Holy Land Geography

[scapularkid8]

Is there any place online or elsewhere where I could learn about Holy Land Biblical geography? I know the basics, as in, the locations of Jerusalem, Galilee, Judea, Jericho, Lebanon, but it gets fuzzy when they start talking about specific places such as Haran?! (Genesis 12:5)

How can I brush up on Old Testament geography without taking an entire Biblical Geography course?

 

[thistle]

Is there any place online or elsewhere where I could learn about Holy Land Biblical geography? I know the basics, as in, the locations of Jerusalem, Galilee, Judea, Jericho, Lebanon, but it gets fuzzy when they start talking about specific places such as Haran?! (Genesis 12:5)

How can I brush up on Old Testament geography without taking an entire Biblical Geography course?

bible-history.com/maps/

 

[jblake]

scapularkid8;:

How can I brush up on Old Testament geography without taking an entire Biblical Geography course?

It probably is more important to take courses in theology, before taking courses in Biblical Geography. The theological biases in maps is far greater than that of translations of the Bible into the vernacular.

xan

jonathon

 

[Fidelis]

I highly recommend you purchase this book (if you are going to be a serious reader of Scripture you need a good biblical atlas. If you can’t afford it, ask someone to get it for you for your birthday or Christmas, or whatever):

amazon.com/Holman-Bible-Atlas-Expansive-Geography/dp/1558197095

I don’t know of any specifically Catholic atlases, but I have found this one free of denominational bias and very informative. It has lots of historical background, not to mention beautiful maps and photographs of the Holy Land. Nice enough to be a coffee table book, actually.

 

[jblake]

Fidelis;:

I have found this one free of denominational bias and very informative.

That atlas is a great example of why one needs a comprehensive knowledge of theology, before studying Biblical geography. ( I am ignoring the text, in saying it has a distinct theological bias.)

xan

jonathon

 

[Fidelis]

That atlas is a great example of why one needs a comprehensive knowledge of theology, before studying Biblical geography.

That’s ludicrous. Bible students should study both.

( I am ignoring the text, in saying it has a distinct theological bias.)

 

[juliamajor]

Online maps just don’t cut it. You need a physical map-.Which one you get largely depends on price. I’d go online search amazon.com reviews to which one fits you- I own several- all have shortcomings and strengths.Hammond makes a good, simple- easy to use and cheap -good choice if your just starting with bible study. Get in paperback.

 

[jblake]

Fidelis;:

That’s ludicrous. Bible students should study both.

I was disputing the virtue of studying Biblical Geography, without studying theology first.

For example

It is far easier to push a theological POV using pictures, than using words — especially if one can’t recognize the theological bias in the first instance.

xan

jonathon

 

[Lev23]

bible-history.com/maps/

Nice maps. The use of “Palestine” instead of the land of Israel is obnoxious though.