Visual Guide to Bible Events, A: Fascinating Insights into Where They Happened and Why, Hardcover

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By John A. Beck, David G. Hansen and James C. Martin

Discover the fascinating connections between Bible events and Bible
locations

Why did Jesus pick Samaria as the place to announce his messianic
identity? Why did God lead Moses and the Israelites to Mount Horeb after
they fled from Egypt? Why did the apostle John receive God's revelation on
the island of Patmos?

A Visual Guide to Bible Events reveals the fascinating
connections between Bible events and Bible locations from Genesis to
Revelation. This beautiful, full-color book includes more than 500
photographs and maps to bring the ancient world to life. The engaging
writing style makes this resource perfect for anyone–student, scholar,
pastor, or layperson–who wants to understand Bible events in a deeper way.

Book Details:

• Retail Price: $39.99

• ISBN: 9780801012853

• ISBN-10: 0801012856

• Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 11 x 7/8 Inches

• Number of pages: 272

• Publication Date: Sep. 09

• Format: Hardcover

• Publishers: BakerBooks

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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT WHERE
JESUS MET THE SAMARITAN WOMAN?

An interesting look into the placement of
major biblical events

Why did God lead Moses and
the Israelites to Mount Horeb after they fled from Egypt?
Why did the apostle John receive God's revelation on the
island
of Patmos?
These and other insightful questions illuminate the fascinating
connections between Bible events and Bible locations in the new book
A Visual Guide to Bible Events: Fascinating Insights into Where They
Happened and Why (ISBN: 978-0-8010-1285-3,
$39.99, September 2009) by
James C.
Martin,
John A. Beck
and
David G.
Hansen.

This beautiful, full-color
book is filled with photographs, maps, and easy-to-read commentary that explore
the relevance of place within biblical stories.
A Visual Guide is broken into
eleven sections:

• The Need for Rescue and
  the Promised Land – Genesis
• The Journey from Egypt
  to the Promised Land –
  Exodus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
• Conquest and Settlement
  of Canaan
  – Joshua, Judges, Ruth
• The United Monarchy of Israelite Land
  – 2 Samuel;

1 Kings 1-11

• The Divided Kingdom and
  Assyrian Invasion – 1 and 2 Kings, Isaiah
• The Babylonian
  Invasion, Exile and Return to the
  Promised Land – 2 Kings 21-25, Jeremiah; Obadiah; Ezekiel; Daniel; Ezra;
  Nehemiah; Esther
• The Birth and Early
  Years of Jesus – Matthew 1-4; Luke 1-4
• Jesus’ Messianic
  Mission
  in Samaria, Galilee and Phoenicia
  – Matthew 4-18,; Luke 4-18; John 1-4
• Jesus’ Last Days in and
  Around Jerusalem
  –
  Matthew 19-28; Mark 10-16;
  Luke 18-24; John 11-21
• The Good News Travels
  from Jerusalem
  to the World – Acts
• City Letters and
  Revelation – Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians,
  Colossians, Thessalonians, Revelation

“Over the past twenty-five years it has been our privilege to
travel, study and teach the Bible in the land of the Bible,” say the authors.
“This book is intended to be a door through which to enter the world of
the Bible and encounter the power and love of our Lord Jesus and the unity of
Scripture. It is our hope that this
resource will be a blessing in your journey through God’s Word.”

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

James C. Martin (MDiv, DMin, Fuller Theological Seminary) is the founder of Bible World
Seminars, which currently offers biblical study programs on location in Israel, Egypt,
Jordan, Turkey, and Greece. Martin also works with
Bible.org as the director of visual and contextual content for the new NET
Pictorial Bible. He and his wife, Stacey, have been involved in aerial, land,
and museum photography and filming throughout the Middle East and Europe for the past 20 years. They live in Texas.

John A. Beck (PhD, Trinity
International
University) has taught courses in Hebrew and Old
Testament at various colleges and universities for the past 16 years. He
currently is an adjunct faculty
member at Jerusalem University
College in Israel. His articles have appeared
in several journals, and he is the author of The Land of Milk and Honey: An
Introduction to the Geography of Israel, as well as God as Storyteller:
Seeking Meaning in Biblical Narrative. Beck lives in Wisconsin.

David G. Hansen (PhD, Trinity Theological
Seminary) is associate professor in the College
of Archaeology and Biblical History at
Trinity
Southwest
University in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
He also served in the U.S. Army for 35 years. His on-site research in Israel and Jordan includes extensive travel,
participation in archaeological excavations, and, at their request, service as
an academic consultant to both the Israel Defense Forces and the Royal Jordanian
Army. Hansen lives in Ohio.