdom of Judah ; The Babylonian Empire ; The Persian Empire ; Judah, Yehud, and Judea ; Alexander's Empire and its aftermath: the Hellenistic Period ; Jerusalem in the 1st millennium BCE -- The New Testament. The kingdom of Herod and his successors ; The ministry of Jesus and the beginnings of the church ; The Roman Empire: the background of the New Testament ; Jerusalem in New Testament times ; Paul's journeys ; The cradle of Christianity -- Archaeology in Bible lands. Archaeology in the ancient Near East ; Archaeology and the Bible.

Summary:

"The Oxford Bible Atlas provides a superb guide to the lands in which the Bible's stories are set, from Genesis to Revelation. This new edition of the best-selling Atlas has been thoroughly revised to bring it up to date with the latest insights from biblical scholarship, archaeology, and topography. It now includes full-colour maps and illustrations throughout."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN:

9780191001581 (hbk.)
0191001589 (hbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)74522017

LCCN:

2007282350

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

XAPE737 -- Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)