The volumes in this Scarecrow series have varied in quality, but this dictionary fares well. Its clear, concise entries give basic facts, organized under headings in English, when available, rather…
Of the making of dictionaries there would seem to be No. end. What, then, could possible justify adding one more item to an already well-stocked inventory? Neither the editors nor the contributors …
IWilliam Aldis Wright (1831-1914) was a literary and biblical scholar who served first as Librarian, then Bursar, at Trinity College, Cambridge, and as secretary to the Old Testament Revision Compa…
Key theological and ethical words of the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible are explained by an outstanding group of biblical scholars in this wordbook. The articles deal with groups of rela…
Every generation needs its own dictionary of the Bible. Within its pages one can expect to find presented the essence of critical scholarship on subjects pertaining to the Bible, as those subjects …
This book gathers nearly 5,000 alphabetically ordered articles that thoroughly yet clearly explain all the books, persons, places, and significant terms found in the Bible. The Dictionary also expl…
Praised as "splendid" (The Economist) and "the kind of book that gives hagiography a good name" (The Times), this entertaining and authoritative dictionary breathes life into its subjects and is as…
The Complete Who's Who in the Bible is an exhaustive ready reference of every person named in the Bible, from Aaron to Zurishaddai. Entries range from one-line biblical references for minor charact…
This book contains papers from the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies' quarterly journal, Transformation, on the topic of Christian Ethics. The papers were selected from volumes published over a per…
The decade of a century ago, taht is, the 1860's , was ephocal in its publication of religious encyclopedias in Great Briatin and America. During this decade appeared the first edition of what was …