Concise Dictionary of the Bible

This compact work is written as a guide for the ordinary reader of the Bible, and is intended for use with the Standard, Authorized or Revised versions. It contains over 1,400 entries, which range from two‐or three‐line definitions to more substantial articles of a page or more in length. Although individual offerings are not attributed, a list of contributors is provided, all of whom have excellent credentials, being mainly British academics. Generally a critical approach is aimed at, being informed by scholarship, but written in a fairly simplified style appropriate to the lay user.

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