The worlds of the Old and New Testaments span the Mediterranean, encompassing Mt. Ararat, where the Ark came to rest; the Nile Valley, the birth place of Moses; the Holy Land; distant Rome; and points beyond. These places, with their millennia-histories, have over the centuries entered into the collective imagination of millions of believers. This lavishly illustrated volume investigates the places of the Bible through texts, traditions and archaeological research. The oft-told stories of biblical events are freshly discussed and, above all, are brought to vibrant life through a comparison of great religious paintings with modern photographs. This combination of masterpieces of religious painting and distinguished photography presents the Bible's great men and women and to depicts where they lived and where their dramatic and often tragic stories were enacted. Illustrated
