This hard-bound work of a skilled and careful biblical scholar, illustrates the books of Sacred Scripture beginning with the biblical, historical, archaeological and social context that surrounded the origin of the passages from the Old and New Testaments. By means of brief and timely texts, alternating with more than 80 full-color entirely new maps, this work hopes to offer in very brief format the maximum amount of information to assist the average person in a comprehension of the biblical text and to awaken the desire to delve even deeper.