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PART I:  THE BIBLICAL SETTING

 

 

 

Set 1

The Face of the Ancient Near East

 

 

The Ancient Near East

001

 

Biblical Regions

001a

 

Modern States and the Ancient Near East

002

 

Mesopotamia: Homeland of Abraham

003

 

Egypt: Land of Bondage

004

 

Syria and Lebanon

005

 

International Routes, The King's Highway

006

 

Geography and Trade Routes of the Middle East

006a

 

 

 

Set 2

Natural Regions of Palestine

 

 

National Regions of Ancient Palestine

007

 

Physical Geography of Palestine

007a

 

Topography of Palestine

007b

 

Cross Sectional Views of Longitudinal Zones

008

 

Northern Coastal Plains

009

 

Plain of Dor, Plain of Sharon, Samaria, et al.

010

 

Philistine Plain, Shephelah, Judah, and the Dead Sea

011

 

Arabah, Negeb, Wildernesses of Zin and Paran

012

 

The Old City of Jerusalem Today

012a

 

Modern Political Divisions of Ancient Palestine

013

 

Climate Patterns of Ancient Palestine

014

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART II:  THE HEBREW BIBLE PERIOD

 

 

 

Set 3

Before Abraham

 

 

Selected Neolithic and Chalcolithic Settlements

015

 

The Table of Nations (1)

016

 

The Table of Nations (2)

016a

 

Ancient Near East in the 3rd Millennium

017

 

 

 

Set 4

The World of the Patriarchs

 

 

Ancient Near East in the Time of the Patriarchs

018

 

The Land of Canaan from Abraham to Moses

018a

 

Palestine in the Middle Bronze Age

019

 

The Migration of Abraham

020

 

Abraham in Canaan

021

 

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

021a

 

Travels of Jacob

022

 

The Journeys of Joseph

023

 

 

 

Set 5

The Egyptian Experience

 

 

Expulsion of the Hyksos

024

 

Egypt and Palestine in the Late Bronze Age

025

 

Sites in the Amarna Archive (Akhetaton; Tell el-Amarna)

025a

 

Campaigns of Thutmose III and Amenhotep II

026

 

Canaan in the 14th Century: The Tell el-Amarna Tablets

027

 

The Egyptian Empire and the Hittites

028

 

Egyptian Empire and Balance of Power, ca. 1400 BCE

028a

 

The Route of the Exodus

029

 

 

 

Set 6

The Exodus

 

 

Events during the Sojourn at Kadesh-Barnea

030

 

Journey of the Spies

031

 

The Journey from Kadesh-Barnea to the Plains of Moab

032

 

 

 

Set 7

Conquest and Settlement

 

 

Ancient Near East from 1200-100 BCE

033

 

The Conquest of Canaan

033a

 

The Sea Peoples

034

 

The Levant from 1200-1000 BCE

035

 

The Conquest by Joshua

035a

 

Joshua's Central and Southern Campaigns

036

 

Joshua's Northern Campaign

037

 

The Limits of Israelite Settlement

038

 

Israel in Canaan from Joshua to Samuel to Saul

038a

 

The Tribal Allotments of Israel

039

 

The Division of the Land Among the Tribes

039a

 

Levitical Cities and Cities of Refuge (1)

040

 

The Levitical Cities (2)

040a

 

The Judges of Israel

041

 

The Period of the Judges

041a

 

Ehud and the Oppression of the Moabites

042

 

Deborah's Victory over the Canaanites

043

 

Gideon's Battles with the Amalekites

044

 

Jephthah and the Ammonites

045

 

Samson and the Philistines

046

 

The Battle at Ebenezer and the Loss of the Ark

047

 

The Ministry of Samuel and Anointment of Saul

048

 

The Kingdom of Saul and His Wars

049

 

Saul, 1000 BCE

049a

 

David's Flight from Saul

050

 

 

 

Set 8

The Kingdom of David and Solomon

 

 

David's Rise to Power

051

 

David in Conquest of Canaan

051a

 

David's Wars of Conquest

052

 

Kingdom of David and Solomon

053

 

The United Monarchy under Solomon (1)

053a

 

The United Monarchy under Solomon (2)

053b

 

Solomon's Economic Enterprises

054

 

Solomon's Building Activities

055

 

Solomon's Temple

055a

 

Jerusalem in the Time of David and Solomon

056

 

 

 

Set 9

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah

 

 

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (1)

057

 

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (2)

057a

 

The Kingdoms of Israel and Judah (3)

057b

 

The Campaign of Shishak

058

 

Conflicts between Israel and Aram-Damascus

059

 

The Omride Dynasty

060

 

The Golden Ages of the 9th & 8th centuries BCE

60a

 

Phoenician Trade and Civilization

061

 

Trade Routes throughout the Middle East

061a

 

Travel Routes throughout Palestine

061b

 

Elijah and Elisha

062

 

