"The Bible Atlas" by Zaine Ridling

Full-color maps, similar to the ones in the Oxford Bible Atlas, prepared by Dr. Zaine Ridling. Contain extensive historical materials and innumerable allusions to the geographical background of that history.

The geographical references range eastward to the Tigris and Euphrates and beyond to Media, Elam, and Parthia – from which came some of those present at Pentecost – and even to India. Including Asia Minor, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Arabia, they reach westward beyond Greece and Rome as far as Spain, which Paul visited or hoped to visit, and where we are probably to find Tarshish, towards which Jonah started his fateful voyage.

The overall plan of the maps is set out in the Table of Contents (bookmarks): if this plan is studied briefly and borne in mind, the use of the maps themselves will be greatly assisted.

Table of Contents
The Bible Atlas, Title Page
Introduction
PART 1: The Biblical Setting
Ch. 1: The Face of the Ancient Near East
The Ancient Near East
Biblical Regions
Modern States and the Ancient Near East
Mesopotamia: Homeland of Abraham
Egypt: Land of Bondage
Syria and Lebanon
International Routes, The King's Highway
Geography and Trade Routes of the Middle East

Ch. 2: Natural Regions of Palestine
National Regions of Ancient Palestine
Physical Geography of Palestine
Cross Sectional Views of Longitudinal Zones
Northern Coastal Plains
Plain of Dor, Plain of Sharon, Samaria, et al.
Philistine Plain, Shephelah, Judah, and the Dead Sea
Arabah, Negeb, Wildernesses of Zin and Paran
The Old City of Jerusalem Today
Modern Political Divisions of Ancient Palestine

Ch. 3: Life in Ancient Palestine
Climate Patterns of Ancient Palestine

PART 2: The Hebrew Bihle Period
Ch. 4: Before Abraham
Selected Neolithic and Chalcolithic Settlements
The Table ofNations_01
The Table of Nations_02
Ancient Near East in the 3rd Millennium

Ch. 5: The World of the Patriarchs
Ancient Near East in the Time of the Patriarchs
The Land of Canaan from Abraham to Moses
Palestine in the Middle Bronze Age
The Migration of Abraham
Abraham in Canaan
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
Travels of Jacob
The Journeys of Joseph

Ch. 6: The Egyptian Experience
Expulsion of the Hyksos
Egypt and Palestine in the Late Bronze Age
Sites in the Amarna Archive (Akhetaton; Tell el-Amarna)
Campaigns of Thutmose III and Amenhotep II
Canaan in the 14th Century: The T.E.A. Tablets
The Egyptian Empire and the Hittites
Egyptian Empire and Balance of Power, ca. 1400 ВСЕ
The Route of the Exodus

Ch. 7: The Exodus
Events during the Sojourn at Kadesh-Barnea
Journey of the Spies
The Journey from Kadesh-Barnea to the Plains of Moab

Ch. 8: Conquest and Settlement
Ancient Near East from 1200-100 ВСЕ
The Conquest of Canaan
The Sea Peoples
The Levant from 1200-1000 ВСЕ
The Conquest by Joshua
Joshua's Central and Southern Campaigns
Joshua's Northern Campaign
The Limits of Israelite Settlement
Israel in Canaan from Joshua to Samuel to Saul
The Tribal Allotments of Israel
The Division of the Land Among the Tribes
Levitical Cities and Cities of Refuge (1)
The Levitical Cities (2)
The Judges of Israel
The Period of the Judges
Ehud and the Oppression of the Moabites
Deborah's Victory over the Canaanites
Gideon's Battles with the Amalekites
Jephthah and the Ammonites
Samson the the Philistines
The Battle at Ebenezer and the Loss of the Ark
The Ministry of Samuel and Anointment of Saul
The Kingdom of Saul and His Wars
Saul, 1000 ВСЕ
David's Flight from Saul

Ch. 9: The Kingdom of David and Solomon
David's Rise to Power
David in Conquest of Canaan
David's Wars of Conquest
Kingdom of David and Solomon
The United Monarchy under Solomon_01
The United Monarchy under Solomon_02
Solomon's Economic Enterprises
Solomon's Building Activities
Solomon's Temple
Jerusalem in the Time of David and Solomon

