I was working on the script for an episode of All God’s Women when I wanted to know the distance between two towns mentioned in the scripture passage. As I went looking for the information, I started thinking how handy it would be to have a Bible with maps and other geographic commentary included with the text.
I know that some Bibles have maps in the back, but sometimes you want information right there where you’re reading about it. Well, it wasn’t but a few days after I was thinking about how handy that would be, that I got an invitation to review the new Holy Land Illustrated Bible. Um, yes, please!
It’s not exactly how I envisioned. The maps are still in the back. But, Holy Land pictures and related articles are interspersed within the text. And these are really cool articles. Like “Jezebel Unveiled” by Julie Nall Knowles that explains the politics involved in Jezebel’s marriage and details about the temple idol worship. The Bible is packed with hundreds of articles by all different Bible scholars. Honestly, I’ve not seen another Bible anything like it.
I own many Bibles. They each have their own offering and serve different purposes. But the Holy Land Illustrated Bible is going to have a special place on my shelf so that I can reference it often while working on All God’s Women podcast episodes. It’s going to add a new dimension to my research and studies.
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Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this Bible from the publisher. Opinions expressed are my own.
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