Drawing on the latest reliable discoveries by archaeologists and historians, the Atlas of Biblical History traces the course of the major events of the Old and New Testaments, without forgetting the intertestamental period, from Abraham's wanderings in Canaan and Egypt to Paul's missionary journeys and the situation of the Churches of Asia Minor at the end of the first century. A true narrative fresco, it even devotes a few pages to the fall of Jerusalem and the beginnings of the expansion of Christianity.
Special sections in the form of double pages on subjects such as the peoples and languages of the biblical world, writing and the appearance of the alphabet, agriculture in Canaan, war and strongholds, manuscripts and their conservation in the ancient world or travel in Roman times punctuate the work and help the reader to better understand the geography, landscapes, culture and religion in biblical times.
In total, more than 150 photographs of places and objects and nearly 120 maps and plans of sites and battles, as well as 7 panoramic reconstructions of cities and buildings judiciously document this atlas which, unusually for this category of works, can be read like a novel.
ISBN 9782755005455
AUTHOR LAWRENCW, PAUL
192 PAGES