The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible: Revised Full-Color Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0310241367 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 5616 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Five Stars" according to Patrick Rice. A must have. "Happy buyer" according to MiniB. I bought this to help me put my Bible reading into context. I don't claim to be a Bible scholar, but I am interested in understanding the geography, customs, people and history mentioned in the Bible. This encyclopedia has SO MUCH material! I wish there was a digital equivalent just for ease of searching, cross-referencing and storage space. The books themselves are well bound, with very nice quality paper, printing, maps and photo images. It absolutely met my e. Excellent Product! Akanna24 I'm very impressed with the quality of this product. The organization of the book is great. Major entries include a brief introduction followed by an outline of the remainder of the entry, dividing each category into subcategories and, at times, dividing beyond that. As an entering seminary student, I have found the text to be very helpful, providing (just like an encyclopedia should) the basic information I was looking for and, at times, providing references for
• More than 5,000 pages of vital information on Bible lands and people • More than 7,500 articles alphabetically arranged for easy reference • Hundreds of full-color and black-and-white illustrations, charts, and graphs • 32 pages of full-color maps and hundreds of black-and-white outline maps for ready reference • Scholarly articles ranging across the entire spectrum of theological and biblical topics, backed by the most current body of archaeological research • 238 contributors from around the world. The goal remains the same: to provide pastors, teachers, students, and devoted Bible readers a comprehensive and reliable library of information. Now thoroughly revised, this new five-volume edition provides up-to-date entries based on the latest scholarship. Different viewpoints of scholarship permit a wellrounded perspective on significant issu
From Booklist The Bible is a work of immense complexity. When we speak of the Bible, we generally are referring to a collection of individual books that form the sacred scriptures of the Christian Church and were written over the course of many centuries by different authors, in different languages, for different purposes, and under varying political and social circumstances. Like its predecessor, this new edition makes substantial use of color illustrations. In an attempt to make the content more accessible to a general audience, the use of Hebrew and Greek script is limited. Bibliographic references have been updated to include more recent scholarship and are incorporated into the text of the entries whenever possible, avoiding lengthy supplemental bibliographies at the end of articles. Many entries from the previous edit