{"product_id":"9781620952573","title":"Dictionary of Bible Themes","description":"Do you want to know your Bible better? This innovative dictionary of the Bible will guide you through its central themes, such as God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, sin and salvation, the church, suffering, hope, and eternal life. You will gain a full and fresh appreciation of the richness of the Bible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unique and comprehensive topical dictionary covers over 2,000 themes, giving explanations, key Bible references, and cross-references to related themes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced by the highly respected editorial team of Martin H. Manser, Alister E. McGrath, J. I. Packer, Donald J. Wiseman, J. Gordon McConville, and Stephen H. Travis. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe study of the Bible lies at the heart of the Christian faith. It is therefore important that readers of the Bible are given every means of help so that they may get as much benefit and enjoyment as possible out of reading the Bible. The Dictionary of Bible Themes is designed to allow its users to appreciate to the full the unfolding of the unity and richness of the Bible by studying its central themes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the Bible all about?\u003cbr\u003eThe Dictionary of Bible Themes was planned to allow its users to identify and explore the leading themes of Scripture – themes such as God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, the human race, sin and salvation, the Christian life, the church and the hope of glory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Dictionary identifies these, and many other key themes, and traces them throughout the course of Scripture. The Bible is here allowed to speak for itself, with a minimum of comment and explanation. The approach adopted in this volume allows its users to come into contact directly with Scripture, rather than having to approach it through the views of commentators. The main themes of Scripture are identified, key biblical references are provided and the mutual relationship of themes is set out clearly. Over 2,000 themes detailed in this work cover doctrinal, ethical, historical and cultural subjects. In addition to dealing with the great themes of the Christian message of salvation, the themes thus also deal with practical issues of Christian living. This approach allows a unifying of Christian wisdom, both theological and practical, for the edification of God’s people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe thematic approach\u003cbr\u003eThe approach adopted in this work differs significantly from a more lexical approach found in some older reference works. A thematic approach is based on related ideas; a lexical approach is based on individual words. The difference between them can easily be appreciated by considering the theme of “assurance”. A word-based approach would be limited to identifying biblical passages in which words such as “assure” or “assurance” appear. A thematic approach, however, goes far beyond this and explores all the basic elements of the theme. It identifies its basic ideas, its presuppositions and its consequences, in order that the theme in all its fullness can be unfolded to the reader. Thus the material that deals with assurance covers the grounds of assurance (e.g., the knowledge of God, the certainty of his word, the work of the Holy Spirit), the nature of assurance (of a relationship with God, of salvation, of eternal life and a future hope) and the relationship between assurance and the life of faith. An extensive system of indexing and cross-referencing allows the dynamic relationship of the many biblical themes to be understood and further explored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA further advantage of the thematic approach of the Dictionary of Bible Themes is that it can be used with any Bible translation. Although the verse references provided are intended to be illustrative rather than exhaustive, the reader will nevertheless find a wealth of biblical material arranged thematically.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe thematic approach will be particularly welcomed by those who are preparing studies or talks on biblical themes and wish to ensure that they have included or referred to the central passages within Scripture. It will enable them to gain an understanding of the overall place of this theme within Scripture and to explore the way in which it relates to other themes. It will also be valued by readers of Scripture who become interested in a biblical passage or theme and wish to follow it through. The Scripture Index which allows readers to see immediately which themes are associated with the passage under study will allow its users to turn to the Bible Themes section and discover other passages of relevance, as well as other biblical themes that cast light on the particular importance of the passage or theme being studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe thematic study of Scripture is also important in another respect. Tracing the great biblical themes throughout Scripture allows us to appreciate the essential unity of Scripture. As we trace the unfolding of God’s purposes of redemption throughout the pages of the Bible, we come to appreciate more fully how Scripture bears witness to the same God and his same purposes throughout the great themes that bind it together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApplication of God’s word\u003cbr\u003eThe editors hope that this new work will bring a fresh quality and depth to readers’ understanding and grasp of the riches of Scripture. It is a work that has been designed to meet the many needs of God’s people in today’s world, whether they are individual believers, or a Christian family studying Scripture in the quietness of the home, or preachers preparing to thrill and challenge a congregation with a fresh appreciation of the wonders of God’s word.