Can One Book Make You a Bible Expert?

Bible Dictionaries are awesome! The contain more material in a fast and easy to use manner that you can imagine. Almost a cheat sheet to becoming an expert on all things Bible. So what makes them so great? Let’s check them out.

CONTENT:
00:00 Introduction
01:10 About the Channel
01:38 Bible Dictionaries: Part 1
03:50 Bible Dictionary vs a Lexicon
05:03 Bible Dictionaries I Recommend
05:51 Let me Show You – “John” in I.S.B.E.
10:18 One-Volume Bible Dictionaries
11:52 Multi-Volume Bible Dictionaries

LINKS TO BIBLE DICTIONARIS (on Amazon through this channel’s affiliate account)
NOTE – all of these dictionaries are available in most if not all of the Bible software packages as well.

Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary:

Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary (updated edition):

Oxford: A Dictionary of the Bible:

New Unger’s Bible Dictionary:

Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary:

Catholic Bible Dictionary:

New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible (5 vols):

The IVP Bible Dictionary Series (8 vols – listed separately) :

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (4 vols – hard to find):

Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (6 vols):

Books:
Reading the Bible with Giants: How 2000 Years of Biblical Interpretation Can Shed New Light on Old Texts. Second Edition, Cascade Books, 2015
Print or eBook versions

Reading the Bible with Giants on Apple Books
An interactive versions with images, video and other features not available in print versions – highly recommended if you have an iPad or Mac. Free sample chapter also.

The philosophical basis behind reading the Bible in conversation with our tradition:
Reception Theory and Biblical Hermeneutics, Pickwick Publications, 2009.

Friends:
Fuller Theological Seminary

Accordance Bible Software:

Logos Bible Software:
logos.com/thecaffeinatedbible (10% discount and 5 free resources)