Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies

So many words about the Word. The study of anything seems to generate its own special vocabulary, and biblical studies is no different. What's more, it's got nearly a two-thousand-year lead on you! How can you catch up? Here is the answer!If you are puzzled by parataxis or rankled by recensions, thePocket Dictionary of Biblical Studiesis the companion you need. Whether you are studying Old Testament or New Testament or both at once, this little book is your private tutor, your ever-ready guide to over three hundred biblical-studies terms. Here's your glossary for reading course textbooks, your decoder for listening to lectures, your review sheet for cramming for finals and your "help" key for writing research papers.Among the more than 300 terms defined you'll discovertypes of biblical criticism, fromgenre criticismtotradition criticismGreek and Latin terms, fromagraphatovaticinium ex eventuGerman terms, fromFruuml;hkatholizismustoWissenschaftancient texts, fromAleppo CodextoZadokite Documentliterary features, fromacrostictowoe oracletheories, from theAugustinian hypothesisto theYahwist sourcetextual criticism terms, fromcodextoWestern textWritten by Arthur G. Patzia and Anthony J. Petrotta, two biblical studies professors who know what you need to know,Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studieswill be your essential guide into a fascinating world of understanding.