Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary

by Ronald F. Youngblood, Ronald F. Youngblood (Editor), F.F. Bruce (Editor)

Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary presents nearly 2,000 definitions, representing the best in biblical scholarship, in a convenient and colorful package. Photographs, illustrations, charts, maps, and topical entries invite browsing and make Bible study fun. You will want to take Nelson's Student Bible Dictionary wherever you take your Bible. Quotations are from the NKJV, but the dictionary includes references specific to the KJV, NIV, and NRSV. It can be used with any modern English translation of the Bible.

Genres: Religion, Christianity

275 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 2005

Reviews

[Mark Uncommon Valor · Rating 4 out of 5]

SEPTUAGINT - The oldest Bible translation in the world was made in Alexandria, Egypt, where the Old Testament was translated from Hebrew into Greek for the benefit of the Greek-speaking Jews of that city. A Jewish community had existed in Alexandria almost from it's foundation by the Great in 331 B.C. In two or three generations this community had forgotten it's native Palestinian language. These Jews realized they needed the Hebrew Scriptures rendered into the only langauge they knew . . .Greek.

This version is commonly called the Septuagint, from the Latin word for seventy. this name was selected because of a tradition that the Pentateuch was translated into Greek by about seventy elders of Israel who were brought to Alexandria especially for this purpose.

PENTATEUCH - A Greek term meaning " five-volumed " which refers to the first five books of the Old Testament. . . also called-
" The Law ". . ." The Torah ". . .

[Peggy]

I have learned so much since I read this Dictionary or what I like to call a Great Lil Study Guide . I found out many thing's that I thought I knew about already. This Dictionary show's even the most intelligent bible Student ..That there's always something else we can learn concerning The Bible .

[Katie (BooksRUs) · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's nice to have a book with Biblical word definitons.