Recommended Resources

We will add to and update this list on an ongoing basis, so check back occasionally for new ideas!

Travel

John A, Beck, The Holy Land for Christian Travelers: An Illustrated Guide to Israel (Baker Books, 2017), ISBN 978-0-801018923

Stephen J. Binz, Holy Land Pilgrimage (Liturgical Press, 2020), ISBN 978-0-8146-6512-1

See Dr. Harman’s review of this resource on the blog.

Geography

John A. Beck, The Basic Bible Atlas: A Fascinating Guide to the Land of the Bible (Baker Books, 2020), ISBN 978-0-8010-7790-6

See Dr. Harman’s review of this resource on the blog.

William Schlegel. Satellite Bible Atlas: Historical Geography of the Bible (Israel, 2012), ISBN 978-0-9884275-0-1

John A. Beck, The Land of Milk and Honey: An Introduction to the Geography of Israel (Concordia, 2006), ISBN 978-0758600561

Barry Beitzel, The New Moody Atlas of the Bible (Moody Publishers, 2009), ISBN 978-0802404411

Carl Rasmussen, Zondervan Atlas of the Bible, Revised edition (Zondervan, 2010), ISBN 978-0310270508

Carl Rasmussen, Zondervan Essential Atlas of the Bible (Zondervan, 2013), ISBN 978-0310318576

This is an abridged version of Rasmussen’s more comprehensive atlas listed above.

Devotional

Wayne Stiles, Going Places with God: A Devotional Journey Through the Lands of the Bible (Regal, 2006), ISBN 978-0830743162

Wayne Stiles, Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus: A Journey Through the Lands and Lessons of Christ (Regal, 2008), ISBN 978-0830751594

Charles H. Dyer, Thirty Days in the Land with Jesus: A Holy Land Devotional (Moody Publishers, 2012), ISBN 978-0802402844

History

Eugene H. Merrill, Kingdom of Priests: A History of Old Testament Israel, 2nd edition (Baker Academic, 2008), ISBN 978-0801031991

Warren Carter, Seven Events that Shaped the New Testament World (Baker Academic, 2013), ISBN 978-0801039164

Robert Payne, The Dream and the Tomb: A History of the Crusades (Cooper Square Press, 2000), ISBN 978-0815410867, paperback