{"product_id":"the-anchor-bible-dictionary-volume-david-noel-freedman-9780300140040","title":"The Anchor Bible Dictionary, Volume 4: K-N","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most extensive Bible dictionary ever created: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- The first major Bible dictionary to be published in America in 30 years\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- 6 volumes of approximately 1,200 pages each\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- More than 6,000 entries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- More than 7,000,000 words\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Nearly 1,000 contributors --all the biggest names from around the world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Multicultural and interdisciplinary in scope\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- An unprecedented interfaith exploration of the Bible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Illustrated throughout with easy-to-find references\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Endpaper maps of the Near Eastern world keyed to text for quick location of archaeological and biblical sites\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Extensively cross-referenced for comprehensive coverage of topics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Easy-to-read article and chapter headings for speedy location of material\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Full bibliographic references following all major entries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Exciting articles on pseudepigraphic and apocryphal texts, Nag Hammadi tractates, and individual dead Sea Scrolls--including the very latest on the most recently published sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \"Minor entries\" on personal and place-names that go well beyond the one- or two-sentence descriptions found in other Bible dictionaries\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Outstanding summaries of the latest research on the historical Jesus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Fascinating new articles discussing the growing reappraisal of early Christianity's relationship with Judaism (was Christianity an \"offspring\" or \"sibling\" of rabbinic Judaism?)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Many articles illustrating the literary artistry of the biblical text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Intriguing discussions of everyday life in Bible lands--including articles that help us to understand health and disease, the role of animals and plants in the ancient ecosystem, and the demographics of human settlement in ancient Palestine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- A richness of information unequaled in the history of biblical studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by David Noel Freedman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditorial Consultants: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hans Dieter Betz--Greco-Roman Religin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e James H. Charlesworth--Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Frank More Cross--Old Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e William G. Dever--Archaeology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. Kirk Grayson--Mesopotamia and Assyriology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Machinist--Bible and Ancient Near East\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbraham J. Malherbe--New Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirger A. Pearson--Early Christianity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack M. Sassoon--Bible and Ancient Near East\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam R. Schoedel--Early Christian Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Noel Freedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300140045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300140040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 7.64w x 2.54d","brand":"David Noel Freedman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48587615568127,"sku":"9780300140040","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-anchor-bible-dictionary-volume-david-noel-freedman-9780300140040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}