Zondervan's Compact Bible Dictionary delivers a wealth of varied information in an easy-to-find alphabetical arrangement. Here is a fact-and-picture-filled guide to the arts, cultures, geography, geology, theologies, philosophies, and lifestyles of biblical times.* Concise definitions of persons, places, objects, events, and concepts* Over 5,000 entries* Summaries of the books of the Bible* Information about archaeological finds in the Holy Land* Hundreds of illustrations* Maps of the ancient world from the time of Abraham to the height of the Roman Empire (2000 B.C.-A.D. 117)* Conservative in scholarship, comprehensive in scope* Ideal for laypersons, students, teachers, and pastors