TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rainey,Anson F.
AU  - Notley,R.Steven
ED  - Kar�ta (Firm)
TI  - The sacred bridge: Carta's atlas of the Biblical world 
SN  - 965220529X
AV  - G2230 .R28 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Jerusalem
PB  - Carta
KW  - Bible
KW  - Geography
KW  - Maps
KW  - History of Biblical events
KW  - Jews
KW  - History
KW  - To 70 A.D
N1  - Chapters 1-16 by Anson F. Rainey ; chapters 17-25 by R. Steven Notley; With contributions by J. Uzziel, I. Shai, B. Schultz; Includes bibliographical references (p. 403 - 432) and index; Dimensions and disciplines -- The ancient world view -- The land bridge -- The dawn of history -- Amurrite dominance -- Conquest and confrontation -- The Amarna age -- The Ramesside age -- Crisis and transition -- Survival and renewal -- Territorial status -- Regional conflicts -- Window of opportunity -- Imperial domination -- Crisis and turmoil -- Persian domination -- Alexander and the early Hellenistic period -- The Hasmonean struggle for independence  -- The Hasmonean kingdom  -- Hasmonean decline and the rise of Herod  -- Herod and his sons  -- Historical geography of the Gospels -- The early days of the Church -- The first Jewish revolt against Rome -- the Bar Kochba revolt
ER  -