Zondervan Bible Dictionary - Hardcover

Douglas, J. D.; Tenney, Merrill C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0310293049 ISBN 13: 9780310293040

Verlag: Zondervan, 2008

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Who were the Pharisees? What did Samson and John the Baptist have in common? Does an altar really have "horns?" Turn to the Zondervan Bible Dictionary and find out. It has the answers to these and hundreds of other questions you're likely to wonder about as you read the Bible. 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 nearly 150 larger topics, listing all articles in the dictionary that relate to a given topic • A Survey—providing an introductory overview of the Bible, biblical history, and biblical culture. Concise, readable, and informative, the Zondervan Bible Dictionary is ideal for use at home, in study groups, and in schools. It will help you clear up the who, what, where, why, and how of the Bible so you can better appreciate the depth of its wisdom and its relevance for you today.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

J. D. Douglas was the revising editor of The New International Dictionary of the Bible and editor of The New Bible Dictionary. He was editor-at-large for Christianity Today.

Merrill C. Tenney was professor of theological studies and dean of the Graduate school of Theology at Wheaton College, where he taught from 1944 to 1982. In addition to teaching New Testament and Greek, he was the general editor of the Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary, served on the original translation team for the New American Standard Bible, and wrote several books. Tenney was an advocate of fundamentalism and a second president of the Evangelical Theological Society. He was born in Massachusetts and received his education from Nyack Missionary Training Institute, Gordon College of Theology and Missions, Boston University, and Harvard University. He and his wife Helen and two sons.

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Who were the Pharisees? What did Samson and John the Baptist have in common? Does an altar really have "horns?" Turn to the Zondervan Bible Dictionary and find out. It has the answers to these and hundreds of other questions you're likely to wonder about as you read the Bible.
Condensed from the New International Bible Dictionary, this unique volume actually offers three books in one:
â ¢ A Dictionary--for easy-to-find, practical information on thousands of topics
â ¢ A Topical Index--for detailed study of nearly 150 larger topics, listing all articles in the dictionary that relate to a given topic
â ¢ A Survey--providing an introductory overview of the Bible, biblical history, and biblical culture.
Concise, readable, and informative, the Zondervan Bible Dictionary is ideal for use at home, in study groups, and in schools. It will help you clear up the who, what, where, why, and how of the Bible so you can better appreciate the depth of its wisdom and its relevance for you today.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Zondervan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0310293049
• ISBN 13: 9780310293040
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 608
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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