The IVP Dictionary of the New Testament: A One-Volume Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship [Hardcover]

Daniel G. Reid (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2004

The IVP Dictionary of the New Testament offers a selection of key articles from four award-winning IVP New Testament dictionaries:

• Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
• Dictionary of Paul and His Letters
• Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments
• Dictionary of New Testament Background

Made with students primarily in mind, this one-volume dictionary edited by Daniel G. Reid offers the most important articles from the four New Testament dictionaries in a more succinct and accessible form. More than 130 articles are included, covering New Testament books, theological topics, historical events, background topics and methods of study. Also featured are maps, charts and tables, a glossary of terms, essential bibliographies, a Scripture index, and cross-references to the full-sized New Testament dictionaries.Here is a versatile, convenient and focused text that can both supplement other New Testament introductions and stand alone as a resource on the New Testament and its interpretation.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 996 pages
• Publisher: InterVarsity Press (April 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830817875
• ISBN-13: 978-0830817870
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.1 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #526,065 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An outstanding single-volume resource, August 19, 2011

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This review is from: The IVP Dictionary of the New Testament: A One-Volume Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship (Hardcover)

IVP's "black dictionary" set has rightfully met with wide acclaim. The New Testament set, which is already complete, consists of four substantial volumes, The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, The Dictionary of the Latter New Testament and Its Developments, and The Dictionary of New Testament Background. Each one of these volumes is filled with outstanding contributions by leaders in their field. Authors include the likes of Larry Hurtado, Ben Witherington, Scot McKnight, F. F. Bruce, I. Howard Marshall, Craig Evans, and Craig Keener. And the articles are substantial, usually filling numerous dictionary pages. This one-volume compend is a distillation of the four New Testament volumes into one large volume. They did this by selecting various articles from each of the four individual volumes that would best serve for a more introductory volume. This means they have included an article on each book of the New Testament, as well as what the editors determined to be the most helpful of the other articles. I have no doubt that a careful review of what was included and what was omitted would result in various quibbles about what should have been deemed essential, but I can easily say that they have created a spectacular and affordable resource. And, to my mind, one of the best features is that they have essentially left the articles in their original form. That is, they haven't created summaries or abbreviations of the individual entries, but left them as they were originally written, so the level of scholarship is still high, and only the article selection is curtailed. In all, I'm happy to enthusiastically recommend this resource. It is an outstanding place to start and at the same time a thorough and updated resource on many important topics.