Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary

by J. D. Douglas; Merrill C. Tenney; Moisés Silva

Publisher:

Zondervan

, 2011

Overview

The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary provides a visually stimulating journey for anyone interested in learning more about the world of the Bible. Through the articles, sidebars, charts, maps, and full-color images included in this volume, the text of the Old and New Testaments will come alive as never before.

The information contained within this reference work is solid and biblically sound. The material is based completely on the NIV and cross-referenced to the King James Version. With over 7,200 entries, 500 full-color photographs, charts, and illustrations, 75 full-color maps, and a Scripture index, this is a must-have Bible study resource for the general reader, pastor, and student.

Key Features

• Contains over 7,200 entries covering the Old and New Testaments
• Features 500 full-color photographs, charts, and illustrations, and 75 full-color maps
• Provides accurate and comprehensive information in a one-volume dictionary

Endorsements

This is a significant tool which will meet the needs of most laymen and most pastors. It is an attractive and well-designed book and a worthy successor to the one-volume dictionaries edited by Douglas and Tenney.

—Philip Long, professor of New Testament, Grace Bible College

Product Details

• Title: Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary
• Authors: J. D. Douglas, Merrill C. Tenney, Moisés Silva
• Edition: Revised
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2021
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible › Dictionaries
• ISBNs: 9780310490579, 9780310229834, 031049057X, 0310229839
• Resource ID: LLS:ZPHILLUSBBLDICT
• Resource Type: Encyclopedia
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-08-01T23:16:07Z

About the Authors

J.D. Douglas (1923–2003) was the revising editor of the New International Dictionary of the Christian Church and coeditor of New International Bible Dictionary and Who’s Who in Christian History. He was an editor-at-large for Christianity Today.

Merrill C. Tenney (1904–1985) was professor of theological studies and dean of the Wheaton College Graduate School of Theology, where he taught from 1944 to 1982. In addition to teaching New Testament and Greek, he was the general editor of the Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary, served on the original translation team for the New American Standard Bible, and wrote several books, including John: The Gospel of Belief, New Testament Times, and Interpreting Revelation. Tenney was also the second president of the Evangelical Theological Society.

About the Editor

Moisés Silva taught biblical studies at Westmont College, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Gordon-Conwell Seminary. He is the editor of the New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology and Exegesis (NIDNTTE) (5 vols.), the coauthor of Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics, and the author of Interpreting Galatians: Explorations in Exegetical Method.