I'm looking for a visual companion to Tanach, i.e. maps, charts, and timelines. So when I'm learning Sefer Yehoshua, for example, I can see maps that chart the various battles and such.
Are there any good books or online resources for something like this?
Answer
- An amazing book called Seder Hakorot BaTana"ch written by Eliezer Shulman, a Tana"ch scholar of the 20th c. has maps, charts, timelines, and genealogies with extensive and careful explanations, including multiple opinions or versions where necessary, all informed by the words of chaza"l as well as the modern (Bar-Ilan-type) lay scholars. It is a large format book and the text is penned in the author's own incredibly consistent handwriting. It bears haskamos from 3 chief rabbis as well as noted Biblical scholar Chaim Gevaryahu. It has been translated into English as well, with minor formatting editions to the text, under the title The Sequence of Events in the Old Testament.
- A fun "book" I believe is called Midor L'dor that is actually a (40ft.) foldout timeline of Tana"ch with some colorful illustrations. It may seem juvenile but it serves as a great visual counterpart to the conceptions of timespans found in the Torah.
- Atlas Da'as Mikra (mentioned above by @msh210) is a good atlas for reference. It may not have all the detail you are looking for when it comes to the ins and outs of kibush ha'aretz but it has clear maps for every occasion. (I find it a little frustrating that it gives the impression of being "missing" a lot because they don't print anything they are not really confident in the veracity of.)
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