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The Bridge to the New Testament, A Comprehensive Guide to the Forgotten Years of the Inter-Testament Period is today’s most all-inclusive and in-depth examination of the history of the inter-testament period.
- Relive the conflicts between the Ptolemies and Seleucids, political descendants of Alexander the Great, and realize how these conflicts shaped the face of the Middle East.
- Appreciate the valor of the Maccabee brothers and how their legacy was squandered by many of their descendants, the Hasmoneans.
- See how Rome’s conquests set the stage for the events of the New Testament.
- Discover the unsung heroes of their day, like Publius Petronius, the governor of the Syrian province, who saved the Jews from certain massacre, or Jaddua, the Jewish high priest, who kept Alexander the Great from destroying Jerusalem.
- Understand the legacy of Herod the Great, Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, Pompey, and Caesar Augustus, names well-known to us even today.
- Find out why Josephus, one of the greatest historians to have ever lived, is considered by many a traitor to the Jews.
At 768 pages and an 8 ½” x 11” format, this book may become the largest book in your library, purposely designed this way to integrate the plethora of maps, figures, diagrams, family trees, timelines, photos, and tables. In it you will find details and inter-relationships that you likely have never known before. And most importantly, you will be able to see, visually, how it all fits together.
Discover why readers have called this book a “prized possession,” “extremely impressive,” “the most detailed survey that I own,” “a must have for any pastor or student of theology,” and “not one of those dry, dusty books that will never get used.” See for yourself its “copious tables, figures, maps and photographs” and enjoy a “very readable writing style.” To see more about the book, click here.