The New Interpreter’s® Dictionary of the Bible
A–Z
VOLUME 1–5
ABIGDON PRESS
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THE NEW INTERPRETER’S® DICTIONARY OF THE BIBLE
A–Z
VOLUME 1–5
Volume 1: Copyright © 2006 by Abingdon Press
Volume 2: Copyright © 2007 by Abingdon Press
Volume 3: Copyright © 2008 by Abingdon Press
Volume 4 and 5: Copyright © 2009 by Abingdon Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-687-05427-3 (alk. paper)
1. Bible—Dictionaries. I. Abingdon Press.
BS440.N445 2006
220.3—dc22
2006025839
Volume 1: ISBN-10: 0-687-05427-3 ISBN-13: 978-0-687-05427-5
Volume 2: ISBN-13: 978-0-687-33355-4
Volume 3: ISBN-13: 978-0-687-33365-3
Volume 4: ISBN-13: 978-0-687-33375-2
Volume 5: ISBN-13: 978-0-687-33395-0
Unless directly translated by a contributor, biblical quotations are from the NEW REVISED STANDARD VERSION OF THE BIBLE. Copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Pronunciations are from THE HARPERCOLLINS BIBLE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE. William O. Walker, Jr., General editor. Copyright © 1989, 1994 by the Society of Biblical Literature. Published by HarperCollins Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
English language fonts are from the Weidemann family. Ancient language fonts were developed in the public domain for scholars who comprise the Society of Biblical Literature, including SPTiberius for Hebrew, SPIonic for Greek, and SPAtlantis for transliteration.
Katharine Doob Sakenfeld
General Editor
Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton, NJ
Samuel E. Balentine
Old Testament Editor
Professor of Old Testament
Union Theological Seminary in Virginia and Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Richmond, VA
Brian K. Blount
New Testament Editor
President, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia and
Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Richmond, VA
Kah-Jin Jeffrey Kuan
Old Testament Editor
Associate Professor of Old Testament
Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley, CA
Joel B. Green
New Testament Editor
Professor of New Testament Interpretation
Fuller Theological Seminary
Pasadena, CA
Eileen Schuller
Old Testament and Judaica Editor
Professor, Department of Religious Studies
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Pheme Perkins
New Testament Editor
Professor of New Testament
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA
Marianne Blickenstaff
Project Manager
Lead Reference ...
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About The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, Volumes 1–5The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible in five volumes provides the best quality in contemporary biblical scholarship on a comprehensive range of topics, including the Old and New Testaments, the Deuterocanonical books, and contextual studies of the ancient Near East, the Greco-Roman worlds, and their literatures. The dictionary contains maps, charts, and illustrations to further clarify the written material. The biblical text used is the NRSV translation. A diverse group of 900 scholars from 40 countries have contributed 7,100 fresh new articles with 8,400 entries including persons, places, things, theological concepts, and much more. These contributors were selected by the editorial board for their expertise in their field and for the quality of their scholarship in publication. Special care was taken to select authors who could provide a variety of perspectives from different theological traditions (Protestant, Catholic, Jewish), diverse theological trajectory (conservative and liberal), and from the social locations of gender, ethnicity, and race. Topics are listed in alphabetical order from A-Z and evenly divided among the five volumes. The main entry includes a pronunciation guide. Hebrew and Greek origins of the entry follow, with transliteration. Longer articles contain an introduction that summarizes the topic and include a helpful outline to guide the reader. Articles conclude with a short bibliography and cross references to related articles. In each definition, authors strive to incorporate as many biblical instances of the term as possible in the given amount of space, and to discuss the theological, social, or ecclesial implications of the topic, so that the definitions are practical aids to the tasks of preaching, teaching, and study of the Bible. |
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