TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rainey,Anson F.
AU  - Notley,R.Steven
ED  - Kará¹­a (Firm)
TI  - Carta's new century handbook and atlas of the Bible
SN  - 9652207039
AV  - BS630 .R35 2015
U1  - 220.9 22
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Jerusalem
PB  - Carta
KW  - Bible
KW  - Geography
KW  - Maps
KW  - History of Biblical events
KW  - History of contemporary events
KW  - Jews
KW  - History
KW  - To 70 A.D
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Palestine
N1  - Includes index; "This volume is the concise version of The sacred bridge: Carta's atlas of the Biblical world [Jerusalem : Carta, 2006]"--T.p. verso; Chapters 1-11 by Anson F. Rainey ; chapters 12-20 by R. Steven Notley; Dimensions and disciplines of Historical Geography-- The ancient world view -- The land bridge -- The Bronze 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
ER  -