John L. McKenzie
An excellent, single-volume Catholic dictionary of the Bible written byÂ respected CatholicÂ Biblical scholar John L. McKenzie S. J. and originally published in 1965. ,Fr. John L. McKenzie, S.J., (1910-1991) was an acclaimed Catholic Scripture scholar who wrote numerous books and was the first Catholic scholar on the Divinity School faculty.Â He was at one timeÂ president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America andÂ president of the Society of Biblical Literature. His ,Dictionary of the Bible, is the best one-volume orthodox Catholic Bible dictionary available in the English languageâ€”itâ€™s an essential reference tool that should be on the shelf of every good Catholic library.,Â Â Â Â  A standard reference work, providing concise descriptions of biblical characters, terms, and places, as well as pertinent illustrations and charts, this is â€œone of the most up-to-date and reliable dictionaries of the Bible in any language.â€¦Magnificent in scholarship, ample in learning, frank and unhesitating in facing all the difficulties and problems, sympathetic with the varieties and diversities of other viewsâ€ (,Religious Education,).
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Dictionary Of The Bible