Nelson Reference Collection (13 vols.)

by Ronald F. Youngblood; F. F. Bruce; Thomas Nelson; R. K. Harrison

and

11 more

Publisher:

Thomas Nelson

, 1986–2001

Overview

Get the reference works and illustrated guides you need to navigate your way through the 2,000-year-old biblical narrative. In the Nelson Reference Collection, you’ll find 13 of the foremost reference titles in the field of biblical reference and have instant access to Bible maps, cultural commentary, teaching outlines, sermon illustrations, and background information on any Bible passage you study. An excellent and much-used resource for teachers, pastors, and the devoted Bible student, this collection is one you’ll turn to again and again with your questions and studies.

Key Features

• Dictionaries, sermon illustrations, commentaries, outlines, and more
• Full-color maps, graphics, and illustrations
• Notes and commentary on every passage of the Bible

Product Details

• Title: Nelson Reference Collection
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Volumes: 13
• Christian Group: Evangelicals
• Resource Type: Reference, Dictionaries, Commentaries, Maps

Nelson’s Bible Map Collection

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1997

A complete set of key Bible maps in full color to complement any study of the Scriptures. This collection illustrates the life of Christ, the journeys of Paul, significant Old and New Testament locations, and much more. These are the maps of choice for basic Bible study.

Nelson’s Teaching Outlines of the Bible

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1986

These time-saving outlines provide summaries of each book of the Bible in a concise, quick reference format. Pastors, teachers, and students can readily jump from the outlines to deeper study or lessons or sermons. Print out the outline you need as an overhead.

Nelson’s 3-D Bible Mapbook

• Authors: Simon Jenkins
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1995

Fun, action-based Bible maps for lay persons, pastors, and teachers. A graphically exciting new way to experience the great events and places of the Bible. Offers attractive three-dimensional, full-color graphics with clear background commentary that brings to life key places and events with the immediacy of eyewitness news. Entries are sequenced to match your Bible, routes are marked, and key figures and action are explained—you'll understand as never before just how and when it all happened.

Nelson’s Complete Book of Bible Maps and Charts, Revised

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1995

Updated and expanded with more information than ever. These large, reproducible maps and charts will help you visualize and teach the events, places, and people in the Old and New Testaments as never before. Easy-to-understand tables, overviews, maps, surveys, and timelines puts the key teachings of the Bible at your fingertips.

Nelson’s Complete Book of Stories, Illustrations & Quotes

• Authors: Robert J. Morgan
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 2000
• Pages: 826

Featuring thousands of real-life stories, illustrations, and quotes, Nelson's Complete Book of Stories, Illustrations & Quotes is edited by popular author and pastor Rob Morgan. It's cross-referenced by subject and Scripture as well as alphabetized for easy access in your digital library. The ultimate gold-mine for speakers—humorous, serious, thought-provoking, and heart-warming material, there is space included for noting when/where each illustration is used. Perfect for pastors, speakers, and teachers, these are stories for today's sermons and today's lives.

Nelson’s New Testament Survey

• Authors: Mark Bailey and Tom Constable
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1999
• Pages: 691

Nelson's New Testament Survey offers your best opportunity yet to get a clear grasp of the lessons of the entire New Testament. This journey into God's Word begins with Mark Bailey's insightful look into the life of Christ in the four Gospels. It continues through the Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, and the dramatic Revelation of John, with Dr. Tom Constable in the lead. Each book of the New Testament is introduced and investigated with scholarship and biblical faithfulness.

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

• Editors: Ronald F. Youngblood, F. F. Bruce and R. K. Harrison
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1995

This completely revised and updated edition of Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary is the most comprehensive and up-to-date Bible dictionary available. Designed, written, and edited with the needs of general readers in mind. A wealth of background information is found in more than 7,000 encyclopedic entries on the people, places, things, and doctrines of the Bible. Written in plain language, not scholarly jargon. Includes tables, charts, pronunciation guides, and over 500 full-color in-text photographs. Cross-referenced to the KJV, NKJV, NIV, NRSV, and REB. Winner of the Gold Medallion Award.

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Manners and Customs

• Author: Howard Frederic Vos
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1999

The most comprehensive, up-to-date, accurate information on life in Bible times available in one volume for the general reader.

• Accurate: Takes each of 20 historical epochs seriously—avoids a "one size fits all" approach to ancient cultures.
• Comprehensive: Considers ten distinct topics such as food, clothing, as well as religion, within each period.
• Visually Appealing: Thoroughly illustrated with two 16-page color inserts and hundreds of black and white photographs.
• Thorough: Sidebars provide even more interesting detail about aspects of ancient cultures that illuminate the Bible.
• Accessible: Written for lay persons rather than professional scholars; designed to be a companion for Bible study.

Nelson’s Topical Bible Index

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1996

Offers pastors, Bible scholars, and laypeople ready-to-use information and quick answers to Bible questions. It organizes key Scripture references with context summaries under 8,000 topics and sub-topics, including names, places, things, concepts, events and doctrines. Includes brief definitions that are useful for personal study or lesson preparation.

Nelson’s Old Testament Survey

• Authors: Eugene H. Merrill and Charles Dyer
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 2001
• Pages: 861

This handy resource allows the reader to quickly summarize or review all the pertinent details about any Old Testament book. More than a Bible handbook but less than a commentary, Nelson's Old Testament Survey provides a section by section breakdown of issues and topics dealt with in the Hebrew Scriptures.

Nelson’s New Christian Dictionary

• Author: George Thomas Kurian
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 2001

The Nelson's New Christian Dictionary covers over 8,000 words in clear, accessible entries. It also explores everything related to Christianity—doctrine, worship, liturgy, literature, history, music, and more. Including lists and overviews of more than a dozen key items—100 Most Important Events in Christian History, A Century-by-Century Survey, Great Hymns, Key Christian Books and Authors, this invaluable reference work features a denominational comparison chart, contrasting their beliefs and organization. The Nelson's New Christian Dictionary contains over 500 photos, plus charts and other graphics.

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Commentary

• Authors: Earl D. Radmacher, Ronald Barclay Allen, Hershel Wayne House
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1999

A comprehensive verse-by-verse commentary for lay Bible students, fully highlighted by articles, maps, charts, and illustrations—all in one volume.

Nelson’s Study Bible

• Authors: Earl D. Radmacher, Ronald Barclay Allen, Hershel Wayne House
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication Date: 1997

This is the study Bible from the mind of a scholar and the heart of a pastor. The depth of its scholarship is evident in its over 15,000 expository study notes, 100 InDepth articles, 350 WordFocus word studies, and extensive book introductions, among other features. The Nelson study system is comprehensive as well as inviting. Includes in-text maps and charts.