Dictionary of the Bible : The essential guide to biblical themes, places, and caracters

by: Browning, W.R.F.

Price: 59,00 EURO

1 copy in stock

 This new work is an authoritative and accessible guide to the books of the Christian Bible. As well as providing helpful information about important places and personalities, the dictionary is particularly concerned to expound the themes and doctrines of the Bible and to indicate their status in the light of modern scholarship." "The book is ideal for students of the Bible, whether at school, college, or in church or community study groups, or those who simply wish to improve their biblical knowledge. With over 2,000 entries, from Adam to Zechariah, it ranges from the earliest period to the beginning of the second century CE/AD. The entries cover the books of the Bible, people and places, customs, religions and worship, history, and theology. There are clear explanations of technical terms, methods of interpretation and critical analysis, as well as notes on leading biblical scholars and their contributions. In addition to maps, the appendices include tables of weights and measures and important dates in biblical history." "Full references are provided to the text of the Bible and W.R.F. Browning gives alternative views on current disputed and controversial issues, taking into account the work of both Christian scholars of all denominations and Jewish scholars. The wide scope of the dictionary allows entries from earthquakes and mice to allegory and the Dead Sea Scrolls, making this a lively and absorbing reference work for all readers of the Bible."

Authoritative, comprehensive, and written for a broad readership, Oxford's Dictionary of the Bible is an invaluable guide to the books of the Old and New Testaments. In addition to providing helpful information about the important places, people, and stories of the Bible, the Dictionary gives straightforward explanations based on the most current scholarship of overarching themes and controversies that are still important today. With over 2,000 entries, from Adam and Antioch to Yahweh and Zechariah, the Dictionary of the Bible ranges from the earliest period to the beginning of the second century CE/AD. The entries, each with full reference to the text of the Bible, cover the books of the Bible, people and places, customs, religions and worship, history, and theology, with clear explanations of technical terms (such as exegesis, halakah, henotheism, logos, and shekhina) and methods of interpretation (Reader Response Criticism, liberation theology), as well as with profiles of leading biblical scholars and their contributions to the field. We learn, for instance, that Yahweh occurs nearly 6,000 times in the Old Testament as the name for God; that sabachthani is the Aramaic word uttered by Jesus from the cross meaning "you have forsaken me;" and that the word Bible derives from the Greek biblia, meaning "books," and the plural witnesses to the fact that the Bible is not a unity but a collection. In addition to maps of the biblical world, Oxford's Dictionary of the Bible includes appendices for important dates in biblical history and a conversion table for weights and measures. With its balanced approach and wide scope, this is a lively and absorbing reference work, an ideal choice for students of the Bible, whether at school, college, or in church or community study groups, or those who simply wish to improve their knowledge of one of the central books of Western culture.

Contents:
Introduction ix (2)
Abbreviations xi (2)
Books of the Bible xiii
DICTIONARY
1 (408)
Measures, Weights, and Values 409 (2)
Important Dates in Biblical History 411 (2)
Select Bibliography 413 (2)
Maps
415
1. Israel in Canaan: Joshua to Samuel and Saul
2. The Near East in the time of the Assyrian Empire
3. Palestine under the Herods
4. The Background of the New Testament: Rome and the East (including Paul's Journeys)

ubjects:
Bible
Bible Dictionaries
Bible Dictionnaires
Bible Dictionnaires anglais
Bible. Dictionaries
Christianity
Christianity Dictionaries
Dictionaries
Dictionaries. Bible
Ouvrages de référence
Reference works

xv, 412, [11] pages : maps ; 24 cm

Dictionary of the Bible : The essential guide to biblical themes, places, and caracters

by: Browning, W.R.F.

• ISBN-13: 9780192116918 / 978-0-19-211691-8
• ISBN-03: 0192116916 / 0-19-211691-6
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996

Price: 59,00 EURO

1 copy in stock