The Picture Bible Dictionary

A visually stimulating journey for anyone interested in learning more about the world of the Bible. The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary offers a wealth of insight into the historical, chronological, archaeological, geographical, social, theological, and biographical aspects 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 for you as never before. As a condensation of the Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible, 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. Features include: Over 7,200 entries with up-to-date scholarship, archaeological findings, and more 75 full-color maps created with new mapping technologies Over 500 full-color photographs, charts, and illustrations Understanding the Bible can be difficult. The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary will help you make sense of the Bible's context, people, places, and objects so you can better understand and apply the scripture. Ideal for pastors, Sunday school teachers, students, and general Bible readers.

Help Your Child Learn the Words of the Bible Based on the bestselling title, The Complete Illustrated Children's Bible (over 140,000 sold), comes this amazing dictionary that will help your child, age 9-12, gain a greater understanding of the new and often times confusing words they encounter while reading the Bible. Packed with hundreds of easy-to-understand definitions and helpful illustrations, your child will learn more about the words in the Bible and be able to better conceptualize key biblical concepts as a result. From A-to-Z, watch your child's Bible comprehension grow as they gain confidence by looking up and learning the definitions on their own, sharpening their reading and vocabulary skills along the way. The Complete Illustrated Children's Bible Dictionary is a fun and creative way for your child to engage with God's Word and makes a great companion to The Complete Illustrated Children's Bible.

Who were the Pharisees? What did Samson and John the Baptist have in common? Does an altar really have "horns?" Turn to the Zondervan Bible Dictionary and find out. It has the answers to these and hundreds of other questions you're likely to wonder about as you read the Bible. Condensed from the New International Bible Dictionary, this unique volume actually offers three books in one: • A Dictionary—for easy-to-find, practical information on thousands of topics • A Topical Index—for detailed study of nearly 150 larger topics, listing all articles in the dictionary that relate to a given topic • A Survey—providing an introductory overview of the Bible, biblical history, and biblical culture. Concise, readable, and informative, the Zondervan Bible Dictionary is ideal for use at home, in study groups, and in schools. It will help you clear up the who, what, where, why, and how of the Bible so you can better appreciate the depth of its wisdom and its relevance for you today.

A Christianity Today 1999 Book of the Year Every reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures with their hidden force have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on the language and grammar of Christian faith and Western culture. Why then do traditional Bible dictionaries and reference works offer so little help to explorers of the Bible's galaxy of verbal pictures? They excel in describing the climate, borders and location of Galilee or Sinai. But they are often blind to the artistic expressions and deaf to the musical meanings that echo from within the world of the biblical text. The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is the first contemporary reference work dedicated to exploring the images, symbols, motifs, metaphors and literary patterns found in the Bible. More than that, it examines the Bible's universal archetypes or master images--including the plot motifs and character types that recur throughout life, literature and the Bible. This unique dictionary explores the dazzling variety in which the Word of God comes dressed in clothes of everyday life. It traces the trail of images from Eden to the New Jerusalem. It captures the plotted patterns of biblical narrative. It surveys the imaged texture of each book of the Bible. In short, The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery is an inviting, enlightening and indispensable companion to the reading, study, contemplation and enjoyment of the Bible.

An illustrated dictionary provides information on a thousand people, places, things, and concepts of the Bible, from Aaron to Zophar.

Finally, a Bible reference book that fills the needs of the entire family. Whether you are a student, a scholar, a member of the clergy, or simply a religious seeker, This book will enhance your knowledge and appreciation of the Bible -- as history, as literature, and as testimony of faith. Among its features: Concise, informative entries for 3,500 biblical names, including every person and place mentioned in the Book of Books. The entries also cover families, dynastics, tribes, neighboring cultures, religious rituals and practices, archaeological sites, cities, animals, plants and more. This 1,000+ page dictionary doubles as a concordance, providing biblical citations for all the people and places of the Bible. This handsome, folio-sized reference contains 1,500 full color photographs and other illustrations. In addition to nearly 100 maps in the text, the book contains a section of satellite photographs of the Holy Land. -- back cover.