Rainey, Anson F.,  1930-, <br/><br/>
The sacred bridge :  Carta's atlas of the Biblical world / 
Anson F. Rainey ; R. Steven Notley. 
 - Jerusalem :  Carta,  (c)2006. 
 - 448 pages :  illustrations, color maps ;  35 cm. 
<br/><br/> Chapters 1-16 by Anson F. Rainey ; chapters 17-25 by R. Steven Notley.  With contributions by J. Uzziel, I. Shai, B. Schultz. 
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<br/><br/>Dimensions and disciplines --  The ancient world view --  The land bridge --  The dawn of history --  Amurrite dominance --  Conquest and confrontation --  The Amarna age --  The Ramesside age --  Crisis and transition --  Survival and renewal --  Territorial status --  Regional conflicts --  Window of opportunity --  Imperial domination --  Crisis and turmoil --  Persian domination --  Alexander and the early Hellenistic period --  The Hasmonean struggle for independence  --  The Hasmonean kingdom  --  Hasmonean decline and the rise of Herod  --  Herod and his sons  --  Historical geography of the Gospels --  The early days of the Church --  The first Jewish revolt against Rome --  the Bar Kochba revolt. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>965220529X 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible--History of Biblical events.<br/>Bible.--New Testament--Maps.<br/>Bible.--New Testament.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Jews--History--To 70 A.D.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G2230  / .S237 2006