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The Biblical World: An Illustrated Atlas

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This Is unlike any bible atlas I have read before.It Is a great book to read, especially In these times. we today could learn a lot from the past, and this atlas Is a great place to start. It reviews the history, geography and culture of the holy land.Full of beautiful pictures,photos maps and filed with very Interesting facts on life in bible times.It Is written from a non biased viewpoint, which should appeal to all, except those who take every story In the bible on face value. Highly recommended.

The Biblical World an Illustrated Atlas. I was mesmerized when I saw this book at my niece's home. When I bought a copy for myself, I was completely satisfied. I plan to walk in the footsteps of Paul, visiting major stops on his three journeys. This book provided pictures, commentary, and historical references which will enhance my trip. I strongly recommend this book to anyone, especially biblical scholars.

Published by National Geographic, this is a beautiful volume of explanatory text with scripture quotes which look in chronological order the world of The Bible (Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament). Within the texts are references to the latest 'digs' within archeological sites which correspond to various reference made in each chapter. Each chapter also has a timeline. Great, of course, are all the maps for each significant biblical time period and VERY detailed explanatory notes which connect to the text. Saving the best for last, all the many brilliant color photographs which one would expect to find in a National Geographic publication. This is really nice text to have when doing Bible study... or an enjoyable read, in and of itself, if you want to 'tackle' the Bible in a new way. A nice gift for yourself or a friend.

Outstanding ! A thumbs up all the way. The book is written in a very easy to read format with extensive use of old maps and pictures to support the time line of all the history. Well worth the history lesson and fun too !

I purchsed this book as a reference because a friend uses it all the time. I recommend it as a great companion for Bible Studies and lessons.

Obviously from the title of my review, I found this to be predictably a National Geographic book. The articles carefully tread between conservative (ie. Biblical literalism) and modern scholarship. The writing is good and the text very interesting.
The surprising thing for me was 1) how few maps there were, and 2) how different they are from my collection of National Geographic maps. While they were detailed between modern sites and ancient sites at the time being discussed, I found the coloring of the maps to be a little disconcerting and had a harder time reading them then the usual National Geographic map.
That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. It is an interesting read, the photographs are as always magnificent, and the quality of the book itself is very good. It may not be the best Biblical Atlas, but it is worth the money

This Illustrated Atlas did help me much to understand more about the Biblical Place. Looking to the pictures and reading at the same time felt like as if I was there. It is like visiting a holy place, because the picture says all.

This book is very interesting. It allows you to actually visualize the regions related to biblical times. The illustrations and maps are very informative. The book is easy to read and understand.

GREAT BOOK, LEARNED QUITE A BIT. HELPS WITH THE STUDY ESPECIALLY AT BIBLE STUDY, MOST PEOPLE I KNOW WANTS TO LOOK AT IT. I DO RECKONMINE THIS.

I bought this as a Christmas present for my brother. It arrived promptly and in good shape. I was impressed with the overall quality of the printed material, i.e., good quality paper and clean printing, clear maps and photographs; a good solid volume that should have some longevity.

My brother and I browsed through it at Christmas, and he seemed quite pleased with it. I like that it puts the Bible in a historical/geographical context. Whatever your religious beliefs, the historical accuracy of the Old Testament is continually being validated as both archeological and technological advances are made, and I find that both fascinating and exciting.