Holman Illustrated Guide To Biblical Geography: Reading the Land

Chapters include:

• Exploring the World of the Bible

• Building Blocks of Biblical Geography

• The Land of Ancient Israel: The Southern Regions (Judah/Judea)

• The Land of Ancient Israel: The Central Regions (Israel/Samaria)

• The Land of Ancient Israel: The Northern Regions (Galilee)

• Transjordan

• Afterword: Geography of the Heart

Biblical geography has great apologetic value. The biblical writers had to be accurate when presenting geographical material. Unlike some matters of history and doctrine, their assertions about the realities of land forms and climate, or about the relation of one city to another, or about the use of strategic routes could easily be verified both by their first readers as well as by contemporary readers. Verifiable geographic information provides a solid foundation on which to place and evaluate the veracity of other truth claims in the biblical text.