Putting the Holy Land on the map

This essay argues that maps constitute more than gates (Butfin 1993) by which we can enter the world of the Bible; they represent a specific view of the Bible world and serve the interests of those promoting it. A historical overview is given of the most important maps that have shaped the present m...

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Main Author: Olivier, Johannes Petrus Jacobus 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 1996
In: Old Testament essays
Year: 1996, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 237-248
Further subjects:B Topographical features
B Visual geographical dimensions
B Ptolemaeus' World Map
B Bible maps
B Arab cartographers
B Scientific mapmaking techniques
B Cultural world of humankind
B Bible atlases
B Charta Rogeriana
B Conceptual models
B Egyptian onomastica
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Summary:This essay argues that maps constitute more than gates (Butfin 1993) by which we can enter the world of the Bible; they represent a specific view of the Bible world and serve the interests of those promoting it. A historical overview is given of the most important maps that have shaped the present maps pertaining to the Holy Land. They are regarded as the building stones on which the modern Bible Maps and the more comprehensive Bible atlases are based.
ISSN:2312-3621
Contains:Enthalten in: Old Testament essays
Persistent identifiers:HDL: 10520/AJA10109919_647