Theological Dictionary of the New Testament: Abridged in One Volume

One of the most widely respected theological dictionaries put into one-volume, abridged form. Focusing on the theological meaning of each word, the abridgment contains English keywords for each entry, tables of English and Greek keywords, and a listing of the relevant volume and page numbers from the unabridged work at the end of each article or section.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802824048
• ISBN13: 9780802824042
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 1392 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.6" x 7.2" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Splendid resource for exegetes and homileticians

This summation of Kittel's magnum opus is essential for non-scholars interested in Biblical exegesis. With sweeping overviews of the cultural and theological foundations of various words in the Greek New Testament, this is a homiletical version of the Oxford English Dictionary. Irreplaceable.

Excellent for Bible Study

This is an excellent book for studying New Testament Greek words. Since Bible Translations are not inspired, we have to look deeper into the meaning of Bible words for the true Word of God.

Little Kittel

This is an excellent resource for those who are not familiar with the Greek New Testament. What Bromiley has done is take the cream from 10 volumes and put it into one tremendous volume that has been an invaluable resource. This purchase was a gift to a dear friend in the faith and he is absolutely amazed at the riches in this work. Terrance Kashian

Helpful Work for Word Studies

Students of New Testament Greek should purchase this book. The one volume abridged addition is suited for quick word studies and for those looking for short background history on Greek phrases and words. The outline of the book is easy to follow. Kittel looks at every major usage of the Greek word from its cultural setting to its biblical usage. While I concur that sometimes Kittel's theology is not orthodox, his background history of the Greek word and its root usage is worth the price of the book. True New Testament Greek students will still enjoy diving into the Greek text yourself without seeing Kittel's word studies but it is helpful to see how he compares to your own exegesis.

A top-notch one-volume history of N.T. Greek vocabulary.

This is the 10-volume "Kittel" dictionary minus the footnotes. The history of each word from the Greek New Testament is surveyed beginning with its Hebrew roots and usage in the Septuagint. Its usage is then decribed in secular Greek. Then its use is surveyed through the New Testament, grouped according to Pauline use, Johanine use, use in the Gospels, etc. In the process the reader can see the scope of meanings of a given word, and how those meanings developed, revealing the rich "flavors" attached to many Greek words.Regarding the Nazi affiliation of its editor and some of its authors, we are all a mixed bag. Do we refuse to listen to music conducted by Herbert von Karajan because he was a Nazi, or of Strauss because he was a womanizer? As James Sveda said on a "Record Shelf" program on NPR years ago on this subject, "Perhaps the last word on this subject was said by a carpenter who lived two thousand years ago, 'Judge not, lest you yourselves be judged.'"This is a wonderful resource, especially for those lacking the expertise (or the $$) to tackle the full 10-volume work.