Ch. 10: The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah_01
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah_02
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah_03
The Campaign of Shishak
Conflicts between Israel and Aram-Damascus
The Omride Dynasty
The Golden Ages of the 9th & 8th centuries ВСЕ
Phoenician Trade and Civilization
Trade Routes throughout the Middle East
Travel Routes throughout Palestine
Elijah and Elisha
The Revolt of Jehu
The Rise of Assyria
Israel &Judah in the days of Jeroboam II and Uzziah
The Assyrian Empire under Tiglath-Pileser III
The Syro-Ephraimite War
Tiglath-Pileser Ill's Campaigns
Fall of Samaria and Deportation of Israelites
The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel
Assyrian Districts after the Fall of Samaria
Prophets of the 8th Century ВСЕ

Ch. 11: Judah Alone amid International Powers
Hezekiah's Preparation for Revolt
Judah under King Hezekiah
Hezekiah's Jerusalem
Sennacherib's Campaign against Judah
Assyria in the 7th century ВСЕ
The Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
The Reign of Josiah
The Districts of Judah under King Josiah
The Golden Age of King Josiah
Nebuchadnezzar's Campaigns against Judah

Ch. 12: The Babylonian Exile
Judah during the Exile
The Kingdom of Judah
Exile; Palestine in the Post-Exilic Period
Jewish Exiles in Babylon
Jewish Refugees in Egypt

Ch. 13: The Persian Period
World Powers of the 6th century ВСЕ
The Conquests of Cyrus the Great
The Persian Empire
The Return of the Jewish Exiles to Judah
Judah in the 5th century ВСЕ
Palestine after the Exile

Ch. 14: The Hellenistic Period
Alexander the Great's Empire
The Division of Alexander's Empire ca. 275 ВСЕ
Palestine under the Ptolemies
The Seleucid Empire and Antiochus III
Campaigns of Antiochus IV against Egypt
The Maccabees in 168 ВСЕ
Selected Events in the Maccabean Revolt
Jewish Expansion under the Hasmonean Dynasty
Pompey's Campaign against Jerusalem

PART 3: The New Testament Era
Ch. 15: Rome's Emergence as a World Power
Early Rome
Roman Expansion in the 3rd & 2nd centuries ВСЕ
Civil Wars amidst Roman Expansion in 1st century ВСЕ
Roman Empire in the Age of Augustus

Ch. 16: The Romans, Palestine, and Herod the Great
Roman Rule in Palestine 63-40 ВСЕ
The Kingdom of Herod the Great
Herod's Building Program

Ch. 17: The World of Jesus
The Division of Herod's Kingdom
Palestine under the Herods
Palestine in the Time of Jesus_01
Palestine in the Time of Jesus_02
Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Ch. 18: The Life and Ministry of Jesus
Jesus' Birth and Early Childhood
The Birth, Childhood, and Baptism of Jesus
John the Baptist
Galilee in the Time of Jesus
Jesus' Ministry in Galilee and Journey to Jerusalem
The Ministry of Jesus around the Sea of Galilee
The Ministry of Jesus beyond Galilee
Jesus' Ministry according to John
Jesus' Journeys from Galilee to Judea
Jesus in Judea and Jerusalem
Jerusalem in the New Testament Period
The Passion Week in Jerusalem

Ch. 19: Early Expansion of the Church
The Kingdom of Herod Agrippa I
The Kingdom of Agrippa II
Pentecost and the Jewish Diaspora
Expansion of the Early Church in Palestine
Paul's Conversion and Early Ministry
Paul's Journeys
The First Missionary Journey of Paul
The Second Missionary Journey of Paul
The Third Missionary Journey of Paul
Paul's Arrest and Imprisonment
Paul's Voyage to Rome

Ch. 20: The First Jewish Revolt
Distribution of Roman Legions under Tiberius
The First Jewish Revolt
Titus's Campaigns
Herod's Temple

Ch. 21: The Early Christian Church
Churches of the Revelation
The Roman Empire ca. 117 CE
Palestine from 73-135 CE
The Bar Kokhba Revolt, 132-135 CE
Hadrian's Jerusalem
Christian Expansion in the 2nd & 3rd Century

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