{"product_id":"the-cities-that-built-the-bible","title":"The Cities That Built the Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor many  the names Bethlehem  Babylon  and Jerusalem are known as the setting for epic stories from the Bible featuring rustic mangers  soaring towers  and wooden crosses. What often gets missed is that these cities are far more than just the setting for the Bible and its charactersthey were instrumental to the creation of the Bible as we know it today. Robert Cargill  Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies at the University of Iowa  is an archeologist  Bible scholar  and host of numerous television documentaries  such as the History Channel series Bible Secrets Revealed. Taking us behind-the-scenes of the Bible  Cargill blends archaeology  biblical history  and personal journey as he explores these cities and their role in the creation of the Bible. He reveals surprising facts such as what the Bible says about the birth of Jesus and how Marys Virgin Birth caused problems for the early church. Well also see how the God of the Old Testament was influenced by other deities  that there were numerous non-biblical books written about Moses  Jacob  and Jesus in antiquity  and how far more books were left out of the Bible than were let in during the messy  political canonization process. The Cities That Built the Bible is a magnificent tour through fourteen cities: the Phoenicia cities of Tyre  Sidon  and Byblos  Ugarit  Nineveh  Babylon  Megiddo  Athens  Alexandria  Jerusalem  Qumran  Bethlehem  Nazareth  and Rome. Along the way  Cargill includes photos of artifacts  dig sites  ruins  and relics  taking readers on a far-reaching journey from the Grotto of the Nativity to the battlegrounds of Megiddo  from the towering Acropolis of Athens to the caves in Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. An exciting adventure through time  The Cities That Built the Bible is a fresh  fascinating exploration that sheds new light on the Bible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44983681744949,"sku":"ByrdShop_0062366742","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780062366740.jpg?v=1770805931","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-cities-that-built-the-bible","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}