Davis dictionary of the Bible

by Davis, John D

Long a favorite of evangelical Christians everywhere, the Davis Dictionary of the Bible now appears in a new and larger format with full-color dust jacket. Enlarged type, twenty-six full-color maps, hundreds of new illustrations, and new running heads for easy reference provide a fresh look to this long-valued and unusually popular Bible dictionary. Of particular interest are the fifty new pages of special photo reports. Those on the Philistines, Babylonians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans provide glimpses into the daily life of these people and show the significant place these nations occupied in the history of the Israelites. Other photo sections feature versions of the Bible, the Dead Sea scrolls, excavations at Jeresh, tabernacle furnishings, and Passover celebrations of both Jews and Samaritans. New illustrations have been carefully selected to authentically amplify and appropriately explain the text. All have been meticulously substantiated to convey a reliable portrait of Bible l