New Bible Dictionary (Volume 1) (The New Bible Set)

If you are a serious student of Scripture or just want to get a little more from your bible reading, everyone should own a Bible dictionary. It's as simple as that. This is one of the best around. IVP has some great stuff. This, along with a few other resources, has upped my bible studies immensely. Get this, an OT/NT Background commentary, and their New Bible commentary, and you are set! A good bible atlas is a nice addition as well. You will enjoy this book for many, many years to come, and you will reference it often.

I love using this dictionary. I can't believe I would ever spend so much time reading a dictionary. I'm really enjoying it and learning so much.

This is one of my favorite Bible Dictionaries. I feel that it gives you the information you actually want to know, especially for those not wanting all the extra critical scholarship. This Dictionary is thorough yet simple and holds the Bible in high esteem and authority. I lead a small Bible school and we use this for our students alongside the Anchor Yale encyclopedia set and I actually prefer this for our students most of the time. It contains way less information because it is one large volume as opposed to a whole set like the Anchor Yale. If you are looking for a Dictionary for your own personal study, this is the one.

It really is a great text book, but the type makes it look like it was WRITTEN FOR ANTS! (such a big book, yet filled with all these teeny tinny letters)

Fast shipped! This book is in excellent condition, even better than described.

Great resource for starters seeking a deeper dive!

I've used this text, as well as The New Bible Commentary, for two decades teaching Sunday School. I have many reference texts to help preparing my lessons, but if I had to choose only one to have this one would be it. It's authoritative without being written in excessively stilted language. I have gifted it to visiting missionaries to help in their teaching, both for its quality and because the single volume can be carried in their return luggage. In my experience it's the best authoritative, single volume Biblical reference book on the market.

I am very pleased with the New Bible Dictionary I purchased recently. I teach an adult Sunday School class which requires a lot of preparation and in-depth study. My pastor suggested this book as a reliable resources that he uses to prepare his sermons. He lent me his copy so I could decide if it would fit my needs. It appears to have even more helps and information than I could have hoped for. The pastor gave me great advice when he recommended that I should order this book!