Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance Of The Bible: by- Geoffrey Wigoder

Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance Of The Bible: by- Geoffrey Wigoder

This valuable reference work helps readers of all faiths understand fully the message and meaning of the Bible. Comprehensive and magnificently illustrated, it brings to life the world of the Old and New Testaments. It’s clear, concise, informative entries identify and explain virtually every name in the Bible-the names of people, plants, animals, places, rituals, feast days, key concepts, and much more. Prepared  by a team of distinguished U.S. and Israeli scholars and based on the latest biblical and archeological research, this book serves both as a dictionary and a concordance.

Dictionary

The book provides authoritative definitions of some 3,500 biblical terms and explains the meaning and significance-historical as well as scriptural-of each one. In addition to names of major figures, sites, and objects, this volume covers important families, tribes, dynasties, kings, priests, cities, and entire civilizations-from Assyria and Mesopotamia to Greece, Rome, and Egypt. And such fundamental concepts as Atonement and Resurrection are given separate entries.

Concordance

With this volume it’s easy to locate where in any book of the Bible the entry name is mentioned. The citations are set in bold, easy-to-read type and are printed in wide margins for quick reference. The ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY & CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE is a valuable, attractive companion to biblical study or research; it stands alone as a combined source of information and index of key names. The

1,500 full-color illustrations include photographs of biblical sites, flora, and fauna; and reproductions of classic paintings, drawings, prints, mosaics, frescoes, and scriptural fragments, each fully captioned and linked to the text. The text is based on the New King James Version of the Bible.

Designed for students, clergymen, scholars, indeed for anyone in any religious tradition, the ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY & CONCORDANCE OF THE BIBLE is a much- needed resource that will enrich your knowledge and appreciation of the Bible-as literature, as history, and as testimony of faith.