Book 17

The New Smith Bible Dictionary: Updated and Revised Edition. Moncton, NB, Canada: Electronic Christian Media, 2019 .

This updated and revised edition by F. N. Peloubet of Smith’s classic work, first published in 1884, has left the majority of the original material intact (1912). The language and font was updated for modern readers, and the English Standard Version (ESV) has been used for modern translations of scripture where necessary. The maps and charts have been updated to include recent sites based on the most recent archaeological evidence. An updated bibliography is provided whenever possible for many of the articles.

This updated edition retains over 7,500 entries relating to the history, geography, theology, and literature of the Bible available as long ago as the 19th-century. Recent discoveries from archaeology have been referenced in the articles to reflect modern research.

As one of the world’s most trusted classic Bible dictionaries, this encyclopedic updated edition is sure to provide reliable background information for the study of the Bible for scholars and students.

KEY FEATURES INCLUDE:
• More than 7500 Biblical Words and Definitions
• Updated to the Revised Version and English Standard Version
• Up-to-date scholarship & archaeological findings
• Guide to People, Places, Geography & Things
• New Bible Maps and Charts

SIR WILLIAM GEORGE SMITH (1813–1893) was an English lexicographer. He taught at University College School, London and wrote extensively on classical subjects. He was the editor of the Quarterly Review (1867–1893). He also wrote A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities (1842), The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1849), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1857), The Dictionary of Christian Antiquities (1875–1880), and The Dictionary of Christian Biography (1877–1887). The original work The Dictionary of the Bible was published in four volumes (1860–1865) in collaboration with Archdeacon Samuel Cheetham; and, jointly with Henry Wace. It was reedited and published in 1884 by Mary Abby Thaxter Peloubet and Francis Nathan Peloubet (1831–1920) under the title of The Universal Bible Dictionary: Based on Wm. Smith’s One Volume Work, (1912) with referenced to the Revised Version of the New Testament.