The encyclopedia of the Bible Author:D. R. Welsh "This is a complete reference work comprising thousands of persons and places, writings, institutions, and ideas associated with the Bible. Originally compiled by a team of leading Dutch experts on Biblical exegesis, including both Catholic and Protestant scholars, the Encyclopedia gives a compete listing of Biblical terms, together with the ori... more »gins of many proper names; special articles on scriptural texts and sources; discussions of the meanings of theological concepts; and articles that place in their scriptural context the most fundamental human ideas.
Noteworthy for scholarly completeness, yet lucid and readable, this new English edition of Elseviers Encyclopedie van de Bijbel will serve the scholar or theologian, as well as the layman."« less