DK Eyewitness Guides: Bible Lands - Couverture rigide

Tubb, Jonathan

 
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Synopsis

This book tells the story of the lands of the Old Testament and the people who lived there. Stunningly photographed ancient artefacts bring to life the many cultures which flourished in this part of the world from the founding of the stone-age settlement of Jericho around 10 000 BCE to the arrival of the Romans at the time of Jesus Christ.Discover the foods that people ate and the animals that they reared. See sumptuous Persian silverware a merchant ship from King Solomon's fleet bronze-age weapons of war and an Assyrian suit of armour. Specially commissioned models show the secret entrance to King Herod's impenetrable hill fort and the inside of Solomon's famous temple. Bible Lands shows how archeological excavation has helped us to reconstruct the history of this extraordinary region.Written by Jonathan N. Tubb and produced in association with the British Museum London Bible Lands shows how the peoples of the Holy Land lived providing a unique historical background to the Bible.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Full-color photos. "This is an excellent resource on the civilizations that existed in the Fertile Crescent ten millennia before the Christian era. In contrast to most presentations, which leave one with a sense of cultures in isolation, this book shows that whole kaleidoscope."--(starred) Science Books and Films. The history and geography of the Middle East are explored, and the culture and accomplishments of the ancient Hebrews, Babylonians, Persians, and other civilizations that flourished there are discussed.  

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