Dict of the Bible

A Dictionary of the Bible is the Most Acclaimed, Accessible, and Up-To-Date Dictionary of Its Kind. Containing Over 2,000 Authoritative Entries It Provides Clear and Concise Information About All of the Important Places, People, Themes, and Doctrines of the Bible. Terms Range From Earthquakes and Mice to Martyrs and Art, and New to This Edition Are Entries on Act of God, Old Testament and New Testament Theology, Hanukkah, the Koran, Mysticism, and Many More. This Dictionary Features a Detailed Bibliography, Biographies of Bible Scholars, a Conversion Table of Measures, Weights, and Values, a Chronology of Important Dates in Biblical History, and Historical Maps (Showing Israel in Canaan; the Near East in the Time of the Assyrian Empire; Palestine Under the Herods; the Background of the New Testament; Rome and the East). in Addition, Entries on the Books of the Bible Have Been Grouped in Alphabetical Order and Conveniently Located in a Tinted Centre Section for Quick Reference. Recommen