Bible Atlases

Atlases are the natural place to go to answer “where” questions, but many contain other fascinating and helpful information for understanding the Biblical world: agricultural practices, historical movements, and archaeological sites, for example.  When looking at maps, make sure you pick the one that best represents the period of your text.  For example, if I’m trying to locate Capernaum to help me with Matthew 17:24, I’d want to look at the map of Palestine of the first century A.D., not the one that represents the time of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel.

	Aharoni, Yohanan et al.  The MacMillan Bible Atlas.  3rd Rev Edition.  New York: MacMillan, 1993.
	Brisco, Thomas V.  Holman Bible Atlas: A Complete Guide to the Expansive Geography of Biblical History.  Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1998.
	Dowley, Tim, ed.  Atlas of the Bible and Christianity.  Grand Rapids: Baker, 1997.
	Pritchard, James B.  The HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible.  San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1991.