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The Baker Illustrated Guide to Everyday Life in Bible Times

The Baker Illustrated Guide to Everyday Life in Bible Times

by John A. Beck

What was life really like in Bible times? When we read the Bible, we encounter many manners and customs from the ancient world that the first readers of the Scriptures would have been familiar with. But being so far removed from that world, we modern readers often miss the full meaning--both literal and figurative--of biblical imagery. … Read more…

Baker Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Timelines

Baker Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Timelines

by John A. Beck

Bible charts, maps, and timelines for study and teaching Charts, maps, and timelines can enrich your understanding of God's Word and support effective Bible teaching, but reliable information is often difficult to find and share with a class. The Baker Book of Bible Charts, Maps, and Timelines provides material based on the most up-to-… Read more…

Zondervan Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

Zondervan Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

by John A. Beck

Biblical authors seized imagery drawn from everyday life and redeployed it in the service of divine revelation. But today’s readers are not familiar with many of these once-common illustrations. The distance in time, place, and culture between the Bible’s first recipients and people today often mutes the rhetorical impact of such images. Students of the … Read more…

The Holy Land for Christian Travelers: An Illustrated Guide to Israel

The Holy Land for Christian Travelers: An Illustrated Guide to Israel

by John A. Beck

A trip to the Holy Land is on the bucket list of many Christians. But planning a meaningful trip in a place so filled with significant sites is an imposing task. Most travel guides are not prepared to link the Bible and land in an accurate and meaningful way because they are written for people of all faiths. So how can a Christian traveler prepare a trip tha… Read more…

The Holy Land Devotional: Inspirational Reflections from the Land Where Jesus Walked

The Holy Land Devotional: Inspirational Reflections from the Land Where Jesus Walked

by John A. Beck

God has chosen to reveal himself to humankind in various ways at various times. Each of these encounters occurred in real, physical locations. Even visions--such as Jacob's ladder or John's Apocalypse--came to people in a particular place. Place is inextricably woven into the story of Scripture, and it's one of the most meaningful ways in which w… Read more…

Along the Road: How Jesus Used Geography to Tell God's Story
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Along the Road: How Jesus Used Geography to Tell God's Story

by John A. Beck

Narrated by John A. Beck

Jesus’s teaching gains fresh relevance through this fascinating study of Bible stories separated by centuries, but related by shared geography. In Along the Road, John Beck delves into the conversations that would naturally occur if you had walked with Jesus along a first-century road. Journey with Beck as he weaves the Old Testament context of each lo… Read more…

Land without Borders
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Land without Borders

by John A. Beck

Narrated by Beck, John A.

Do you ever feel like Bible stories took place in a whole different world? Well, they did. And the settings in which they occurred provide clues to our better understanding of each. When you comprehend, for example, how dry and barren the wilderness actually is, you get a new dimension in your Scripture reading. John Beck combines his passion for God’s… Read more…

Discovery House Bible Atlas

Discovery House Bible Atlas

by John A. Beck

With scores of full-color maps, photographs, detailed commentary, and much more, the Discovery House Bible Atlas helps you grasp the vital connection between the land of the Bible and the teachings and events of Scripture. Covering the full sweep of the Holy Land--the Coastal Plain, the Central Mountain Range, the Jordan Valley, and the Transjordan Plateau--… Read more…

Why Should I Believe the Bible?: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Scripture's Trustworthiness

Why Should I Believe the Bible?: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Scripture's Trustworthiness

by John A. Beck and Ed Strauss

Can you really trust the Bible? And if so, and you really understand it? The answer to both questions is yes—as this book makes plain. Here, under one cover, are two powerful titles that make God’s Word accessible to any reader: Answers to Your Bible Questions, providing clear, concise, encouraging responses to 75 questions skeptics raise about s… Read more…

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Food and Everyday Life in Bible Times: A Zondervan Digital Short

Food and Everyday Life in Bible Times: A Zondervan Digital Short

by John A. Beck

Derived from the Zondervan Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, this digital short contains dozens of illustrated entries on aspects of everyday life in Bible times—covering everything from food and housing to tools and transportation. Useful for better understanding the cultural context of Scripture passages and fascinating in its own right, this handy referen… Read more…

Understand Your Bible

Understand Your Bible

by John A. Beck

Overwhelmed by God’s Word? Then read Understand Your Bible, and see how the historical, geographic, literary, and other contexts of scripture can clarify what you study. This brand-new guide from Barbour—following in the footsteps of the popular How to Study Your Bible and Know Your Bible—is designed to remove obstacles to understanding, gi… Read more…