Zondervan's Compact Bible Dictionary

Zondervan's Compact Bible Dictionary delivers a wealth of varied information in an easy-to-find alphabetical arrangement. Here is a fact-and-picture-filled guide to the arts, cultures, geography, geology, theologies, philosophies, and lifestyles of biblical times.\* Concise definitions of persons, places, objects, events, and concepts\* Over 5,000 entries\* Summaries of the books of the Bible\* Information about archaeological finds in the Holy Land\* Hundreds of illustrations\* Maps of the ancient world from the time of Abraham to the height of the Roman Empire (2000 B.C.-A.D. 117)\* Conservative in scholarship, comprehensive in scope\* Ideal for laypersons, students, teachers, and pastorsRead less