Dictionaries and Encyclopedia’s:
The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary: Since its publication date, The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary has been acclaimed as a landmark in biblical scholarship – the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative reference work in the field. “Nothing of its kind exists in any language,” declared Walter Harrelson in the Journal of Biblical Literature. Six volumes, 7,200-page print edition, with illustrations. It features more than 6,000 entries from 800 leading international scholars. Covering countless Biblical subjects, the Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary is a tremendous help for in-depth exploration of the Bible.
Harper’s Bible Dictionary: It allows you to understand, in all their contexts, the texts of the Old Testament, the Apocrypha, and the New Testament. It is completely up to date, and represents the best current biblical scholarship. The entire volume is written by 180 members of the Society of Biblical Literature, and contains 3500 articles and 400 photographs.