History and Geography of the Bible Story

by Bob Waldron, Sandra Waldron

(from the foreword by Ferrell Jenkins): History and Geography of the Bible Story is one of the best resources of its kind for individual and class study. It is important for each student of the Bible to gain information about the history and geography of the Bible in order to better understand the context of the message of salvation. The Waldrons have demonstrated an ability to take difficult material and make it both understandable and usable. The book can do several things for the user: (1) it will provide a complete survey of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation; (2) it will give one a good summary of the history of the nations involved in sacred history; (3) it will acquaint one with the geography of the Bible lands. The good maps add tremendously to the quality and usefulness of the book. There are a total of 52 lessons. The first lessons discusses man as an intelligent being. The next 7 lessons give a brief look at all the Bible Lands. The rest of the lessons (9-52) correlate the Bible history and geography together. There are plenty of full color maps with corresponding blank maps for the student to fill in. Every few lessons, there is a section of review questions. Charts, lists, and easily read narrative make this a great study for your Bible class or personal study.

205 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Michael Barakat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Giving a geographical context for the stories of the Bible is truly an additional knowledge to understand even further the events of the Holy story.
Since this book sheds light on the old and new testaments, I was able to also understand the events from a historical point of view. Thanks to the detailed and well structured explanations, I understood how and why Christians and Jews believe certain laws.
I was a bit deceived to learn that the chapter shedding light on Christ’s earthen life was short but the chapter detailing the voyages of Paul was really insightful.
The book finishes with a strong and meaningful conclusion about the “earthly kingdom of God”. Are the Jews, nowadays, righteous to proclaim Palestine as their holy right? That was one meaningful and courageous conclusion!
The exercises and the maps were a bit difficult but helped me a lot with my studying.