PART I: THE BIBLICAL SETTING |
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Title Page |
Chapter 1 |
The Face of the Ancient Near
East |
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The Ancient Near East 001a
Biblical Regions 002
Modern States and the Ancient Near East 003
Mesopotamia: Homeland of Abraham 004
Egypt: Land of Bondage 005
Syria and Lebanon 006
International Routes, The King's Highway 006a
Geography and Trade Routes of the Middle East |
Chapter 2 |
Natural Regions of
Palestine |
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National Regions of Ancient Palestine 007a
Physical Geography of Palestine 007b
Topography of Palestine 008
Cross Sectional Views of Longitudinal Zones 009
Northern Coastal Plains 010
Plain of Dor, Plain of Sharon, Samaria, et al. 011
Philistine Plain, Shephelah, Judah, and the Dead Sea 012
Arabah, Negeb, Wildernesses of Zin and Paran 012a
The Old City of Jerusalem Today 013
Modern Political Divisions of Ancient Palestine 014
Climate Patterns of Ancient Palestine |
PART
II: THE HEBREW BIBLE PERIOD |
Chapter 3 |
Before Abraham |
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Selected Neolithic and Chalcolithic Settlements 016
The Table of Nations (1) 016a
The Table of Nations (2) 017
Ancient Near East in the 3rd Millennium |
Chapter 4 |
The World of the
Patriarchs |
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Ancient Near East in the Time of the Patriarchs 018a
The Land of Canaan from Abraham to Moses 019
Palestine in the Middle Bronze Age 020
The Migration of Abraham 021
Abraham in Canaan 021a
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob 022
Travels of Jacob 023
The Journeys of Joseph |
Chapter 5 |
The Egyptian
Experience |
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Expulsion of the Hyksos 025
Egypt and Palestine in the Late Bronze Age 025a
Sites in the Amarna Archive (Akhetaton; Tell el-Amarna) 026
Campaigns of Thutmose III and Amenhotep II 027
Canaan in the 14th Century: The Tell el-Amarna Tablets 028
The Egyptian Empire and the Hittites 028a
Egyptian Empire and Balance of Power, ca. 1400 BCE 029
The Route of the Exodus |
Chapter 6 |
The Exodus |
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Events during the Sojourn at Kadesh-Barnea 031
Journey of the Spies 032
The Journey from Kadesh-Barnea to the Plains of Moab |
Chapter 7 |
Conquest and
Settlement |
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Ancient Near East from 1200-100 BCE 033a
The Conquest of Canaan 034
The Sea Peoples 035
The Levant from 1200-1000 BCE 035a
The Conquest by Joshua 036
Joshua's Central and Southern Campaigns 037
Joshua's Northern Campaign 038
The Limits of Israelite Settlement 038a
Israel in Canaan from Joshua to Samuel to Saul 039
The Tribal Allotments of Israel 039a
The Division of the Land Among the Tribes 040
Levitical Cities and Cities of Refuge (1) 040a
The Levitical Cities (2) 041
The Judges of Israel 041a
The Period of the Judges 042
Ehud and the Oppression of the Moabites 043
Deborah's Victory over the Canaanites 044
Gideon's Battles with the Amalekites 045
Jephthah and the Ammonites 046
Samson the the Philistines 047
The Battle at Ebenezer and the Loss of the Ark 048
The Ministry of Samuel and Anointment of Saul 049
The Kingdom of Saul and His Wars 049a
Saul, 1000 BCE 050
David's Flight from Saul |
Chapter 8 |
The Kingdom of David and
Solomon |
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David's Rise to Power 051a
David in Conquest of Canaan 052
David's Wars of Conquest 053
Kingdom of David and Solomon 053a
The United Monarchy under Solomon (1) 053b
The United Monarchy under Solomon (2) 054
Solomon's Economic Enterprises 055
Solomon's Building Activities 055a
Solomon's Temple 056
Jerusalem in the Time of David and Solomon |
Chapter 9 |
The Kingdoms of Israel and
Judah |
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The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (1) 057a
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (2) 057b
The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (3) 058
The Campaign of Shishak 059
Conflicts between Israel and Aram-Damascus 060
The Omride Dynasty 60a
The Golden Ages of the 9th & 8th centuries BCE 061
Phoenician Trade and Civilization 061a
Trade Routes throughout the Middle East 061b
Travel Routes throughout Palestine 062
