The stories of the Bible come to life with this authoritative, richly illustrated, four-color atlas. Follow the Biblical narrative from the Old Testament prophets to the founding of the early christian church with maps, plans, photos and illustrations. Features: * Introduction to the unique geography of the holy land, including terrain, trade routes, vegetation and climate. * Chronologically arranged maps demonstrate political changes of empires and the expansion of the christian church, including maps of the ancient near east and the Greek and Roman worlds. * Detailed plans of the holy city of Jerusalem and reconstruction of other ancient cities, sites, battles and buildings. * Detailed map of major archeological sites in Israel and Jordan. * Up-to-date maps of the Bible lands in present day. * Full-color and black and white photographs of biblical places, artifiacts and current and historical sites. * Time charts and a gazetteer index provide a ready reference for locating events in both time and place. * Ages 8-14.