The Holman Concise Bible Dictionary covers all the traditional topics you want in a Bible dictionary, including summaries of books, Bible characters, and places, but also 2800 entries on contemporary topics, including abortion, AIDS, and child abuse.
It is clear that the dictionary is biased against Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians..... include doctrine and comments on many important concepts that are central to define denominations . Additionally, the lack of etymology for the words in the dictionary makes it less useful for serious readers who are interested in learning more about the origins of the words.