TY - BOOK AU - Rainey,Anson F. AU - Karta (Firm) AU - Notley,R.Steven TI - The sacred bridge: Carta's atlas of the Biblical world SN - 965220529X AV - G2230 .S237 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Jerusalem PB - Carta KW - Bible KW - History of Biblical events KW - New Testament KW - Maps KW - Jews KW - History KW - To 70 A.D N1 - Chapters 1-16 by Anson F. Rainey ; chapters 17-25 by R. Steven Notley; With contributions by J. Uzziel, I. Shai, B. Schultz; 1 (pages 403 - 432) and index; 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; 2 ER -