Zondervan Atlas of the Bible: Revised Edition, Full-Color Maps, Photos, Graphics, and More

Carl G. Rasmussen, PhD, has compiled an excellent academic work for in depth research and people needing less detail will be pleased with the ease of casually page flipping until something viewed causes an interest in reading. In other words, Dr. Rasmussen's atlas is a thoroughly enjoyable venture for just looking and for as deep a depth of scholarly study one would care to go.The book is published in a very good quality hard cover and page construction which tends to better preserve the reading and viewing contents of information and I also mean to state, the writer has compiled far more than one expects from an atlas.Examples: map types and qualities teach locations and photographs help place the mind on the map. For specific follow up information, Dr. Rasmussen's Appendices are expertly academic and easily appreciated: 'simple' bibliography or glossary extends the ability to research in depth with biblical timelines, scripture references, or significant persons of the times, and other pertinent datac.Included in this appendix, the writer continues his easy-to-read flare with a geographic dictionary serving as an index which includes succinct comments about the locations.Other qualities include and ability to compare and contrast various sizes of biblical areas compared with sizes of various American States. This atlas shows us the journeys of Paul, locations of the seven churches mentioned in Revelation, a historical perspective of the transitions of monarchy from Samuel and Saul, to David and Solomon, the Kingdom's division, exiles, and more history up through the life of Christ and through the expansion of the Church in Palestine. This section of history also includes Old Testament ancient history regarding the Garden of Eden, the "Patriarchal Period" of the Bronze Age, the Egyptians, the Exodus, and a discussion of the twelve tribes while they settled the Land of Canaan.Other aspects begin your journey in this atlas that includes seasonal weather patterns, major routes which I presume to be trade roads, and discussions with maps and photographs of the major geographic regions, such as Israel and Jordon.Highly recommended for teenagers and adults. This is an excellent book especially for its remarkable ability to project one's point of view to the biblical points of view depicted in excellent maps, photography, and descriptions.Enjoy.

I looked through reviews for Bible maps and atlas ebooks before buying this Zondervan Atlas of the Bible ebook. Reviews for the ebook versions of the of the books I looked at sounded like many readers were unhappy with maps being too small to read easily/not clear details. I bought this ebook and had it sent to my Windows 10 computer which has a touch screen and my Kindle Fire (HD 10 and HD 8) tablets. Some of the maps and photos looked smaller than I wanted, but then I found I could touch the screen on Kindle Fire tablets and the computer with touch screen (on the computer, also could use the mouse), to increase the size of the maps and photos, works great! The words and details are very clear and can move around the maps to see different areas. Very happy that the maps and photos can be made bigger with clear details.

If you're a Bible Believing Christian, this is the best atlas. If you're a skeptic and want to read pedantic pronouncements of alternate truths, skip this. If you read the Bible with this atlas in hand, you can walk with your fingers the many routes up to Jerusalem - and you begin to understand why going south - or east - or west - or north - can all be properly described in context as "going up to Jerusalem." Your fingers can trace the routes from Jerusalem up to Shiloh and on to the Galilee. Or westward, to Joffa/Yafa/Joppa and from there up to Caesarea Philipi. It's not just as good as going to Israel and hiking around, but it will make your trip more meaningful if you haven't gone yet, and will bring a smile to your face as your re-trace routes you have walked. So, all good. I'm keeping it next to my 1850s editions of The Land and The Book. Dynamite!

Need a good Bible atlas, deep enough to provide insight but light enough for comfortable reading? You found it! I spent a semester studying in Israel, and it involved writing many papers on the geography of the land. This atlas became my hands-down favorite. It presents helpful information, along with hundreds of maps, in a clean easy-to-read format. One of my favorite aspects is the plethora of pictures of the actual archaeological sites around the locations of the Bible (particularly Israel). This atlas will continue to be my first resource to peruse as I study the Bible in the particular context of archaeology. Well worth every penny!

Great die research. I'm using a'imdle on iPad and the maps are the best definition colour maps on iPad I've come across. When you zoom you see more detail and the maps are very clear.I was able to find a map with the desert of Paran which is a prophecy in the Bible about Muhummad. Another one was the plain of Sharon where God would feed His Flck and visually was able to get an idea of how the Bahai World Centre fits into the prophecies on the map. It has helped me research the roots of my own Faith and also Christ.Good buy. Highly recommended

I have several different Bible Atlases and this one is by far the best. My husband and I are both history buffs and this Atlas fills the bill. There are soooo many photos and descriptions! Of all of the Bible Atlases, this one is the very best. And, it cost about the same as the others.

Well written and insightful. Got it for my wife. She loves it, would have preferred large print.

Excellent resource. Top quality book.

good reference for my library

Good price, exhaustive text