The Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance of the Bible, New Revised Edition [Hardcover]

Geoffrey Wigoder (Editor), Shimon Gibson (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2, 2005

The Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance of the Bible, New Revised Edition

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1056 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; Revised edition (October 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402728204
• ISBN-13: 978-1402728204
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.9 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,417,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Huge, heavy, illustrated, and comprehensive, March 14, 2006

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mike duffy (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance of the Bible, New Revised Edition (Hardcover)

This is one BIG book. More than 1000 large pages, most of them with a photo or two. And it is comprehensive, with some 3500 entries, covering pretty much everything you would ever want to know about the Bible, from locations to individuals to customs to coins and archaeological excavations, etc. Easily enough info to keep a person busy for days if not weeks. As an added bonus, it is remarkably inexpensive for such a large, illustrated tome. My only complaint is the quality of maps (there are few, but they are not the best quality, and the satellite photos at the end are just plain annoying), the fact that the individual entries do not have the contributer's name attached (there are more than 70 of them - Jewish & Catholic professors, for the most part), and finally, the complete lack of footnotes, bibliography, or index. In spite of these reservations, I highly, highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Bible.

I have the 1986 version, but the new 2006 edition is, as far as I can tell, almost exactly identical, with the addition of some colorful - OK, loud - satellite photos of Israel.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, May 28, 2006

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M. Redmond "rev pookie" (St. Louis, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance of the Bible, New Revised Edition (Hardcover)

I received it as a gift when I started preaching and find myself bypassing seminary books and using this one for historical facts for sermon preparation. It is written in plain English with maps and photographs that help you get into the time and place of the topic.

1.0 out of 5 stars imagine that, September 3, 2010

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This review is from: The Illustrated Dictionary & Concordance of the Bible, New Revised Edition (Hardcover)

The title cover read good but it wasnt what i wanted. I wanted a strong concordance not just of names but of the entire bible. I might be useful in the future but if I knew how to send it back I would or at least trade it for a strong concordance.