TY - BOOK AU - Curtis,Adrian AU - May,Herbert G. AU - TI - Oxford Bible atlas SN - 9780191001581 AV - BS630 PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Bible KW - Geography N1 - Previous edition: edited by Herbert May. 1984; 1 (pages 203) and indexes; 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; 2 N2 - "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."--Jacket UR - http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=015782671&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA ER -