{"product_id":"lexham-geographic-commentary-on-the-gospels-hardcover","title":"Lexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospels - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry J. Beitzel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/em\u003eBook Award Winner in Biblical Studies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 ECPA Finalist in Biblical Reference\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany familiar Gospel narratives are filled with geographic details that people gloss over because of their distance from the Holy Land.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet climate, landscape, natural resources, and other features of geography leave a lasting mark on the societies and cultures that have developed within them. In a world of dirt roads and dry riverbeds, where shepherds watch their flocks in the hills and fishermen mend their nets by the sea, Jesus taught from hill and plain, using the surrounding landscape as the backdrop for his teaching. Jesus' parables and illustrations are often brimming with geographic clues, but the significance of these distinctive details is often lost. The \u003cem\u003eLexham Geographic Commentary on the Gospels \u003c\/em\u003eputs readers in the sandals of the disciples as they travel throughout Israel with Jesus, explaining the significance of geography for mining the riches of the biblical text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Barry J. Beitzel\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor emeritus of Old Testament and semitic languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. He holds a Ph.D. in ancient Near Eastern studies from Dropsie University in Philadelphia. He obtained a postdoctorate in ancient Near Eastern geography from the Université de Liège, Belgium, and has engaged in postdoctoral archaeological work through UCLA in eastern Syria. Dr. Beitzel is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe New Moody Atlas of the Bible\u003c\/em\u003e. His publications on Near Eastern geography have appeared in a variety of monographs and journals, from \u003cem\u003eBiblical Archaeology Review\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research to Iraq: The British Institute for the Study of Iraq.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 600\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770274316576,"sku":"9781683590446","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dc4b74a7d9cc88b32a686ea6464cc72a.webp?v=1780368536","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lexham-geographic-commentary-on-the-gospels-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}