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	Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000 - 1425 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Nearly 600 first-rate Bible authorities have contributed to the Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Intended as a tool for practical Bible use, this illustrated dictionary reflects recent archaeological discoveries and the breadth of current biblical scholarship, including insights from critical analysis of literary, historical, sociological, and other methodological issues. The editorial team has also incorporated articles that explore and interpret important focuses of biblical theology, text and transmission, Near Eastern archaeology, extrabiblical writings, and pertinent ecclesiastical traditions?all of which help make the Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible the most comprehensive and up-to-date one-volume Bible dictionary on the market today.

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superb resource!!

Excellent one volume bible dictionary. Treats a tremendouse amount of topics from books of the bible to people, places and things in the bible, and more. Probably the best one volume bible dictionary available. Very up to date research backs the articles, pespectives range from moderate to conservative.


Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

I purchased it for an incarcerated felon at the Christian Prison in Richmond, TX. The Chuck Colson Prison Fellowship Ministries 18 month pre-pelease program of "Inner-Change Freedom Initiative (IFI)" is conducted at the Carol Vance (Jester 3) Unit of TDCJ. I mentor ex-offenders prior to release and 6 months after. He says: "I use it daily".

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Fine Resource

After reading dozens of reviews on Bible dictionaries, I settled on Eerdmans to add to my graduate-student library. Later, I found that two of my professors in my graduate program were contributors. I found this to be an excellent resource; I used it for a number of exegesis papers (biblical interpretation, etc., etc.) and found the entries to be both adequate and concise. For a one-volume dictionary (as opposed to the New Interpreter's series...part of which is forthcoming), this is a very fine choice. In fact, a fellow student who had access to several reputable dictionaries except for this one asked me to look several things up for her: none of her sources had entries, but Eerdmans did. So, whether you are looking for one main dictionary for your library or another addition to add to your collection, this is an excellent choice.

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Excellent & comprehensive

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

The "Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible" by David Noel Freedman, in my experience, is an excellent resource for Bible scholars. I have been a Judeo-Christian Bible scholar for 40 years and can appreciate the scope and research that this dictionary represents. Although a scholarly reference book, it is non-the-less easy to read and is not pretentious in any way. I find it invaluable in my studies and research.


satisfactory

Generally speaking the book contains a great deal of historical biblical informations and is to some degree an assest to bible study. However, the overall flavor of this book seems not to be faith based. The perspective approach is a scholarly one but at times lacks a critical ingredient for believers. Small matters of disagreement between historians (such as whether the book Matthew or Mark was written first)seem to indicate that much of the writing is from a historians viewpoint vs that of a believer.

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