The life’s work of a scholar who has lived, breathed, and walked every inch of the holy land as former president of Jerusalem University College. Providing more than 50 maps and 200 high-res images, Paul Wright offers a one-of-a-kind excursion into the geography of the Bible that introduces readers to the way in which the biblical writers used the geography to strengthen the messages they shared with their contemporaries. An indispensable resource for putting the biblical story in its proper context, this volume will help you “Read the Land, See the Text, and Live the Book.”
Chapters Include:
- Exploring the World of the Bible
- Building Blocks of Biblical Geography
- The Land of Ancient Israel: The Southern Regions (Judah/Judea)
- The Land of Ancient Israel: The Central Regions (Israel/Samaria)
- The Land of Ancient Israel: The Northern Regions (Galilee)
- Transjordan
- Afterword: Geography of the Heart
