The world of the Bible / Harris, Roberta L. 

Public ISBD Titre : The world of the Bible Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Harris, Roberta L., Auteur Editeur : New York : Thames and Hudson Année de publication : ©1995 Importance : 192 p. Présentation : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) Format : 25 cm ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-500-05073-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Bible--Antiquities Index. décimale : BS 621 Résumé : Few regions of the world can boast such a rich and complex history as the Holy Land. In this authoritatively written and magnificently illustrated new survey, Roberta L. Harris explores its turbulent past, interweaving events of the biblical narrative with the latest archaeological research and interpretations. Lying near the cradle of civilization in the Near East and at the crossroads of three continents, the Holy Note de contenu : pt. 1. The bible in context. Geography and climate. Outline history of the region. Women travellers. Archaeologists in the holy land. The bible and archaeology. The tale of a tell. The origins of the alphabet. Writing the bible. Plants and animals of the bible. Hearth and home in old testament times -- pt. 2. In the beginning. Before the bible. Abraham the patriarch. Cities of the time of Abraham. Canaanites and Hyksos. The gods of Canaan. Egypt's empire. Exodus and the wilderness years -- pt. 3. Old testament empires. The sea peoples. The Philistines. The age of the judges. David, king of all Israel. King Solomon's empire. Solomon's temple. The kingdom of Israel. The might of Assyria. Judah alone. Hezekiah in revolt. Sennacherib and the siege of Lachish. Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem -- pt. 4. Widening horizons. The Babylonian exile. Cyrus, king of the Persians. Return to Judah. Alexander the great. In the wake of Alexander. Revolution! the Maccabees. The Romans in the east. Qumran and the dead sea scrolls -- pt. 5. The age of Jesus. Herod the great. Herodian Jerusalem. Caesarea portunder water. The life of Jesus. Daily life in new testament times. A boat from the time of Jesus. Jesus in Jerusalem. The development of Christianity -- pt. 6. The turbulent years. The two Jewish revolts. The development of Judaism. Aelia Capitolina: Hadrian's Jerusalem. The Byzantine era. Beth Shean, Byzantine city. Early churches. Early synagogues. The church of the holy sepulchre. The age of Islam. Crusader Palestine. Mamelukes, Ottomans and after. The world of the Bible [texte imprimé] / Harris, Roberta L., Auteur . - New York : Thames and Hudson, ©1995 . - 192 p. : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-500-05073-6 Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Bible--Antiquities Index. décimale : BS 621 Résumé : Few regions of the world can boast such a rich and complex history as the Holy Land. In this authoritatively written and magnificently illustrated new survey, Roberta L. Harris explores its turbulent past, interweaving events of the biblical narrative with the latest archaeological research and interpretations. Lying near the cradle of civilization in the Near East and at the crossroads of three continents, the Holy Note de contenu : pt. 1. The bible in context. Geography and climate. Outline history of the region. Women travellers. Archaeologists in the holy land. The bible and archaeology. The tale of a tell. The origins of the alphabet. Writing the bible. Plants and animals of the bible. Hearth and home in old testament times -- pt. 2. In the beginning. Before the bible. Abraham the patriarch. Cities of the time of Abraham. Canaanites and Hyksos. The gods of Canaan. Egypt's empire. Exodus and the wilderness years -- pt. 3. Old testament empires. The sea peoples. The Philistines. The age of the judges. David, king of all Israel. King Solomon's empire. Solomon's temple. The kingdom of Israel. The might of Assyria. Judah alone. Hezekiah in revolt. Sennacherib and the siege of Lachish. Nebuchadnezzar destroys Jerusalem -- pt. 4. Widening horizons. The Babylonian exile. Cyrus, king of the Persians. Return to Judah. Alexander the great. In the wake of Alexander. Revolution! the Maccabees. The Romans in the east. Qumran and the dead sea scrolls -- pt. 5. The age of Jesus. Herod the great. Herodian Jerusalem. Caesarea portunder water. The life of Jesus. Daily life in new testament times. A boat from the time of Jesus. Jesus in Jerusalem. The development of Christianity -- pt. 6. The turbulent years. The two Jewish revolts. The development of Judaism. Aelia Capitolina: Hadrian's Jerusalem. The Byzantine era. Beth Shean, Byzantine city. Early churches. Early synagogues. The church of the holy sepulchre. The age of Islam. Crusader Palestine. Mamelukes, Ottomans and after.

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Code-barres	Cote	Support	Localisation	Section	Disponibilité
100051846	REF BS 621 .H37 1995	Book	Bibliothèque principale	English Reference	Exclu du prêt

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