Joachim Rehork Knihy

This fourth edition of the best-selling The Macmillan Bible Atlas brings the latest findings of biblical, historical, and archaeological research to its sweeping cartographic portrayal of biblical history. - settlement and mass migrations of populations - skirmishes, battles, and conquests described in the Bible - economic developments, trade routes, and natural resources - the movements of biblical characters within the Holy Land, its districts and cities - archaeological excavations in the Holy Land from the Stone Age, the Chalcolithic period, and the Israelite and Second Temple periods - the journeys of the Apostles and the growth of the Church in the first and second centuries A.D. In addition, valuable appendices, a detailed comparative chronology of early civilizations, a key to the maps according to the books of the Bible, and a new index to persons make this work the most comprehensive Bible Atlas available.

Die Archäologie leistet einen unschätzbaren Beitrag zu dem Gesamtbild, das wir uns vom Menschen, seinen Ursprüngen und seiner kulturellen Entwicklung machen. Die Enzyklopädie der Archäologie versammelt in übersichtlicher und verständlicher Form und reich illustriert den heutigen Kenntnisstand. Wo immer der Leser das Buch aufschlägt, wird er gefesselt, informiert und zu neuen Entdeckungen angeregt.