Atlas of the Bible and Christianity [Hardcover]

Tim Dowley (Editor), Alan Millard (Editor), David Wright (Editor), Brian Stanley (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1997

The Baker Atlas of the Bible and Christianity contains 160 new maps covering both the biblical period and all 2000 years of church history. Based on the most recent innovations in cartography, the computer-generated maps are of the highest level.

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Atlas of the Bible and Christianity is a wonderfully comprehensive history of Christianity as told through 160 color maps representing Christianity from its early origins to the modern day. Produced by the Hardlines Cartographic Company of Oxford, the maps in Baker's Atlas are the computer-generated results of years of intensive research. Divided into four major sections-Old Testament Period, New Testament Period, The Early Church, The Modern Church-the maps depict a wide range of events and processes in the history of Christianity, including the journeys of Old Testament characters, the travels of Jesus and Paul, the invasions of the Barbarians, the birth of Islam, the expulsion of the Jews, and Christian missions and movements around the modern world. Each map is accompanied by a brief explanatory text as well as color photographs of cultural artifacts and historical sites. Baker's Atlas does an especially excellent job in representing the plurality of schisms and sects that appeared and disappeared in the history of Christianity. Lesser known events and historic phenomena, such as the economy of Palestine in 10 BCE, the development of monasticism, the spread of Christianity into Russia, and the condemnation of the Waldensians are also explained and depicted. A useful tool for high school and college students in Bible courses, Atlas of the Bible and Christianity will be welcomed by all students, scholars, and historians of The Bible. -- From Independent Publisher

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group; First edition. edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801020514
• ISBN-13: 978-0801020513
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #935,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best atlas?, January 30, 1998

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I have about 10 atlases about the Bible, and this is by far the best. Also all the maps about the history of Christianity are excellent, I only wish that there would have been more for Europe (Dechristianization) in the modern times.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Got a hint of evolution, April 1, 2011

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I realized that this book does not support creation by refering to "millions of years ago" on page 8. I am not pleased to spend my money supporting theories that are not biblical, considering that the title led me to believe that it was a Bible and christian based atlas. Had I purchased another book that had nothing to do with christianity, I would not be dissapointed. However, I am dissapointed in this so called Bible and christian atlas.