Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies: Over 300 Terms Clearly Concisely Defined

So many words about the Word. The study of anything seems to generate its own special vocabulary, and biblical studies is no different. What's more, it's got nearly a two-thousand-year lead on you! How can you catch up? Here is the answer! If you are puzzled by parataxis or rankled by recensions, the emPocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies/em is the companion you need. Whether you are studying Old Testament or New Testament or both at once, this little book is your private tutor, your ever-ready guide to over three hundred biblical-studies terms. Here's your glossary for reading course textbooks, your decoder for listening to lectures, your review sheet for cramming for finals and your "help" key for writing research papers. Among the more than 300 terms defined you'll discover ul litypes of biblical criticism, from emgenre criticism/em to emtradition criticism/em/li liGreek and Latin terms, from emagrapha/em to emvaticinium ex eventu/em/li liGerman terms, from emFrühkatholizismus/em to emWissenschaft/em/li liancient texts, from emAleppo Codex/em to emZadokite Document/em/li liliterary features, from emacrostic/em to emwoe oracle/em/li litheories, from the emAugustinian hypothesis/em to the emYahwist source/em/li litextual criticism terms, from emcodex/em to emWestern text/em/li /ul Written by Arthur G. Patzia and Anthony J. Petrotta, two biblical studies professors who know what you need to know, emPocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies/em will be your essential guide into a fascinating world of understanding.