Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands [Hardcover]

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0843709413 | ISBN-13: 978-0843709414 | Publication Date: December 2006

Atlas of the Bible Lands Hardcover Edition features diagrams, maps, and charts that provide readers with a thorough understanding of the Biblical past and present. It features a section on the geography of the Holy Land showing terrain, vegetation, and climate information. The chronologically arranged maps show important political changes, the course of empires, and the expansion of the early Christian church. There are also many color and black and white photographs of Biblical places, artifacts, and archaeological sites.

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Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight travel Guides, Delorme - the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases. language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Hammond World Atlas Corporation (December 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843709413
• ISBN-13: 978-0843709414
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > Education & Reference > Atlases & Maps > Historical

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fits Bible Study needs in every way! Buy It., January 14, 2007

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B. Marold "Bruce W. Marold" (Bethlehem, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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The Hammond 'Atlas of the Bible Lands' satisfies every imaginable objective I may have for an aid to Bible study. This is especially true since the book is published by people who understand people who use maps.

For starters, it includes historical maps from the very earlist period where an event in the Bible can be associated with a real historical location through the travels of Jesus' apostles, plus a map of modern Palestine.

Then, like every other serious atlas, the volume includes a wide range of maps which go beyond the familiar political boundaries. For example, it includes serious physical maps of Palestine, as well as maps of climate and economic centers.

Lastly, the volume includes a map of the entire Roman Empire (albeit with some important corners of the British Isles left off). While Christianity may not have reached Britannia or Hispania in the lifetimes of Peter, Paul, or the other early Apostles, it is certainly important to have the entire empire when reading New Testament and early Church Father writings.

The very best aspect of the volume is the modest cost for this marvelous volume. I've seen other books on this subject and none come close. I only wish there were some way of acquiring wall hanging sized blowups of some of the maps.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Atlas of Bible Lands Ever Printed, February 12, 2007

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Monica Wolfe "Shutter Bug" (Northwest Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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My husband and I teach an indepth class on the Old Testament one semester then the New Testament the next semester alternating. We used the previous edition of this same book, but we were even more blown away by the new revised edition. Every student of the Bible needs to purchase one. They are priceles.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Bible Maps!, February 22, 2008

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This review is from: Hammond Atlas of the Bible Lands (Hardcover)

These maps are incredible. Places in the Bible in the OT that you can't find in some others, it's here! On the outside, it looks like a children's book; but once you utilize it in your study of the Scripture, it is phenomenal.