Saint Mary's Press Essential Bible Dictionary
Title | Saint Mary's Press Essential Bible Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Sheila O'Connell-Roussell |
Publisher | St Marys Press |
Pages | 189 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0884898725 |
Offering concise definitions for the essential people, places, events, and themes of the Holy Scriptures, this resource is designed to help Catholics deepen their understanding of the Word of God. Words and spellings come from the New American Bible and the New Revised Standard Version: Catholic Edition translations.
Essential Bible Concordance
Title | Essential Bible Concordance PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Grass |
Publisher | Saint Mary's Press |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0884898458 |
This New American Bible version of "The St. Mary's Press Essential Bible Concordance" features key words essential to finding Bible verses and exploring biblical themes that are important to Catholics.St. Mary's Press
Saint Mary's Press Essential Guide to Biblical Life and Times
Title | Saint Mary's Press Essential Guide to Biblical Life and Times PDF eBook |
Author | Martin C. Albl |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Bible |
ISBN | 9780884898986 |
Understanding biblical people's cultural context is an important skill in biblical literacy. Why were certain animals not okay to eat? Why are people in the Bible always sacrificing animals? What did they use for money, and what did people do for a living? Dr. Martin Albl, a gifted biblical teacher and writer, is clear and to-the-point in addressing these topics and more. His mini-encyclopedia on biblical life and times will raise your scriptural knowledge and understanding to the next level! Two comprehensive indexes help readers identify topics of interest that would send them to biblical passages, or if they are studying a particular passage, they can find relevant articles.
Saint Mary's Press Glossary of Theological Terms
Title | Saint Mary's Press Glossary of Theological Terms PDF eBook |
Author | John T. Ford |
Publisher | Saint Mary's Press |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Theology |
ISBN | 0884899039 |
Provides a simple and easy-to-understand definition of words. "Helped me understand the relevant issues in class." "The terms are relevant and it was nice to have a compact resource readily available." These are just a few of the outstanding comments from students who class-tested a prepublication version of Saint Mary's Press(R) Glossary of Theological Terms at schools such as The Catholic University of America, Marquette University, Seattle University, and Loyola Marymount University. This handy guide gives students the basic knowledge of Catholic theological terminology they need for further academic study and for a good, solid general understanding of the Catholic faith. This glossary is the ideal resource for college instructors faced with introducing undergraduate students to Roman Catholic theology--and a highly useful companion for students who find introductory theology and religious studies confusing and challenging--and it is the logical first step toward Catholic theological literacy. Here students get beginning definitions or working explanations that serve as the basis for helping them become involved in genuine theological dialogue, discussion, and discovery. The perfect supplement or companion for many different introductory theology and religious studies courses, the glossary is: comprehensive in its inclusion of terms concise in its definitions very user-friendly The entry for each term includes: a reference to the language origin an indication of the theological content a summary statement of the contemporary meaning An indispensable guide to the theological terms students will encounter as they begin--and continue--their studies, the Saint Mary's Press(R) Glossary of Theological Terms is today's answer to the pressing need for improving Catholic literacy in today's beginning theology students.
Catholic Bible Dictionary
Title | Catholic Bible Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Hahn |
Publisher | Image |
Pages | 1010 |
Release | 2009-06-16 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0385530080 |
More than a generation has passed since the appearance of the last major Catholic Bible dictionary. It has been a fertile generation for biblical scholarship, an eventful time for biblical archaeology, and a fruitful time for the Church’s interpretation of the Bible. It is time for a new resource. Scott Hahn, internationally renowned theologian and biblical scholar, has inspired millions with his insight into the Catholic faith. Now he brings us this important reference guide, written specifically for Catholics, which contains more than five thousand clear and accessible entries and covers a wide range of people, places, and topics. From Genesis to Revelation, the whole of salvation history is presented and explained in smart, easy-to-understand prose. Catholic Bible Dictionary is an invaluable source of information, insight, and guidance for Catholics and others who are interested in enriching their understanding of Sacred Scripture. Scott Hahn draws from two millennia of scholarship to create an accessible and comprehensive tool for deeper and more rewarding biblical study.
Standard Bible Dictionary
Title | Standard Bible Dictionary PDF eBook |
Author | Standard Publishing |
Publisher | Standard Publishing Company |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2006-05 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780784718735 |
What's a phylactery? Who was Mephibosheth, and how do you pronounce his name? Get the answers to these questions and thousands more in this new dictionary from the editors of Standard Lesson Commentary. Includes more than 2,000 entries with the popular "how-to-say-it" pronunciation guide from the Standard Lesson Commentary as well as definitions to enhance teaching and personal Bible study.
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels
Title | Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels PDF eBook |
Author | Joel B. Green |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Pages | 968 |
Release | 1992-02-18 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780830817771 |
Edited by Joel B. Green, Scot McKnight and I. Howard Marshall, this reference work encompasses everything relating to Jesus and the Gospels.