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 Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels August 22, 2008
Lilia Schafler (Lewisville,TX USa)
This is a great source of information on critical issues regarding the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Very good
Valuable Reference Work June 22, 2008
Steve Jackson (New England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the first IVP dictionary of the New Testament, of which there are now four. As with the other works, the general approach is moderately conservative to conservative, with authors such as Ben Witherington on the moderate side to Harold Hoehner on the conservative side. There are a few contributors who are more liberal, including Dale Allison (who believes that Jesus was mistaken on the end of the world, a view he doesn't express here) and James Dunn.
Anyone who is studying the New Testament should have this book and its companions in his library.
Good Beginning Resource for Research in the Gospels May 20, 2008
LOTR Librarian
Want to research a issue concerning the Gospels, but aren't sure where to begin? This dictionary is an excellent place to begin.
In this dictionary, about 90 evangelical scholars contribute more than 200 articles focused exclusively on the gospels. It also includes exhaustive Biblical and subject indexes, making it a uniquely versatile tool (for instance, Gospel of Thomas has 19 entries; Lord's Supper has 54, with three substantial treatments). In addition, each entry is followed by a lengthy bibliography.
More importantly, the scholars writing the articles have already made contributions to those subject areas previously; as examples, see H. Hoehner (Chronology, Herodian Dynasty), F. F. Bruce (Canon), G. Fee (Textual Criticism), and S. McKnight (Literary Criticism.
You will not regret purchasing this volume; it will save you hours of research when preparing a sermon or bible study lesson!
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels January 7, 2008
Cora Regier (Aurora, NE)
I received the book promptly, in plenty of time before Christmas, and it was well packed and arrived in excellent shape. Thank you. My son was very happy to get this book as a Christmas gift. I like the wish list he created on your site and it made purchasing easy for me.
Thanks. Cora Regier
gave as a gift January 9, 2007
Erin E. Amberry (Waverly, IA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is way too deep for me personally but I gave it as a gift to my brother, who is a theology student headed for seminary, and he loved it.
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