Description
A trustworthy classic of Bible scholarship, this compact and inexpensive edition of "Smith's" is more than just a dictionary defining thousands of biblical words. It's a complete Bible study resource, packed with page after page of essential information like:
- Descriptions of important Bible characters and locations
- Dozens of maps and charts to deepen Old and New Testament understanding
- Chronological tables of events for quick, accurate reference
- 4,000 questions and answers designed to challenge and instruct
- Background on biblical life including such items as weights and measures, idols, vegetation, geography, kings and queens, musical instruments, animals, traditions and customs, food, political movements and more.
This is a revision by F.N. and M.A. Peloubet of William Smith's classic Bible dictionary. Their edition preserves the theological substance of Smith's original work and illuminates it with the insights of more recent archaeological discoveries. It describes the more important people and places of the Bible and the major teachings of Scripture, and includes Smith's famous 4,000 questions & answers.
