A Dictionary of the Bible is the most authoritative, accessible, and up-to-date dictionary of its kind available. Containing over 2, 000 entries it provides clear and concise information about the important places, people, themes, and doctrines of the Bible. Terms range from earthquakes andmice to martyrs and art, and new to this edition are entries on Zionism, Old Testament and New Testament theology, hannukah, Luther, Calvin, Jesus in the Koran, 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 underthe 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. Recommended web links in the appendix provide valuable extrainformation, these links are accessed and kept up to date via the Dictionary of the Bible companion website. With lively and informative A-Z entries and an array of useful supplementary material, this dictionary is essential for students and teachers of theology and religious education, and it is an absorbing reference work for all readers of the Bible. | A Dictionary of the Bible by W. R. F. Browning, Paperback | Indigo Chapters