Tyndale Handbook of Bible Charts and Maps (Tyndale Reference Library)

I have the Nelson book of Bible charts, which I bought in both kindle and paper format, in order to give me the greatest flexibility. However, due to Amazon's new ebook formal, I could not download it into calibre and from there make it a printable pdf file, which would have made it extremely useful to me. (Yes, I know that Amazon does not approve this). This is despite the act that the blurb says that the charts are printable. I expect there will be a way around this before long but in the meantime I will have to photocopy the paper book and regard the ebook as of very limited usefulness. Therefore, I bought the Tyndale handbook, which has a CD of reproducible charts. I wrestled with the CD on my Windows 10 computer for quite a while, working out how to open it, before realising that I had to use file explorer to open it and then look at the index. Eventually, I opened the handbook file (from a whole list of others) and found the charts. I had another struggle until I realised that there are two files for each Bible book, one containing the Bible text (NLT) and the other containing the charts. I may be extra-thick, but this took me quite a while! The charts are very good, but not simple. I feel that at my level of teaching (church Bible study), I will have to edit them and simplify them. For my own personal study, they are pretty good. I'm studying Revelation at the moment (after avoiding studying it seriously for nearly 60 years as a Christian, because the various views about it are so depressingly different), the charts do shed quite a bit of light. They provide a useful basis for study, at least. To take them in fully, I feel that I will have to draw simpler charts, even for myself, though I have a degree in Biblical Studies. However, I do not want to minimise their value. They can be used at many levels and are a great teaching and study aid. I find the Nelson charts simpler and therefore clearer, but they do not cover exactly the same topics and the two books can be used in conjunction with each other. I am very glad I bought them both.

delivery service fine, book quality excellent!

I'm working my way through the Bible, doing some in-depth study of each book and wanted to be able to print out some maps so that I could see exactly where everything happened. This has them all neatly on a disc, set out per book. It's exactly what I needed. A fantastic resource.

I had been looking for a good book of reproducible Bible maps and charts for use in Bible Classes for a while. The reviews I read were pretty sketchy, so I finally bit the bullet and bought three different books by three different companies: Regal, Nelson, and Tyndale. None of them were bad, but one stood out as the best. Regal's "What the Bible Is All About: Reproducible Maps, Charts, Timelines, & Illustrations" was basically just the same maps, charts, etc. that are in NIV Study Bibles, plus some illustrations suitable for a children's Sunday School class. While the perforated pages were nice, it was generally not what I was looking for. "Nelson's Complete Book of Bible Maps & Charts" was trying too hard to do too many things. It has some decent maps and charts, but an awful lot of the book is consumed with Bible commentary and outlines. I already have textual commentaries... I really wasn't looking for more. Add to that the fact that it's difficult to get a clean photocopy/scan out of the book, and the whole thing was rather disappointing. "The Tyndale Handbook of Bible Charts and Maps" was absolutely perfect for my needs. It has lots of material. The maps are clear and easy to read. The charts cover useful topics that you will likely want to cover in an adult Bible class. And the sections of commentary are presented in condensed tables suitable for handouts or teaching from. Best of all, the accompanying CD includes high-resolution PDF's of the ENTIRE book. You can print out a crystal clear copy of any page, or cut/paste any element into Powerpoint without the hassle of tearing out pages, making photocopies, or scanning into the computer. Simply put, this book is the PERFECT Bible Class resource for any pastor or teacher.

This is so useful! As mentioned in other reviews, the maps, charts and other info follow the order in the Bible text (in your own Bible.) Unlike a study Bible where there is too much information so that the text gets so small and everything is crowded together, the maps here are quite large and clear and mention only the places needed to understand a battle or a journey. The maps are almost all identical in size of the particular area in the Promised land mentioned in the text. They are satellite b/w images with very clear place names and arrows. Jerusalem and Bethlehem are usually on the map as a reference and then the places are only the ones mentioned in the text. It’s like in-text Bible maps but bigger. (Average size 3” x 4.5”) As an example there are eleven of these maps for 1 Samuel alone, such as Elkanah’s journey to Shiloh, the places where the ark was taken when captured by the Philistines, the area where David fought Goliath and David’s escape from Saul. In Job there is a chart summarizing what each friend’s point was, how Job responded and God’s response. Note there are NO illustrations of the ark and its furnishings but there is one of Solomon’s Temple. There is a chart/timeline of the Kings in the Divided Kingdoms. It is not all historical background. There are outlines for Christian living like “Who is my Neighbor” for Luke 10 and “Profile of a Strong Church” for Romans 15. Revelation gives a short paragraph each for the different tribulation positions (pre, mid, post etc.) but does not tell you which side to take. More useful info are a map of the locations of the 7 churches, a list of events in Revelations mentioned in other parts of the Bible. Could not check the CD as my computer can’t do that anymore. Am very happy with this book!

Great helper and useful book for studying the Scripture... Bible references are also given to make the Bible study easier

This book is amazing! I'm older, so I get along better with books than with tech, and this book is the BEST for helping me study the Bible! It's set up in 66 sections to coincide with the 66 books of the Bible with maps, charts, photos, and incredible information that I've never found anywhere else. I got my copy used (in excellent condition, BTW), but apparently there's a CD (or there was when this was printed in 2001), and I'll be that would be incredible! Absolutely thrilled with this purchase!

One of the sunday school teachers that I teach with told me about this resource. It has great pictures and very useful when you are teaching sunday school.