Evangelical Dictionary of Theology (Baker Reference Library)

For theological students, pastors and professionals like historians, this Theological Dictionary is a really helpful tool. Although written by a great number of experts, its academic treatment and style shows a unity in diversity – thanks to the rigorous guidance of the editor Dr. Walter Elwell. These diversity and unity you will find also in the broad and open interpretation of the word Evangelical in its title: it is a Dictionary that gives objective information with (of course) on certain places a specific Evangelical judgment. Especially I recommend it to online students (not living on a Campus with a good library or living – as myself – in a developing country without access to any academic library) and pastors working in remote areas. With this book on your working table you have a small theological library in your home.

I, of course, have not read this whole work cover to cover, but it is a reference every Bible teacher should have! It covers a broad range of topics, and one can find short passages on influential Christians, theological topics (e.g. attributes of God), biblical topics (e.g. peace), social issues (e.g. abortion), and many more. It is very helpful to have relatively short discussions on these topics rather than having to read or search through whole books.The only drawback is that some articles are not written as thoroughly, or have as many verse references, or are as clear, but this is because of the varying authors that have contributed. By and large, most every topic is well written and biblically based.I highly recommend this work to all Bible teachers!

I purchased this volume when I was studying for theology classes and found it extremely helpful. It has continued to be useful whenever I've needed a quick refresher on one or more theological topics. Far from being dry as many academic books are, this volume is simply fun to just page through and read! The articles are clearly written, thorough, concise, and well-referenced. The authors and editors avoid sectarian assertions, presenting the different theological points of view without denigrating any that fall within the broad scope of evangelical faith and practice. I highly recommend this volume not just for pastors and students of theology, but for anyone interested in learning more about the Christian faith from an evangelical perspective.

This is one of the best books available for anyone serious about learning more on any given subject within Biblical Theology. The articles are surprisingly detailed for a one volume book and will be a great starting point for further study if you really wanted to get deep. The Theology is conservative and balanced and I cannot recommend this enough, it is a MUST HAVE book for your library and the revised volume is even better than the original first edition.If you only by one general Theology book, make sure it is this one. If you only buy 2, then get this and Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology. Between these 2 books you will get most of what you need about anything!

Outer cover has scrape in it, minor add some pages have magic marker markings here and there. All of this is minor and I don’t want to return the book but it is clearly not new, but slightly used.

I had to read this thing from cover to cover for a reading course I did. It wasn't easy and I didn't always enjoy it but it's one of those things that pay off in the end. You will become familiar with names and terms that are important in theology and philosophy especially.I have returned to it over and over to refresh my memory, to research topics that I'm studying, and it is usable as a reliable, quotable source.Negatives... around 10 years old, hopefully a 3rd Edition comes sometime. Always good to keep up with the times and new findings.

Very exhaustive dictionary. I have this in physical book form as well. The Kindle edition is fantastic as well, as has the exact content that the physical book does. For me...it’s a must have resource.

The morning after I ordered this item, it was in the mail shipped! I ordered this item on Wednesday night and received it Friday afternoon with standard shipping. This product said it was used but it was brand new and never used, but because of a small ding and a publisher overstock, I got it a new book for a used price. Very very good service. Strongly recommend buying through this dealer.