Seventy distinguished scholars and eighteen specialized translators have collaborated to produce this classic in Catholic biblical studies. The Dictionary presents the key theological concepts of the Bible in a way helpful to both the scholar and average reader. This Updated Second Edition includes: More than 350 topics and biblical terms such as faith, the Eucharist, and prayer Solid Catholic biblical perspective Dozens of Scripture references for each topic

    The Dictionary features: * More than 7500 entries, with many terms not found in earlier works * Full length articles on each book of the Bible, the Apocrypha and other extra-canonical books, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gnostic manuscripts; and on great theological concepts and doctrines of the Bible * Pronunciations, Hebrew or Greek origin, derivatives, variant spellings, identification, and occurrences * 24 pages of maps in full color

    

    The Dictionary features: * More than 7500 entries, with many terms not found in earlier works * Full length articles on each book of the Bible, the Apocrypha and other extra-canonical books, including the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Gnostic manuscripts; and on great theological concepts and doctrines of the Bible * Pronunciations, Hebrew or Greek origin, derivatives, variant spellings, identification, and occurrences * 24 pages of maps in full color