A fact-and-image-filled guide to the arts, cultures, geography, geology, theologies, philosophies, and lifestyles of biblical times. Easy to use, and full of a wealth of information, the Zondervan Compact Bible Dictionary will equip your study of the Bible.
The dictionary features:
- Concise definitions of persons, places, objects, events, and concepts
- Over 6,000 entries
- Summaries of the books of the Bible
- Information about archaeological finds in the Holy Land
- Hundreds of illustrations
- Maps of the ancient world from the time of Abraham to the height of the Roman Empire (2000 B.C.-A.D. 117)
- Conservative scholarship that is comprehensive in scope
- Ideal usefulness for laypersons, students, teachers, and pastors
