Annemarie Ohler

Another excellent reference resource in the series of dtv atlases, dtv-Atlas Bibel presents relevant knowledge and scholarship on the Bible in a clear, well-researched and concise manner. Although textually dense, the book is actually not all that difficult to read and understand (but you do need to be fluent in the German language, this is definitely not a book for German language novices). With detailed illustrations, timelines, an extensive and nicely organised bibliography, and multiple indexes, dtv-Atlas Bibel is the best general reference book on the Bible I have read to date.

While I, personally, did not and do not find the numerous colourful graphs and illustrations all that enlightening and helpful (being a highly text-oriented person, I tend to concentrate more on written script), for those individuals who learn and retain information best by using illustrations and diagrams, the accompanying figures, sketches and graphs are an added bonus (and might even make someone like me, someone who generally relies on text and text alone, take notice). Highly recommended!… (mais)