Elijah and Elisha 063
The Revolt of Jehu 064
The Rise of Assyria 065
Israel & Judah in the days of Jeroboam II and Uzziah 066
The Assyrian Empire under Tiglath-Pileser III 067
The Syro-Ephraimite War 068
Tiglath-Pileser III's Campaigns 069
Fall of Samaria and Deportation of Israelites 069a
The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel 070
Assyrian Districts after the Fall of Samaria 071
Prophets of the 8th Century BCE |
Chapter 10 |
Judah Alone amid International
Powers |
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Hezekiah's Preparation for Revolt 072a
Judah under King Hezekiah 073
Hezekiah's Jerusalem 074
Sennacherib's Campaign against Judah 075
Assyria in the 7th century BCE 076
The Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire 077
The Reign of Josiah 077a
The Districts of Judah under King Josiah 077b
The Golden Age of King Josiah 078
Nebuchadnezzar's Campaigns against Judah |
Chapter 11 |
The Babylonian
Exile |
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Judah during the Exile 079a
The Kingdom of Judah 079b
Exile; Palestine in the Post-Exilic Period 080
Jewish Exiles in Babylon 081
Jewish Refugees in Egypt |
Chapter 12 |
The Persian
Period |
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World Powers of the 6th century BCE 083
The Conquests of Cyrus the Great 084
The Persian Empire 085
The Return of the Jewish Exiles to Judah 086
Judah in the 5th century BCE 086a
Palestine after the Exile |
Chapter
13 |
The Hellenistic
Period |
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Alexander the Great's Empire 088
The Division of Alexander's Empire ca. 275 BCE 089
Palestine under the Ptolemies 090
The Seleucid Empire and Antiochus III 091
Campaigns of Antiochus IV against Egypt 091a
The Maccabees in 168 BCE 092
Selected Events in the Maccabean Revolt 093
Jewish Expansion under the Hasmonean Dynasty 094
Pompey's Campaign against Jerusalem |
PART III: THE NEW TESTAMENT ERA |
Chapter 14 |
Rome's Emergence as a World
Power |
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Early Rome 096
Roman Expansion in the 3rd & 2nd centuries BCE 097
Civil Wars amidst Roman Expansion in 1st century BCE 098
Roman Empire in the Age of Augustus |
Chapter 15 |
The Romans, Palestine, and
Herod the Great |
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Roman Rule in Palestine 63-40 BCE 100
The Kingdom of Herod the Great 101
Herod's Building Program |
Chapter 16 |
The World of
Jesus |
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The Division of Herod's Kingdom 102a
Palestine under the Herods 103
Palestine in the Time of Jesus (1) 103a
Palestine in the Time of Jesus (2) 104
Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls |
Chapter 17 |
The Life and Ministry of
Jesus |
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Jesus' Birth and Early Childhood 105a
The Birth, Childhood, and Baptism of Jesus 106
John the Baptist 107
Galilee in the Time of Jesus 107a
Jesus' Ministry in Galilee and Journey to Jerusalem 108
The Ministry of Jesus around the Sea of Galilee 109
The Ministry of Jesus beyond Galilee 109a
Jesus' Ministry according to John 110
Jesus' Journeys from Galilee to Judea 111
Jesus in Judea and Jerusalem 112
Jerusalem in the New Testament Period 113
The Passion Week in Jerusalem |
Chapter 18 |
Early Expansion of the
Church |
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The Kingdom of Herod Agrippa I 115
The Kingdom of Agrippa II 116
Pentecost and the Jewish Diaspora 117
Expansion of the Early Church in Palestine 118
Paul's Conversion and Early Ministry 118a
Paul's Journeys 119
The First Missionary Journey of Paul 120
The Second Missionary Journey of Paul 121
The Third Missionary Journey of Paul 122
Paul's Arrest and Imprisonment 123
Paul's Voyage to Rome |
Chapter 19 |
The First Jewish
Revolt |
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Distribution of Roman Legions under Tiberius 125
The First Jewish Revolt 126
Titus's Campaigns 126a
Herod's Temple |
Chapter 20 |
The Early Christian
Church |
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Churches of the Revelation 128
The Roman Empire ca. 117 CE 129
Palestine from 73-135 CE 130
The Bar Kokhba Revolt, 132-135 CE 131
Hadrian's Jerusalem 132 Christian Expansion in the 2nd & 3rd Century |
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