Reviews
"Should be on the reference shelf of every decent library and, given its modest price, serious readers of the Bible will be well tempted to acquire a copy."--Commonweal, "Provides the general reader with an affordable, authoritative introduction to the Bible. Over 700 articles from 250 contributors reflect a wide range of denominations and current scholarship in the field. Though the form is that of a traditional alphabetic dictionary with the expected articles on the people, places, books of the Bible and matters of faith, there is, as the editors put it, 'sustained and systematic attention' to the Bible's continuous influence in other areas of life including the arts, literature, law, politics popular culture, and even science."-- American Libraries "For those forward-minded students already poised for college days, here's a crash course on getting ahead. Before having trouble with Milton in paradise or struggling eternally in Dante's Inferno , plan to place a copy of the Oxford Companion to the Bible in the trunk along with other academic lifesavers."-- The Dallas Morning News "Should be on the reference shelf of every decent library and, given its modest price, serious readers of the Bible will be well tempted to acquire a copy."-- Commonweal " The Oxford Companion to the Bible is excellent, packed with solid information soberly and carefully presented, a reliable guide to an intricate subject."--The Very Reverend Professor Henry Chadwick, Ex-master of Peterhouse College, Cambridge University "Entries written by over 250 leading international scholars reflect the current state of biblical scholarship....Well written, authoritative...will be particularly useful to general readers and to students and scholars in nonbiblical fields."-- Library Journal, "Provides the general reader with an affordable, authoritativeintroduction to the Bible. Over 700 articles from 250 contributors reflect awide range of denominations and current scholarship in the field. Though theform is that of a traditional alphabetic dictionary with the expected articleson the people, places, books of the Bible and matters of faith, there is, as theeditors put it, 'sustained and systematic attention' to the Bible's continuousinfluence in other areas of life including the arts, literature, law, politicspopular culture, and even science."--American Libraries, "For those forward-minded students already poised for college days, here'sa crash course on getting ahead. Before having trouble with Milton in paradiseor struggling eternally in Dante's Inferno, plan to place a copy of the OxfordCompanion to the Bible in the trunk along with other academic lifesavers."--TheDallas Morning News, "For those forward-minded students already poised for college days, here's a crash course on getting ahead. Before having trouble with Milton in paradise or struggling eternally in Dante's Inferno, plan to place a copy of the Oxford Companion to the Bible in the trunk along with other academiclifesavers."--The Dallas Morning News, "The Oxford Companion to the Bible is excellent, packed with solid information soberly and carefully presented, a reliable guide to an intricate subject."--The Very Reverend Professor Henry Chadwick, Ex-master of Peterhouse College, Cambridge University, "Provides the general reader with an affordable, authoritative introduction to the Bible. Over 700 articles from 250 contributors reflect a wide range of denominations and current scholarship in the field. Though the form is that of a traditional alphabetic dictionary with the expectedarticles on the people, places, books of the Bible and matters of faith, there is, as the editors put it, 'sustained and systematic attention' to the Bible's continuous influence in other areas of life including the arts, literature, law, politics popular culture, and even science."--AmericanLibraries, "Provides the general reader with an affordable, authoritative introduction to the Bible. Over 700 articles from 250 contributors reflect a wide range of denominations and current scholarship in the field. Though the form is that of a traditional alphabetic dictionary with the expected articles on the people, places, books of the Bible and matters of faith, there is, as the editors put it, 'sustained and systematic attention' to the Bible's continuous influence in other areas of life including the arts, literature, law, politics popular culture, and even science."--American Libraries "For those forward-minded students already poised for college days, here's a crash course on getting ahead. Before having trouble with Milton in paradise or struggling eternally in Dante's Inferno, plan to place a copy of the Oxford Companion to the Bible in the trunk along with other academic lifesavers."--The Dallas Morning News "Should be on the reference shelf of every decent library and, given its modest price, serious readers of the Bible will be well tempted to acquire a copy."--Commonweal "The Oxford Companion to the Bible is excellent, packed with solid information soberly and carefully presented, a reliable guide to an intricate subject."--The Very Reverend Professor Henry Chadwick, Ex-master of Peterhouse College, Cambridge University "Entries written by over 250 leading international scholars reflect the current state of biblical scholarship....Well written, authoritative...will be particularly useful to general readers and to students and scholars in nonbiblical fields."--Library Journal, "Entries written by over 250 leading international scholars reflect the current state of biblical scholarship....Well written, authoritative...will be particularly useful to general readers and to students and scholars in nonbiblical fields."--Library Journal
