Zondervan's Compact Bible Dictionary delivers a wealth of varied information in an easy-to-find alphabetical arrangement. Here is a fact-and-picture-filled guide to the arts, cultures, geography, geology, theologies, philosophies, and lifestyles of biblical times. * Concise definitions of persons, places, objects, events, and concepts * Over 5,000 entries * Summaries of the books of the Bible * Information about archaeological finds in the Holy Land * Hundreds of illustrations * Maps of the ancient world from the time of Abraham to the height of the Roman Empire (2000 B.C.-A.D. 117) * Conservative in scholarship, comprehensive in scope * Ideal for laypersons, students, teachers, and pastors