Harper's Bible Dictionary - 1st Edition/1st Printing

By Paul J. Achtemeier

Book Overview

The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary puts the latest and most comprehensive biblical scholarship at your fingertips. Here is everything you need to know to fully understand the Old Testament, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060698624
• ISBN13: 9780060698621
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Length: 1200 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 6.5" x 1.8"

Customer Reviews

First of all, it is a real dictionary.

It actually reads from A to Z, so you can treat it like a dictionary or have fun and read from A to Z. It is geared toward the Bible in content, including Biblical words, terms, ideas, concepts, places, persons, or biblical topics of interest. However, this is also an excellent dictionary even if you are not looking for something of just biblical interest. You make new connections between ideas and places. Finally, there are color plates. Not many, but it is not all black and white. As with any dictionary, you think you know what a word or place is, but you may not be thinking the same as the Item you are reading, and this dictionary can expand your understanding. The only thing to be aware of is that new items come to light daily, and the dictionary was compiled several decades ago. This still does not distract from the rating.