About Me I am a retired librarian and I now support books and authors through my reviews.

I have always loved to read and I was able to share that love through my work as a public librarian for 22 1/2 years. I now promote literacy by reading, and then writing reviews. I love to support authors by sharing my reviews with others!

Monday, March 23, 2020

The Basic Bible Atlas: A Fascinating Guide to the Land of the Bible by John A. Beck

The Basic Bible Atlas: A Fascinating Guide to the Land of the BibleABOUT THE BOOK

The Bible tells the story of God meeting real people in a real time and place, yet we rarely take the time to wonder, Why there? Maybe we have a hard time even picturing where there is. To begin to fully understand the Bible, we must understand the geographical settings of Scripture and how each place participates in the biblical story.

With its colorful maps, The Basic Bible Atlas helps us link geography to Bible study so we can understand how place impacted events in the Bible. From Eden to Egypt, from the promised land to Persia, from Bethlehem to the New Jerusalem, The Basic Bible Atlas is a fascinating guide to the land of the Bible. Your Bible study will never be the same. 

 MY THOUGHTS.....

 This is a great new book for people longing to know more about the geography of the places that they read about in the Bible. The Basic Bible Atlas has maps to show the geography of the lands mentioned in both the Old Testament and New Testament and these colored maps are both beautiful and very detailed. From the Creation to Paul's missionary journeys, readers are given a glimpse of both the geography and the history of the different eras. I especially like that the travels of Jesus and his disciples are shown in detail and that all of the journeys are shown in red. I also appreciate that there is a Scripture Index.

The Basic Bible Index is perfect for both new and veteran Christians and I highly recommend it. I believe that it would be a wonderful resource for both home and church libraries.

I received a copy of this book from Baker Books Publishing Group. I was not obligated to post a positive review and these are my own thoughts.

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

 Dr. John A. Beck is a scholar, educator, and writer with extensive experience in biblical geography. He has a PhD in theology and Old Testament from Trinity International University and is an adjunct faculty member at Jerusalem University College in Israel. 

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2 comments:

  1. Virginia WernerMarch 24, 2020 at 12:50 PM

    This sounds like something I'd want to read and use for a resource book!!

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  2. Virginia WernerMarch 30, 2020 at 11:41 AM

    This is large enough to be read by me, but small enough to slip in my Bible bag. It's covered to keep it from getting ruined.

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