The World of the Bible / general editor, A.S. van der Woude ; editors, M.J. Mulder [and others] ; translated by Sierd Woudstra. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans, ©1986. - xii, 400 pages, 56 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. - Bible handbook ; v. 1 . - Bijbels handboek. English ; v. 1. .

Translation of: De wereld van de Bijbel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Geography of palestine : Geography of the countries around Palestine / J.H. Negenman -- New Testament geography / B. VanElderen -- Archeology of Palestine : problems and task / H.J. Franken -- The development of Palestinian archeology and its significance for biblical studies / C.H.J. de Geus -- Systems of writing and nonbiblical languages / J.C. de Moor -- Hebrew and Aramaic as biblical languages / J. Hoftijzer -- Greek as the language of the New Testament / G. Mussies -- The text of the Old Testament / E. Tov -- Textual witnesses and textual history of the New Testament / J. Smit Sibinga -- History of the ancient near east to the time of Alexander the Great / K.R. Veenhof -- History of the ancient near east from the time of Alexander the Great to the beginning of the second century / M.A. Beek -- Biblical institutions / K. Roubos.

The language of the New Testament / G. Mussies -- The text of the Old Testament / E. Tov -- Textual witnesses and textual history of the New Testament / J. Smit Sibinga -- History of the ancient near east to the time of Alexander the Great / K.R. Veenhof -- History of the ancient near east from the time of Alexander the Great to the beginning of the second century / M.A. Beek -- Biblical institutions / K. Roubos.


Translation of: De wereld van de Bijbel.

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Introductions.

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