In this final installment of the Foundation Stone series, Becca and Shelley explore the theme of connectivity in the Bible, focusing on the significance of roads in ancient Israel. They discuss how travel was a vital part of life, both literally and figuratively, and how the geography of Israel served as a land bridge connecting various empires and cultures. The conversation delves into the challenges of travel in antiquity, the reasons for local journeys, and the metaphorical implications of walking in God's ways. Ultimately, they emphasize that the greatest resource of ancient Israel was its roads, which facilitated trade, migration, and spiritual journeys.
Traversing the local "roads" of the Judean Hill Country.
For further study on the topic of the connectivity to and within the land of ancient Israel see:
Denis Baly, The Geography of the Bible. New and revised ed. (New York: Harper & Row, 1974), 91-100.
Carl G. Rasmussen, Zondervan Atlas of the Bible. Revised ed. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2010), 18-20, 31-33.
James M. Monson, The Land Between. (Rockford: Biblical Backgrounds, 1983).
James M. Monson with Steven P. Lancaster, Regions on the Run. (Rockford: Biblical Backgrounds, 2019).*
Paul H. Wright, Heart of the Holy Land: 40 Reflections on Scripture and Place. (Peabody: Rose Publishing, 2020), 15-19.
Paul H. Wright, Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical Geography: Reading the Land. (Nashville: B&H Publishing Group, 2020), 51-65.
*Monson and Lanscaster's Regions on the Run, as referenced in the episode, can be found here.
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