Holman QuickSource Bible Atlas with Charts and Biblical Reconstructions (Holman Quicksource Guides) [Paperback]

Paul Wright (Author)

Book Description

Series: Holman Quicksource Guides | Publication Date: April 1, 2005

Holman QuickSource Bible Atlas with Charts and Biblical Reconstructions packs an amazing amount of information about the Bible into a book that's easy-to-carry and easy-to-use. The book opens with an introduction to the physical context in which the events of the Bible took place, the varied climates within this narrow geographical area, the natural and manmade routes that made Palestine the crossroads of the world, and the agricultural/religious calendar that was so integral to life in Israel. The second part of the book is arranged chronologically providing 100+ maps that illuminate the geographical context of major Biblical events.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Holman Reference (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805494456
• ISBN-13: 978-0805494457
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #259,039 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Handy Source To Have, October 29, 2006

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B. Hewitt "Trusting in my Savior" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Holman QuickSource Bible Atlas with Charts and Biblical Reconstructions (Holman Quicksource Guides) (Paperback)

To be honest at first I was a little on the reserved side of buying this Bible atlas..."Holman Quicksource Bible Atlas: With Charts and Biblical". But once I got it I changed my mind quickly. And I was glad I did.

It is a nice size paperback that I can now carry around with me. I use this book at weekly home groups, as well as my Bible studies away from home. I still use the hardback: "Holman Bible Atlas: A Complete Guide to the Expansive Geography of Biblical History", for my home studies.

I am just amazed at the accuracy, detail, colorful maps, the writing, and how comprehensive this quicksource atlas is. The content is arranged in a clear and concise way. And it follows the events of the Bible chronologically with good timelines. All compacted in 398 pages.

A real downside to this book(And this is why I gave it 4 stars.), there is no index listing in the back. I guess they thought they could get away with that because the table of contents in the front of the book is detailed. But not detailed enough. I still would have like to see an index because I was trying to look up a certain event along with a scripture reference and it took me a little while longer to find what I was looking for without the index.

But overall this book is very easy to use for Bible study and it is an excellent source. So if you are looking for a smaller sized atlas that has good color pictures, accurate events and maps, this book is for you.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy, yet comprehensive!, April 23, 2006

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Kang (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Holman QuickSource Bible Atlas with Charts and Biblical Reconstructions (Holman Quicksource Guides) (Paperback)

A nice paperback sized atlas, handy to bring around. Yet the maps and charts included inside this book are amazingly comprehensive!

The content is arranged clearly and concisely, following the events of the Bible chronologically.

This book is highly recommended to laypeople, teachers and Bible Scholars alike.

However, one thing missing that would make this book complete would be an index of terms as well as scriptural references that could have been listed at the back. All this book has is a content page in front.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning..., April 27, 2007

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Dave (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Holman QuickSource Bible Atlas with Charts and Biblical Reconstructions (Holman Quicksource Guides) (Paperback)

I purchased this book as a reward for extra effort in my Sunday school class, and I was really amazed at how good a book it is. For a paperback, this book has a narrow page width, or I suppose you could say the pages have a greater length than typical. The pages are also are not ment to be bent back at the binding, but they have an area a short distance from the binding where the pages are designed to 'bend.' This design for a paperback is new to me, although perhaps some of you are familiar with this. The overall design of the book lends itself well to tables, charts and maps. Most tables fit well in this design, and charts may be reproduced by using adjoining pages to make a larger image. Most maps of Israel are necesarily longer and narrower than other maps you see, so this format works well there as well. The whole thing seemed really modern to me, kind of like wide-screen, but the bottom line is the practicality of it. Now, considering it has most all of the hardcover complete Holman Bible Atlas, then you have quite a handy refernce at a reasonable price with enhanced designed functionality. Don't hesitate on this one. It's a real winner