The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible has been a classic Bible study resource for more than thirty years. Now thoroughly revised, this new five-volume edition provides up-to-date entries based on the latest scholarship. Beautiful full-color pictures supplement the text, which includes new articles in addition to thorough updates and improvements of existing topics. Different viewpoints of scholarship permit a wellrounded perspective on significant issues relating to doctrines, themes, and biblical interpretation.

The goal remains the same: to provide pastors, teachers, students, and devoted Bible readers a comprehensive and reliable library of information.  More than 5,000 pages of vital information on Bible lands and people  More than 7,500 articles alphabetically arranged for easy reference  Hundreds of full-color and black-and-white illustrations, charts, and graphs  32 pages of full-color maps and hundreds of black-and-white outline maps for ready reference  Scholarly articles ranging across the entire spectrum of theological and biblical topics, backed by the most current body of archaeological research  238 contributors from around the world