Baker's Bible Atlas

by Charles F. Pfeiffer

Book Overview

Baker's Bible Atlas gives readers a greater understanding of how geography influenced the history of Israel. It is organized to follow the scriptural narrative, making it especially convenient for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801069300
• ISBN13: 9780801069307
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Baker Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Awesome Bible atlas

This book gives a good geographical understanding to the scriptures. It helps bring better understanding.

Baker's Bible Atlas

This atlas has features which will be appreciated by all students of Scripture. This volume is an atlas in the true sense of the word. Its emphasis is on geography. In addition to the colored maps there are numerous black and white outline maps showing clearly the geographic features emphasized in the text. Photographs have been carefully chosen for the purpose of clarifying the text. The atlas is organized to follow the Scriptura; narrative. This makes the atlas readily usable as a Bible study aid, and for textbook use. The concluding chapter gives an enlightening resume of the Bible Lands Today [circa 1961], including a brief review of archaeological research to the present day. An outstanding feature of this atlas is its Geographic Gazeteer. This gazetteer gives in concise form the location and other pertinent data on geographic names of significance in Scripture. Features you will appreciate in Baker's Bible Atlas: * 26 Colored Maps - covering every phase og Bible History * Numerous Black and White Maps - geared to the contents of the Atlas * 75 Photographs - to illustrate and illuminate the text * Emphasis on Geography - making this an "atlas" in the true sense of the word * Follows the Scriptural Narrative - making it eminently suited as a Bible study aid or as a college seminary textbook * Enlightened Resume of Bible Lands - from the close of the New Testament to the present day * Brief Review of Bible Archaeology - from its earliestcrude beginnings to it's very latest findings * A Comprehensive Gazeteer - giving in concise form the location and other pertinent data on geographic names of significance in Scripture * Highest Evangelical Authorship - eminently qualified by background studies, teaching and travel. --- from book's dustjacket