All Things in the Bible: An Encyclopedia of the Biblical World, Volumes 1 & 2 PDF
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All Things in the Bible: An Encyclopedia of the Biblical World, Volumes 1 & 2 Edited by Nancy M. Tischler Greenwood Press All Things in the B ible All Things in the B ible An Encyclopedia of the Biblical World Volume 1 A–L Nancy M. Tischler Ellen Johnston McHenry, Illustrator Greenwood Press Westport, Connecticut (cid:127) London Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tischler, Nancy Marie Patterson. All things in the Bible / by Nancy M. Tischler ; Ellen Johnston McHenry, illustrator. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 0–313–33082–4 (set: alk. paper)—ISBN 0–313–33083–2 (Vol. 1: alk. paper)— ISBN 0–313–33084–0 (Vol. 2: alk. paper) 1. Bible—Encyclopedias. I. Title. BS440.T57 2006 220.3—dc22 2005034355 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 2006 by Nancy M. Tischler All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2005034355 ISBN: 0–313–33082–4 (set) 0 –313–33083–2 (Vol. 1) 0 –313–33084–0 (Vol. 2) ISSN: First published in 2006 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48–1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Merle Contents Preface ix Alphabetical List of Entries xiii Guide to Related Topics xix Abbreviations xxv All Things in the Bible 1 Selected Bibliography 725 Index 731 Preface The Holy Bible is rooted in fact, in the common life of the people. The words of Scripture are thick with imagery drawn from everyday life: the voice of the turtledove in spring, the wondrous fl ight of the eagle in the air, the sturdy industry of the ant. Although the Bible reaches through time into eternity, from life on earth to mansions in Heaven, yet it is fi rmly rooted in things, people, and places. The Hebrews were a people whose way of thinking was concrete and vivid, fi lled with insights from the world around them. They were also a people with a genius for metaphor, seeing transcendent meanings behind simple things. Their history, that great drama of God’s love of his creation, their dis- obedience and suffering, their redemption and eternal hope, is narrated through a series of “books.” The Bible is this collection of poetry, stories, chronicles, proverbs, and prophesies that form their grand epic. To visual- ize the context in which the stories unfold and to understand the nuances of the prophetic words in Scripture, the reader must have a wide and deep knowledge of the “things” that were the everyday stuff of the ancient world. “Things”(as defi ned for the purposes of this study) need not be inani- mate objects: they can be animals, concepts, titles, or historical events. The term things is used here to refer to groups of people (such as professions, nationalities), commonly referenced cultures and places (such as Egypt, Galilee), theological constructs (such as the Fall of Man, the Resurrection), events and activities (festivals, the Great Flood), and pagan gods (Dagon, Asherah). They are the common reference points among the people who walk through the pages of Scripture.
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