Timechart of Biblical History (Timechart series) [Hardcover]

Chartwell Books (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2 pages
• Publisher: Chartwell Books, Inc.; New edition edition (November 20, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785817530
• ISBN-13: 978-0785817536
• Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 12 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and visual, August 18, 2005

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FrKurt Messick "FrKurt Messick" (Bloomington, IN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timechart of Biblical History (Timechart series) (Hardcover)

This is not a book so much as it is a fold-out timeline. It is rather impressive in many respects, both its size and the production quality, which is very high (fold-out books need to have stronger material to stand up to the wear-and-tear of time). This can be a useful guide for children who need to have a sense of history at the broad strokes.

Of course, the further back in time one goes, the more controversial the particular dating becomes. This timeline follows a more traditional pattern of the creation being approximately 4000 years before Christ/Common Era - a dating system that can be seen in many King James Version bibles and others that was codified by Bishop Usher (1581-1656), who set the creation in 4004 B.C. by essentially counting backward.

The times of the Egyptians, Hittites, Babylonians, and others is a matter of constant revision with increasing archaeological and historical research, but in broad terms, the eras are fairly well known, and they correspond to these panels in most cases. The closer to the New Testament times, the more settled historical research tends to be, and hence these panels tend to be more accurate from a dating standpoint.

The text underneath the timelines also draws in Biblical and extra-Biblical material to highlight events. There are also pictures and graphics of key figures and events.

The timelines themselves take different courses, for different persons and peoples. This is a very good way to introduce visual learners to the way historical events overlap.

Overall, this timeline should not be taken as 'gospel', but rather a good-faith attempt to correlate the biblical text in a traditional interpretation with the major strokes of history known today.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great rainy day book and biblical study aid, August 18, 2003

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This review is from: Timechart of Biblical History (Timechart series) (Hardcover)

Those of you who are fans of any kind of timeline historical charts will enjoy this large-format (a bit bigger than 12 x 17) foldout slick cardboard timeline. 9 of the panels lead horizontally from (yup, you guessed it) Adam & Eve to Nero, circ. 90 AD. Arranged vertically on each panel are continuing color-coded tracks of dynasties and biblical family lineages. A must if you are doing the cover-to-cover thing of the Bible and are struggling thru the drier parts. Other panels provide the usual bible-era maps. Reverse of the timeline provides lists of battles, prophets, etc. too numerous to mention. I love this book myself, but it would be great for any 8-11 year-old with nothing to do on a rainy day.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Artistic and Informative, August 2, 2005

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S. Casey (Carlsbad, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timechart of Biblical History (Timechart series) (Hardcover)

The time-chart is an impressive collection of works by different illustrators and seems to have been coordinated by a single author. The date coordination appears to match the instances in the bible and fills in other areas where the bible is silent with informed estimates of the approximate date(s).

Some of the text within the timeline contains grammatical errors which can be distracting. Also, some of the text runs through the folds within the chart resulting in cut-offs and duplication of letters due to the off-set text.

Other than those snippets, the publication is both creative and very helpful when trying to understand the series of events in both a biblical sense and other events happening at the same time throughout the world. Recommend purchasing for anyone interested in history, summary of key events described in the bible, or just a general curiosity of Christian beliefs