Publisher's Synopsis
This compelling volume provides fresh insight into the biblical stories through an exploration of the far-flung places where accounts take place. Traditional text supplemented by various sources including tales and traditions passed down from generation to generation, the latest archeological findings, reproductions of fine art, archival and specially commissioned photographs provide fresh insight into the biblical stories. Readers visit major biblical sites including the Garden of Eden, the Tower of Babel, Mount Sinai, the site of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, the manger in Nazareth, and the Palestine of Jesus, while learning more about the resting of Noah's Ark on Mount Ararat, the finding of the baby Moses on the banks of the Nile, and the historical and religious Jesus.
