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New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown, General Editor, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House
PC; Windows 95 or 98.
One CD holds the work of the complete 4-volume set of this Dictionary. Its features include concise discussions of major theological terms of the Bible, discussions of the use of each key term in classical Greek, the Old Testament, the rabbinic writings and the New Testament; a glossary of technical terms; bibliographies; abbreviations. Word searches can be done in English, transliterated Greek or Goodrick/ Kohlenberger numbering. This is based on the Revised Standard Version. Christianity Today calls: “an essential reference work . . . for scholars as well as for ordinary Bible students”.
Included is STEP-compatible software (Standard Template for Electronic Publishing) which is then available for STEP titles from other publishers.
Also on the CD is a comprehensive Bible atlas with hypertext links to a complete NIV text. Other reference materials were available on the demo CD as well, but at a price.
The Access Bible
Oxford University Press. $48.00.
The Access Bible is a new edition of the New Revised Standard Version. It is available with or without Apocrapha. It is designed for personal or group Bible study, and contains well-written notes. “An ecumenical learning resource for people of faith.” A glossary and a set of 14 maps are included.
NIV Thompson Student Bible
John Stephen Jauchen, general editor. Indianapolis, Ind.: Kirkbride Bible Company.
Notes from the original Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible are reformatted to be usable by today’s Bible student. It includes archaeological notes, study aids, introductions to books of the Bible, maps, and many other very useful tools for an indepth study of Scripture.
New Evidence that Demands a Verdict
Josh McDowell. Nashville, Tenn.: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1999.
Josh McDowell has interacted on faith issues with college students for a number of decades. In 1972 the first volume of “Evidence” was published. This was revised in 1979. The current edition takes into account new archaeological finds, as well as postmodernist thinking. The book is arranged in outline form, “one will make the most effective use of this material by thinking through the individual section and developing one’s own convictions”. Good resource particularly for college and university students.
The Bible in Cross-Cultural Perspective.
Jacob A. Loewen
William Carey Library, 2000.
Missionary, anthropologist and linguist, Loewen has worked with many people groups in Africa and South America primarily. This has led him to look at the Scriptures from different vantage points. Helping language groups translate Scriptures and investigating their responses to these concepts when compared to traditional North American readings of Scriptures made Loewen more aware of the truth of Scripture. Chapter headings include: “The Universe: Physical and Metaphysical”; “God and the Sacred”; “The Significance of Names”. These are examined from a cross-cultural perspective.
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