HarperCollins Atlas of Bible History

From the earliest evidence of humankind in Palestine to the establishment of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel, the ministry of Jesus, and the rise of the Christian Church, the richly illustrated HarperCollins Atlas of Bible History brings the Bible to life in all its geographical context. Detailed biblical references, timelines, and suggestions for further reading accompany each period of biblical history, conveying a tangible sense of the land, events, and people portrayed in the world's most famous book. With more than 100 full-color maps, timelines, and expert explanations, this superlative reference work will enable readers to more fully appreciate and understand the Bible and its stories. The HarperCollins Atlas of Bible History features: Over 100 full-color geographical and topographical maps The latest archaeological information, floor plans, city plans, illustrations, and artistic recreations of ancient life Charts, graphs, statistics, informative sidebars, and more Detailed biblical references Timelines that place each section of the Bible in its historical context Web site recommendations for further interactive study

Setting the Scene
The land	p. 10
Mapping Biblical narratives	p. 14
Historical geography and archaeology	p. 16
Writing, archives, and libraries in the ancient Near East	p. 20
The Bible and ancient history	p. 22
Pagan cults and religious practice	p. 24
Routes and distances	p. 26
The Patriarchs
Hunters, farmers, and metalworkers	p. 30
Noah's descendants	p. 32
The first cities	p. 34
Abraham's migration	p. 36
Wanderings and journeys of the patriarchs	p. 38
Jacob and Joseph	p. 40
Egypt and the Exodus
Egyptian expansion into Canaan	p. 44
Ugarit - center of trade and influence	p. 46
The Amarna tablets and Sety l's campaigns	p. 48
Ramesses II of Egypt in contest with the Hittite empire	p. 50
Routes of a scribe and Pharaoh Merneptah	p. 52
Canaan's trade with Mycenae and Cyprus	p. 54
Changes beyond Israel's borders in the 13-12th centuries BC	p. 56
Route of the Exodus	p. 58
Conquest and Occupation
The conquests of Joshua in Canaan	p. 62
Occupation of the land	p. 66
The Philistines	p. 68
The age of the judges	p. 70
The United Kingdom
Saul's kingdom	p. 74
David's rise to power	p. 76
David's kingdom	p. 78
Solomon's kingdom	p. 80
Temples and shrines in Palestine	p. 82
Solomon's Jerusalem	p. 84
Israel's relationship with Phoenicia	p. 86
The Divided Kingdom
The kingdom divided	p. 90
Shishak's invasion	p. 92
Omri, Ahab, and Elijah	p. 94
Israel and Moab	p. 96
Israel's relations with Aram	p. 98
The Assyrians	p. 100
Peace and prosperity under Jeroboam II	p. 104
Assyrian sovereignty over Israel	p. 106
The fall of Israel	p. 108
The resurgence of Judah's power	p. 110
Assyrian attacks on Philistia and Judah	p. 112
Judah under Hezekiah and Manasseh	p. 114
The end of the Assyrian empire	p. 116
The rise of Babylon	p. 118
The reign of Josiah	p. 120
Nebuchadnezzar and the fall of Jerusalem	p. 122
The Persian empire	p. 124
Between the Testaments
Judah in the Hellenistic world	p. 128
Judah and the Ptolemies	p. 130
The Seleucid empire	p. 132
The Maccabees	p. 134
Jewish independence - the Hasmonaean monarchy	p. 136
The development of the synagogue	p. 138
Palestine under the Romans
Rome's expansion	p. 142
The Herodian kingdom	p. 144
Jerusalem under Herod the Great	p. 146
The Dead Sea Scrolls and their writers	p. 150
Roman rule after Herod	p. 152
Galilee and the ministry of Jesus	p. 154
Jesus' last days	p. 156
The Early Church
The Jewish Diaspora	p. 160
Jewish life in the Diaspora	p. 162
The cities of Paul	p. 164
The journeys of Paul	p. 166
Beyond the times of the Bible
The First Jewish Revolt	p. 170
The Second Jewish Revolt	p. 172
Roman Palestine after the revolts	p. 174
The growth of Christianity	p. 176
Israel and Palestine today	p. 178
Chronology	p. 180
Bibliography	p. 181
Index	p. 185
Acknowledgments and picture credits	p. 192
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