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Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

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ISBN-10: 0830814515

ISBN-13: 9780830814510

Edition: 1998

Authors: Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman

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A Christianity Today 1999 Book of the Year!Every reader of the Bible has encountered the powerful, comforting and sometimes puzzling imagery of Scripture. These concrete pictures with their hidden force have struck sharp and lasting impressions on our minds. Their imprint has etched itself on the language and grammar of Christian faith and Western culture.Why then do traditional Bible dictionaries and reference works offer so little help to explorers of the Bible's galaxy of verbal pictures? They excel in describing the climate, borders and location of Galilee or Sinai. But they are often blind to the artistic expressions and deaf to the musical meanings that echo from within the world of…    
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Book details

List price: $70.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 11/2/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1079
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 2.30" tall
Weight: 4.488
Language: English

James Wilhoit is Scripture Press Professor of Christian Education at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He is the author of Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered, coeditor of the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (IVP Academic) and coauthor, with Leland Ryken, of Effective Bible Teaching.

Preface
How to Use This Dictionary
Abbreviations
Transliterations
Contributors
Introduction
Dictionary Articles
Scripture Index
Subject Index