Packed with twenty-nine informative sections of information and interesting facts and explanations, this full-color guide introduces the biblical world to students, youth groups, and beginning Christians. One of the foremost authorities on the Bible's landscape and people has assembled an array of paintings, maps, charts, and photographs through which the Bible comes to life. Included are

• timelines interrelating events and the lives of key people illustrations of dress at every level of society

• cutaway depictions of the temple, a synagogue, and a dwelling

• calendars showing the year's seasons, crops, and festivals • notes on the land known by the Patriarchs, the kings, and Jesus

• an overview of the Bible's construction and organization