Illustrated
Bible
Dictionary
General Editors
Chad Brand, Charles Draper, Archie England
Associate Editors
Steve Bond, E. Ray Clendenen
General Editor, Holman Bible Dictionary
Trent C. Butler
Biblical Reconstructions by
Bill Latta
Nashville, Tennessee
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
© 2003 by Holman Bible Publishers
Nashville, Tennessee
All rights reserved
Maps © 1998 by Holman Bible Publishers
Nashville, Tennessee
All rights reserved
Scripture quotations, unless otherwise noted, have been taken from the Holman Christian Standard Bible®.
Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004 Holman Bible Publishers.
Scripture quotations marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible ®.
Copyright© 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
Scripture quotations marked NRSV are taken from the New Revised Standard Version.
Copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations marked NIV are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version.
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by the International Bible Society.
Scripture quotations marked REB are taken from The Revised English Bible.
Copyright © Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press, 1989.
All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission.
Dewey Decimal Classification: 220.3
Subject Heading: BIBLE—DICTIONARIES
ISBN 13: 978-0-8054-2836-0
Since the inception of the Christian church, believers have found both the center and circumference of divine revelation in the sacred Scriptures. The day the church was born she had a fully authoritative Bible, the Old Testament. The need for more Scripture was recognized in due time and the authority of the books that constitute the New Testament was affirmed through a centuries-long process of canonization. The historic faith of the church is that authoritative inscribed (that is, written) revelation begins and ends with the Bible. These are fundamental theological affirmations central to this project. We declare unequivocally our commitment, and the commitment of the other editors, to the total trustworthiness, truthfulness, sufficiency, inerrancy, and infallibility of the Bible.
Further, nothing is more basic to progress in the Christian life and to ministry of every kind than a working knowledge of Scripture. Our sincere hope is that this book will serve multiple purposes, such as facilitating acquisition of knowledge about the Bible, understanding the Bible’s meaning and message, and providing an entree into the wider world of biblical scholarship.
We stand on the shoulders of others, the editors and writers who produced the Holman Bible Dictionary (HBD). Interestingly, that project consumed six years, as has this revision and expansion. Neither edition would have been possible without the Herculean effort of general editor Trent Butler ...
|
About Holman Illustrated Bible DictionaryRevised and expanded, this best-selling study tool features hundreds of color photos and maps, a pronunciation guide, information from archaeological excavations, timelines, extensive cross-referencing, unique scale drawings, major articles on theological topics, a variety of Bible translations, and, of course, exhaustive definitions of people, places, things and events. This dictionary was designed to serve a broad audience, from laypeople, students, ministers, as well as professors and scholars. |
| Support Info | hlmnillbbldict |