Why A Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation, when so many " Bible dictioanries" are available. Though some information of the kind to be found in those useful works also appears here, our concern h…
This study is the most comprehensive account to date of modern treatments of the love commandment. Gene Outka examines the literature on agape from Nygren’s Agape and Eros in 1930. Both Roman Cat…
This comprehensive reference tool contains nearly 5,000 entries identifying every person and place named in the Bible, examining the contents and background of each biblical book and related writin…
This dictionary is intended to give the reader access to the pictorial tradition that was once the common visual vocabulary of Christians. According to the author, an editor of several books on art…
This completely new, authoritative, essential companion to the Bible puts at your fingertips all the information you need to understand fully the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and New Testament. An in…
Since its first publication in 1988, the New Dictionary of Theology has been widely appreciated by students and readers as a trustworthy and informative guide. After almost thirty years, however, t…
From the most modern and unusual to old-fashioned, historical favorites, you'll find virtually any name you can think of listed with the corresponding patron saint in this exciting new resource. Co…
This book gives concise accounts of nearly 1100 saints who lived, died, or have been venerated in Great Britain and Ireland, as well as others of notable historical importance from around the world…
Now, in The Oxford Companion to Archaeology, readers have a comprehensive and authoritative overview of this fascinating discipline, in a book that is itself a rare find, a treasure of up-to-date i…
A guide to the concepts and problems most likely to be encoutered in pastoral care and counselling. It contains more than 300 entries, over 180 contributors, and blends practical and theoretical ex…