New International Bible Dictionary: Based on the NIV

Bible Study Aids: Understanding the Bible is not an easy task for contemporary western readers, with unfamiliar names, places and old traditions. Such knowledge for an understanding of its allusions, is not attainable without specialized help. Bible study students, with no knowledge of Greek or Hebrew, can choose from an enormous selection of study aids to help them get the most out of the English translation of the Bible. This Zondervan's NIV study tool, applicable to most translations NIV, NRSV and others, is a commonsense need to better understand the Bible, with a Concordance and a Topical Bible, whether you're a student or a general reader of the Bible. Its in-depth concise information, written in clear language, and easily accessible. NIV Bible Dictionary: A number of classic references bring together some renowned study aids within reach of all who want to get the most out of their Bible studies. This best seller, Silver Medallion award-winning NIV Bible Dictionary was designed and edited to help get more out of your study of the Bible. This one volume Bible Dictionary sheds light on the terms, events, and places, of the Bible. It provides a superb foundation for understanding the people, and practices, of Biblical times, with an encyclopedic wealth of insight into the historical, geographical, chronological, archaeological facts, while giving a good background to the social, traditional milieu, and theological and biographical aspects of the Bible. Dictionary Qualifications: "Contains a wealth of data... useful for serious Bible students as well as for those looking for quick answers to Bible related questions" (church Media Library Magazine) Based on the publisher's information, containing more than 5,400 entries and more than 1,000 illustrations, charts, photos, and tables, and sixteen pages of maps, this volume belongs in your library. It is a good thorough Bible dictionary based primarily on the NIV translation, but fits well with all modern versions. Authors, editors, and Contributors: Drawing on reliable evangelical scholarship, over sixty contributors were teamed to revise, amend, and update the previous writers, and add new entries, including topics, particular sites based on archeological excavations, and newly available information as a result of dead Sea finds and others. J. D. Douglas was the revising editor of The New International Dictionary of the Bible and editor of The New Bible Dictionary. He was editor-at-large for Christianity Today. Merril C. Tenney was professor of theological studies and dean of the Graduate school of Theology at Wheaton College.

Of course dictionaries aren't usually meant to be read through like novels. Even though I haven't done that with this book, I would if I had the time. This is a must have for any student of the Word of God. In addition to the definitions, the book also gives good insight on the topics, placing them in their historical context. Zondervan has done it again!