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The Holman Bible Atlas is a visual feast, illuminating the Bible for a whole new generation of students, teachers and laypeople by introducing them to the physical, cultural, and historical settings of the biblical narrative. A 2000 Gold Medallion Winner, the Atlas integrates insights from physical and historical geography, archaeology, ancient historical sources, and the Bible itself. Beginning...

The gospel story begins “In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus” (Luke 2:1). These familiar words link the New Testament era with the most powerful state the ancient world ever produced. The Roman Empire provided the historical setting for all New Testament events and created the conditions necessary for the spread of the gospel. The Roman Peace (Pax Romana) established by Augustus ended centuries of bitter conflict and
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