Bible dictionary
Encyclopedia
A Bible dictionary is a reference work containing encyclopedic entries related to the Bible
, typically concerning people, places, customs, doctrine and Biblical criticism
. Bible dictionaries can be scholarly or popular in tone.
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
, typically concerning people, places, customs, doctrine and Biblical criticism
Biblical criticism
Biblical criticism is the scholarly "study and investigation of Biblical writings that seeks to make discerning judgments about these writings." It asks when and where a particular text originated; how, why, by whom, for whom, and in what circumstances it was produced; what influences were at work...
. Bible dictionaries can be scholarly or popular in tone.
List of Bible dictionaries
- Smith's Bible DictionarySmith's Bible DictionarySmith's Bible Dictionary, originally named A Dictionary of the Bible, was a 19th century Bible dictionary containing upwards of four thousand entries that became named after its editor, William Smith...
(1863) - Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Hastings' Dictionary of the BibleHastings' Dictionary of the BibleHastings' Dictionary of the Bible was a five-volume Biblical encyclopaedia published 1898—1904.-First edition:The full title was A Dictionary of the Bible, dealing with the Language, Literature and Contents, including the Biblical Theology. It was edited by James Hastings, with the assistance...
(1898-1904) - International Standard Bible EncyclopediaInternational Standard Bible EncyclopediaThe International Standard Bible Encyclopedia is a public domain Biblical encyclopedia. This encyclopedia was published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co...
(1915) - The New Bible Dictionary (1962)
- LDS Bible DictionaryBible Dictionary (LDS Church)Bible Dictionary is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Since 1979, Bible Dictionary has been published as an appendix to most copies of the King James Version of the Bible printed by the LDS Church. The dictionary contains 1285 entries on 196 pages...
(1979) - Harper's Bible DictionaryHarper's Bible DictionaryHarper's Bible Dictionary is a scholarly reference book of the Bible, containing the texts of the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the New Testament. It is written by 180 members of the Society of Biblical Literature, edited by Paul J. Achtemier, and containing 3500 articles and 400...
(1985) - Anchor Bible Dictionary (1992)
- New Interpreter's Dictionary of the BibleNew Interpreter's Dictionary of the BibleA five volume dictionary of the Bible. The volumes were released by Abingdon Press from 2006 to 2009. This work contains 8,400 articles written by 900 scholars from forty different countries. The general editor is Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, Professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological...
(2008)