The Oxford Companion to the Bible

Provides information on the people, places, events, books, institutions, religious beliefs, and secular influence of the Bible.

After the Bible itself, this is the ideal Companion to give those in our armed forces information on the central book of Western culture.

Auteur
Bruce M. Metzger is George L. Collard Professor Emeritus of New Testament Language and Literature, Princeton Theological Seminary. A recognised authority on the text of the New Testament, he was chairperson of the NRSV Bible Committee, which produced the New Revised Standard Version, and he was co-editor (with Roland E. Murphy) of The New Oxford Annotated Bible. Michael D. Coogan is Professor of Religious Studies at Stonehill College.

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The Bible has had an immeasurable influence on Western culture, touching on virtually every aspect of our lives. This authoritative one-volume reference to the people, places, events, books, and secular influence of the Bible was written by over 250 scholars from 20 nations. Full-color map section.

Résumé
A one-volume encyclopedia covering all aspects of the Bible - key persons, places, events, concepts, institutions, and realities of biblical times.