HarperCollins Bible Dictionary - Condensed Edition

ISBN-10: 0061469076
ISBN-13: 9780061469077
Category: Bibles
Pages: 464
Language: English
Published: 2009-07-28
Publisher: Harper Collins
Author: Mark Allan Powell

Description

The product of dozens of this country's finest biblical scholars, the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary is the most complete, up-to-date, and accessible guide for the study of the Bible available today. This newly condensed edition makes that acclaimed resource available in an easy-to-use size. Perfect for church Bible study groups, home schools, high schools, colleges, or personal study, this edition contains all the important names, places, and subjects that make Bible study come to life, including the patriarchs, judges, kings, and prophets, and the world of the New Testament and the early church. Other significant topics include the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Nag Hammadi Library, the archaeology of the biblical world, and the history of the English Bible. The condensed HarperCollins Bible Dictionary includes: Over 3,000 lively, informative, and easy-to-use entries A helpful pronunciation guide More than 50 detailed maps Informative charts, graphs, and timelines Hundreds of photos and illustrations

Get the book

Similar books

Biblical Literacy: The Essential Bible Stories Everyone Needs to Know
By Timothy Beal
This advice pleased the king and the officials, and the king did as Memucan proposed; he sent letters to all the royal provinces, to every province in its own script and to every people in its own language, declaring that every man ...
Guide to Reference Materials for School Library Media Centers
By Barbara Ripp Safford
... 898 Hodges , Flavia , 477 Hodges , John C. , 1084 Hodgson , Terry , 1448 Hoffman , Andrea C. , 54 Hoffman , Catherine , 74 Hoffmann , Frank W. , 735 Hohman , Charles , 55 Holiday Symbols , 672 Holidays , Festivals , and Celebrations ...
Holy Bible
By Zondervan, Zondervan Publishing House
A reasonably priced, quality black hardcover pew and ministry Bible featuring a large 12-point font.
Handbook of Reference Sources and Services for Small and Medium-sized Libraries
By Margaret I. Nicholas
Margaret Drabble, ed. Oxford University Press, 1985. l,155p. $49.95 ISBN 0-19-866130-4 This indispensable reference work, edited by a noted novelist and critic, includes over 2,000 plot summaries and outlines of novels, plays, poems, ...
The Bible Makes Sense
By Walter Brueggemann
'In this unique book for all Christians, Walter Brueggemann shows us how we can approach the Bible not as a collection of ancient documents, but as our partner in an ongoing dialogue about our life here and now.
The New Interpreter's Bible One-Volume Commentary
By David L. Petersen, Prof. Beverly Roberts Gaventa
Old Testament Editor: Dr. David L. Petersen, Franklin Nutting Parker Professor of Old Testament, Emory University. Professor Petersen's current research focuses on the book of Genesis and on prophetic literature.
NIV Compact Dictionary of the Bible
By J. D. Douglas, Merrill C. Tenney, Edward W. Goodrick
This unique volume offers much more than its convenient, compact size -- a dictionary, a topical index, and a survey.
Introducing the New Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey
By Mark Allan Powell
The first edition has been well received (over 60,000 copies sold). This new edition has been thoroughly revised in response to professor feedback and features an updated interior design.
All the Men of the Bible
By Herbert Lockyer
B. BAAL [Bā′ al]—POSSESSOR or CONTROLLER. 1. A Reubenite of the house of Joel who lived before the captivity of the tribes (I Chron. ... The son of Hushai and another of Solomon's purveyors responsible for Asher (I Kings 4:16). 3.
Zondervan Bible Dictionary
By , Zondervan
Condensed from the New International Bible Dictionary, this unique volume actually offers three books in one: • A Dictionary—for easy-to-find, practical information on thousands of topics • A Topical Index—for detailed study of ...