Regions on the Run: CONTENTS 3 Introduction 4 Using Regions on the Run 5 Lessons from the Land THE LAND 6 Introducing the Land Between 8 Imperial Highways and Local Routes THE THREE ARENAS 10 The Northern Arena 12 Phoenicia and Carmel Gateways 14 Damascus, Bashan and Hazor Gateways 16 The Southern Arena 18 Philistine and Negev Gateways 20 Arabian Gateways: Edom, Moab, Ammon 22 The Central Arena 24 Gateways In and Out of Benjamin 26 Central Benjamin Plateau and Approaches 28 Jerusalem, City of David THE POLITICAL AND REGIONAL SETTINGS OF THE GOSPELS 30 The Land Between Into the Days of Jesus 32 A Regional Outline of the Gospels REFERENCE HELPS 38 The Israelite Monarchies (text and maps) 39 Chart: 500 Year Overview 40 A 4000 Year Overview (text) Back cover foldout: A 4000 Year Overview (chart) Back cover: Elevations in the Land Between (map)
		EXAMPLE A: Introducing the Land Between (Regions on the Run, pp. 6-7) Opening maps and discussion in Regions on the Run appear on pages 6 and 7 (above). The concept that the land of the Bible is a 'land between' is basic to an understanding of the setting of biblical events, the greater world of the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean. While the above image does not do justice to the actual printed pages, note that the contrasting green and brown areas on both maps present the north and the south. Circles on the right map indicate the northern and the southern arenas, the heartlands of Israel in the north and Judah in the south. Sites on the Middle East map (left) and the accompanying discussion introduce the student to the larger context of the Land Between. This map appears with other markings throughout the book. Sites and highways on the right hand map introduce the student to important features of the land of the Bible. Trade and invasion routes on this same map appear on page nine with discussions.