Customer Reviews

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

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4 star:		(5)
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1 star:		(2)

 

 

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.

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.

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

I was VERY disappointed with the Kindle version of the text. The charts would be wonderful if they were readable. The scans are low quality and pixilate when they are expanded to full screen view.

It's been a pleasant surprise to see how a knowledge of the geography of Palestine can illuminate the biblical text. There is context here about why certain events in the Bible happened where they did, and how biblical locations correspond to the modern map of the world. Some history too.

Downside is that quality of the pictures isn't that great--not very clear.

This was a helpful book, but I found it really annoying that it had no index.

We all need to get a refund. I've been waiting for an update for over a year! The quality is too low to actually be useful! I can't even see the text!

I do an in-depth Bible study and this Atlas has proved invaluable.
I highly recommend it to anyone trying to put a 'face' with some
of the Bible places we read about. Great pictures and information
that compare the places to specific verses and books of the Bible.

I had to have this book for an Old Testament course and ended up keeping it for my personal library. It is very resourceful and offers up to date information about locations and sites.

So, you are looking for a Bible Atlas?

Go ahead and check out your top five atlases on Amazon.... Guess what? Most reviews give Bible Atlases 4 or 5 stars! Why? Bible Atlases are WONDERFUL tools for learning and understanding your Bible. So, if you are looking to buy... buy any of the top Bible Atlases (Zondervan, New Moody, Holman, ESV, Tyndale, Rose, Biblia, etc, etc) and you will likely be happy.

So, WHY should this LITTLE, NARROW, gorgeous pocket atlas rate 5 stars (like some of the big name atlases)??? Simple: Useability.

I never paid much attention to these little Bible Atlases. I ignored the whole "Holman Quicksource" collection of books. But, I started using one of these little sweet guides while Bible reading and ... WOW! So simple to use and it illuminates with 400 pages of maps, charts, and photos. Yep.. this little thing has 400 pages!

Why Buy?
It is fast and simple to use. It is great if you are reading through a book as it is organized in Bible-book order. This small book can't compared with its bigger cousins, but it doesn't need to. It is great in its own right: USABILITY. I can't grab my hefty atlases as easily as I can grab this little jewel. And it is designed to be USED WHILE YOU READ. That is important. This is a bible "page-turner friendly" book.

But...
Don't buy it as a STUDY ATLAS. No. In that case, get one of the big name atlases. There is no index in this little charmer, and I hope that doesn't change. This Atlas is designed to follow books of the Bible as you read. If you are looking for an obscure city, grab your full Bible Atlas.
For a very little bit of money (ten or less), you have a very neat tool, with beautiful maps, clear charts, and helpful photos.
JJ