The Revolt of Jehu

063

 

The Rise of Assyria

064

 

Israel & Judah in the days of Jeroboam II and Uzziah

065

 

The Assyrian Empire under Tiglath-Pileser III

066

 

The Syro-Ephraimite War

067

 

Tiglath-Pileser III's Campaigns

068

 

Fall of Samaria and Deportation of Israelites

069

 

The Fall of the Kingdom of Israel

069a

 

Assyrian Districts after the Fall of Samaria

070

 

Prophets of the 8th Century BCE

071

 

 

 

Set 10

Judah Alone amid International Powers

 

 

Hezekiah's Preparation for Revolt

072

 

Judah under King Hezekiah

072a

 

Hezekiah's Jerusalem

073

 

Sennacherib's Campaign against Judah

074

 

Assyria in the 7th century BCE

075

 

The Rise of the Neo-Babylonian Empire

076

 

The Reign of Josiah

077

 

The Districts of Judah under King Josiah

077a

 

The Golden Age of King Josiah

077b

 

Nebuchadnezzar's Campaigns against Judah

078

 

 

 

Set 11

The Babylonian Exile

 

 

Judah during the Exile

079

 

The Kingdom of Judah

079a

 

Exile; Palestine in the Post-Exilic Period

079b

 

Jewish Exiles in Babylon

080

 

Jewish Refugees in Egypt

081

 

 

 

Set 12

The Persian Period

 

 

World Powers of the 6th century BCE

082

 

The Conquests of Cyrus the Great

083

 

The Persian Empire

084

 

The Return of the Jewish Exiles to Judah

085

 

Judah in the 5th century BCE

086

 

Palestine after the Exile

086a

 

 

 

Set 13

The Hellenistic Period

 

 

Alexander the Great's Empire

087

 

The Division of Alexander's Empire ca. 275 BCE

088

 

Palestine under the Ptolemies

089

 

The Seleucid Empire and Antiochus III

090

 

Campaigns of Antiochus IV against Egypt

091

 

The Maccabees in 168 BCE

091a

 

Selected Events in the Maccabean Revolt

092

 

Jewish Expansion under the Hasmonean Dynasty

093

 

Pompey's Campaign against Jerusalem

094

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART III:  THE NEW TESTAMENT ERA

 

 

 

Set 14

Rome's Emergence as a World Power

 

 

Early Rome

095

 

Roman Expansion in the 3rd & 2nd centuries BCE

096

 

Civil Wars amidst Roman Expansion in 1st century BCE

097

 

Roman Empire in the Age of Augustus

098

 

 

 

Set 15

The Romans, Palestine, and Herod the Great

 

 

Roman Rule in Palestine 63-40 BCE

099

 

The Kingdom of Herod the Great

100

 

Herod's Building Program

101

 

 

 

Set 16

The World of Jesus

 

 

The Division of Herod's Kingdom

102

 

Palestine under the Herods

102a

 

Palestine in the Time of Jesus (1)

103

 

Palestine in the Time of Jesus (2)

103a

 

Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

104

 

 

 

Set 17

The Life and Ministry of Jesus

 

 

Jesus' Birth and Early Childhood

105

 

The Birth, Childhood, and Baptism of Jesus

105a

 

John the Baptist

106

 

Galilee in the Time of Jesus

107

 

Jesus' Ministry in Galilee and Journey to Jerusalem

107a

 

The Ministry of Jesus around the Sea of Galilee

108

 

The Ministry of Jesus beyond Galilee

109

 

Jesus' Ministry according to John

109a

 

Jesus' Journeys from Galilee to Judea

110

 

Jesus in Judea and Jerusalem

111

 

Jerusalem in the New Testament Period

112

 

The Passion Week in Jerusalem

113

 

 

 

Set 18

Early Expansion of the Church

 

 

The Kingdom of Herod Agrippa I

114

 

The Kingdom of Agrippa II

115

 

Pentecost and the Jewish Diaspora

116

 

Expansion of the Early Church in Palestine

117

 

Paul's Conversion and Early Ministry

118

 

Paul's Journeys

118a

 

The First Missionary Journey of Paul

119

 

The Second Missionary Journey of Paul

120

 

The Third Missionary Journey of Paul

121

 

Paul's Arrest and Imprisonment

122

 

Paul's Voyage to Rome

123

 

 

 

Set 19

The First Jewish Revolt

 

 

Distribution of Roman Legions under Tiberius

124

 

The First Jewish Revolt

125

 

Titus's Campaigns

126

 

Herod's Temple

126a

 

 

 

Set 20

The Early Christian Church

 

 

Churches of the Revelation

127

 

The Roman Empire ca. 117 CE

128

 

Palestine from 73-135 CE

129

 

The Bar Kokhba Revolt, 132-135 CE

130

 

Hadrian's Jerusalem

131

 

Christian Expansion in the 2nd & 3rd Century

132