The Dictionary of the Bible Paperback - 1995

Fr. John L. McKenzie, S.J., (1910-1991) was an acclaimed Catholic Scripture scholar who wrote numerous books and was the first Catholic scholar on the Divinity School faculty. He was at one time president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America and president of the Society of Biblical Literature. His Dictionary of the Bible is the best one-volume orthodox Catholic Bible dictionary available in the English languageits an essential reference tool that should be on the shelf of every good Catholic library.
     A standard reference work, providing concise descriptions of biblical characters, terms, and places, as well as pertinent illustrations and charts, this is one of the most up-to-date and reliable dictionaries of the Bible in any language.Magnificent in scholarship, ample in learning, frank and unhesitating in facing all the difficulties and problems, sympathetic with the varieties and diversities of other views (Religious Education).

Details

• Title The Dictionary of the Bible
• Author John L. McKenzie
• Binding Paperback
• Edition refererence
• Pages 976
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Touchstone Books, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
• Date 1995-10-01
• ISBN 9780684819136 / 0684819139
• Weight 2.65 lbs (1.20 kg)
• Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.7 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 4.32 cm)
• Themes
  • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Theometrics: Mainline
• Dewey Decimal Code 220.3