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Title: A Dictionary of the Bible (Oxford Paperback Reference) by W. R. F. Browning, Graham Stanton, Richard Coggins ISBN: 0-19-280060-4 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: April, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great resource for all but the most literal believer
Comment: Covering everything from Aaron to Zuzim, "The Dictionary of the Bible" is a useful one-volume reference work to the Christian Bible.
"Dictionary of the Bible" offers over 400 pages of readable entries, quoting chapter and verse, on a wide variety of topics, from the sacred (Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection) to the mundane (on topics such as straw, footstool, and reaping), and includes numerous maps and charts.
W.R.F. Browning bring his Anglican heritage to the task, and the result is entries that should satisfy all but the most orthodox Christians. Those who believe in the literal accuracy of the Bible will object to Browning's discussion of the various interpretations of such topics as healing, miracles, and the authorship of the books. He describes the book of Revelations, for example, as "an embarrassment to the Church. Its bizarre imagery has been incomprehensible or misunderstood. Apocalyptic sects have used it as a handbook to predict the future. Many Christians have found the apparent gloating over the defeat of the Church's enemies to be morally repulsive."
But for the most part, Browning did not intend the dictionary to hew to a particular theology. On topics such as Jesus' reasoning behind his use of parables, he recaps the major controversies without showing a bias toward a particular position.
"Dictionary of the Bible" is a valuable reference work that provides an excellent starting point for understanding the meaning of Christianity. It is clear, concise, and challenging to the intellect.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent. A very worthwhile resource.
Comment: Hanging around in newsgroups like alt.atheism, one can easily come to the conclusion that apologetics is the domain of mad b****** fundies, whose grip of morality and reality is only slightly better than that of the Roman emperor Caligula.
This book, written by mainstream theologians, who are, by and large, not mad, gives that lie to that experience based assumption. You get: Considerable historical fact and a critical approach to what we can know of historical truth combined with an excellent cross-reference and most importantly, a refusal to shy away from the difficult areas of Biblical history.
Highly recomended as a reference work, even if the US cover is considerably more garish than the UK version.
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Title: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford Paperback Reference) by Elizabeth A. Livingstone ISBN: 0192800574 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Genesis: Translation and Commentary by Robert Alter ISBN: 039331670X Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions by John Westerdale Bowker ISBN: 0192800949 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The New Oxford Annotated NRSV Bible with the Apocrypha, Third Edition by Michael D. Coogan, Marc Z. Brettler, Carol A. Newsom, Pheme Perkins ISBN: 019528478X Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: February, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: The Oxford Bible Commentary by John Barton, John Muddiman ISBN: 0198755007 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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