01843cam a2200313Ia 4500 62513120 OCoLC 20230622074354.0 051208s2006 is ab bd 001 0 eng d 965220529X XBE XBE XBE aw----- G2230 .R28 2006 Rainey, Anson F., 1930-2011. 38733 The sacred bridge : Carta's atlas of the Biblical world / Anson F. Rainey ; R. Steven Notley. Carta's atlas of the Biblical world. Jerusalem : Carta, c2006. 448 p. : ill., col. maps ; 35 cm. Chapters 1-16 by Anson F. Rainey ; chapters 17-25 by R. Steven Notley. With contributions by J. Uzziel, I. Shai, B. Schultz. Includes bibliographical references (p. 403 - 432) and index. Dimensions and disciplines -- The ancient world view -- The land bridge -- The dawn of history -- Amurrite dominance -- Conquest and confrontation -- The Amarna age -- The Ramesside age -- Crisis and transition -- Survival and renewal -- Territorial status -- Regional conflicts -- Window of opportunity -- Imperial domination -- Crisis and turmoil -- Persian domination -- Alexander and the early Hellenistic period -- The Hasmonean struggle for independence -- The Hasmonean kingdom -- Hasmonean decline and the rise of Herod -- Herod and his sons -- Historical geography of the Gospels -- The early days of the Church -- The first Jewish revolt against Rome -- the Bar Kochba revolt. Bible Geography Maps. 38734 Bible History of Biblical events. 38735 Jews History To 70 A.D. 38736 Notley, R. Steven. 38737 Kar�ta (Firm) 38738 lcc REF G 2230 .R28 2006 10711 10711 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF AUA.1 AUA.1 REF 2013-11-01 Bought by JTL 12.95 AUA013730 0 G 2230 .R28 2006 AUA013730 2013-11-01 00:00:00 12.95 2013-11-01 REF