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Books : Dictionary of New Testament Background (The IVP Bible Dictionary Series)In association with Amazon.comfrom: InterVarsity Press  List Price: $60.00 Amazon.com's Price: $37.80 You Save: $22.20 (37%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 225.9503 EAN: 9780830817801 ISBN: 0830817808 Label: InterVarsity Press Manufacturer: InterVarsity Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1328 Publication Date: 2000-11 Publisher: InterVarsity Press Studio: InterVarsity Press Sales Rank: 55952 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The Dictionary of New Testament Background joins the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, the Dictionary of Paul and His Letters and the Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments as the fourth in a landmark series of reference works on the Bible. In a time when our knowledge of the ancient Mediterranean world has grown by bounds, this volume sets out for readers the wealth of Jewish and Greco-Roman background that should inform our reading and understanding of the New Testament and early Christianity. The Dictionary of New Testament Background takes full advantage of the flourishing study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and offers individual articles focused on the most important scrolls. In addition, the Dictionary encompasses the fullness of second-temple and later Jewish writings, whether pseudepigraphic, rabbinic, parables, proverbs, histories or inscriptions. Articles abound on aspects of Jewish history, faith and thought, including topics such as family, purity, liturgy and messianism. The full scope of Greco-Roman culture is displayed in articles ranging across language and rhetoric, literacy and book culture, religion and cults, honor and shame, patrons and benefactors, travel and trade, intellectual movements and ideas, and ancient geographical perspectives. No other one-volume reference work offers readers and students of the New Testament so much up-to-date information on the cultural cradle of early Christianity. Here an entire library of scholarship is made available in summary form. The Dictionary of New Testament Background can stand alone or work in concert with one or more of its companion volumes in the series. Written and compiled by acknowledged experts in their fields, this wealth of knowledge of the New Testament era is carefully aimed at the needs of contemporary students of the New Testament. And its full bibliographies and cross-references will make it the first book to reach for in any investigation of the New Testament in its ancient setting. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Dictionary of New testament Backgroundthis is a very helpful tool for anyone wanting to learn the history of what took place during the NT. this background setting is simple yet vital. i am a student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary this is how i learned of this book. i enjoyed it so much i purchased one. Rating: - I like itI like it. I Used it for most of my papers in the NT Cultural Backgrounds class that I took. Rating: - Valuable CompendiumLike the other three volumes in this series (Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, Dictionary of the Later New Testament), Dictionary of New Testament Background is an excellent compendium of generally moderate to conservative scholarship on just about every major topic touching on the New Testament. The articles do a good job integrating the material with the New Testament. For example, the article "Circuses and Games" has a valuable discussion of Paul's use ... Read More Rating: - A Valuable Reference WorkThis valuable work of reference, which is a product of assiduous and serious Biblical scolarship presents itself as an indispensible tool for any advanced student,teacher and pastor in understanding and interpretting the message of the New Testament, in its proper context. What one can appreciate in this work is the objectivity of handling topics without prejudice.It has also at the same time,avoided dealing with sensitive issues that could harm religious suceptibilities and inter-religious ... Read More Rating: - Foundational materialThe 'Dictionary of New Testament Background' is actually the fourth volume in a series that includes: 'Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels' 'Dictionary of Paul and His Letters' 'Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments' While part of a series, each volume (including this one) is largely adequate as a stand-alone reference. This volume has taken a much different approach to the subject matter than previous volumes. 'It attempts to situation the ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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