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStructure of the Dictionary of Bible Themes\u003cbr\u003eThe heart of the Dictionary of Bible Themes is the section on Bible Themes: over 2,000 themes covering the key themes of Scripture. Two ways of helping readers find their way into this section are provided:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• the Alphabetical List of Themes. This provides a complete listing in one single alphabetical order of all the theme titles. Selective cross-references are also provided for ease of use, e.g., at “anxiety” the reader is directed to “worry” and at “Cephas” to “Peter”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• the Scripture Index of Themes. Verses of the Bible are listed and appearing alongside each verse are the themes associated with that particular passage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn each case, the theme name and theme number should be noted and readers should use the theme number to locate the theme in the Thematic Section.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the Bible Themes section\u003cbr\u003eThis section contains over 2,000 themes, covering the key themes of Scripture. Themes cross-refer you to the various parts of Scripture at which each theme occurs and are organised under descriptive headings. You can use the resources of the Bible Themes section in a variety of ways to support your Bible study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassification of themes\u003cbr\u003eThe editors have given considerable thought to the arrangement and categorisation of themes. Each theme has been assigned a four-digit number, given with the aim of reflecting the theme’s core subject matter and allowing both ease of reference and an understanding of the overall place of the theme in Scripture. For example, one major group of themes focuses on “God”, another on “Jesus Christ” and another on “sin and salvation”.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe categorisation is not intended to force a straitjacket upon the biblical material by placing any kind of arbitrary restrictions on it. Indeed, in a number of instances, a theme could have been categorised differently. The classification is simply intended to make the identification and exploration of themes as simple as possible for the benefit of readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach theme number consists of four digits. The first digit stands for one of nine main groups of themes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1000 God\u003cbr\u003e2000 Jesus Christ\u003cbr\u003e3000 Holy Spirit\u003cbr\u003e4000 Creation\u003cbr\u003e5000 Humanity\u003cbr\u003e6000 Sin and salvation\u003cbr\u003e7000 God’s people\u003cbr\u003e8000 The life of the believer\u003cbr\u003e9000 Last things\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin each of the major groups of themes, themes have been arranged in subcategories. For example, under Jesus Christ 2000 come:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2003 Jesus Christ, qualities of\u003cbr\u003e2200 Jesus Christ, titles and descriptions of\u003cbr\u003e2300 Jesus Christ, ministry and work of\u003cbr\u003e2400 Jesus Christ, gospel of\u003cbr\u003e2500 Jesus Christ, history of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin each subcategory, general themes are in many instances given first, followed by themes in alphabetical order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor example, under the subcategory\u003cbr\u003e2200 Jesus Christ, titles and names of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ecomes first the general theme\u003cbr\u003e2203 Jesus Christ, titles and names of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003efollowed in alphabetical order by specific names and titles, e.g.,\u003cbr\u003e2206 Jesus, the Christ\u003cbr\u003e2218 Jesus Christ, Son of God\u003cbr\u003e2221 Jesus Christ, Son of Man\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn many cases, themes are of such importance and complexity that they have been divided in logical order into more manageable sections. For example, the theme of “the church” has been divided as follows:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7020 church, the\u003cbr\u003e7021 church, OT anticipations of\u003cbr\u003e7022 church, and Jesus Christ\u003cbr\u003e7023 church, and Holy Spirit\u003cbr\u003e7024 church, nature and foundations of\u003cbr\u003e7025 church, unity and fellowship of\u003cbr\u003e7026 church, leadership of\u003cbr\u003e7027 church, purpose and mission of\u003cbr\u003e7028 church, life of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll the themes are listed in alphabetical order in the alphabetical index. Below is a list of the major groups of themes and subcategories:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1000 God\u003cbr\u003e1010 God, nature and qualities of\u003cbr\u003e1200 God, titles and descriptions of\u003cbr\u003e1300 God, work of\u003cbr\u003e1400 God, knowledge of\u003cbr\u003e1500 God, the Trinity\u003cbr\u003e1600 Scripture as the word of God\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2000 Jesus Christ\u003cbr\u003e2003 Jesus Christ, qualities of\u003cbr\u003e2200 Jesus Christ, titles and descriptions of\u003cbr\u003e2300 Jesus Christ, ministry and work of\u003cbr\u003e2400 Jesus Christ, gospel of\u003cbr\u003e2500 Jesus Christ, history of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3000 Holy Spirit\u003cbr\u003e3005 Holy Spirit, qualities of\u003cbr\u003e3100 Holy Spirit, titles and descriptions of\u003cbr\u003e3200 Holy Spirit, ministry and work of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4000 Creation\u003cbr\u003e4100 Supernatural beings\u003cbr\u003e4200 Places\u003cbr\u003e4300 Metals and minerals\u003cbr\u003e4400 Vegetation and food\u003cbr\u003e4600 Living beings\u003cbr\u003e4800 Natural and supernatural phenomena\u003cbr\u003e4900 Time\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5000 Humanity\u003cbr\u003e5070 Individuals in OT and NT\u003cbr\u003e5125 Parts of the body and clothing\u003cbr\u003e5200 Human civilisation\u003cbr\u003e5650 Human relationships\u003cbr\u003e5760 Human attitudes and behaviour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6000 Sin and salvation\u003cbr\u003e6010 Sin\u003cbr\u003e6100 Aspects of sin\u003cbr\u003e6500 Salvation\u003cbr\u003e6600 Aspects of salvation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7000 God’s people\u003cbr\u003e7010 The church as the people of God\u003cbr\u003e7100 Titles of the people of God\u003cbr\u003e7200 History of God’s people in OT\u003cbr\u003e7300 Institutions and culture of OT\u003cbr\u003e7500 Jews and Gentiles\u003cbr\u003e7600 History of God’s people in NT\u003cbr\u003e7700 Leadership and the people of God\u003cbr\u003e7900 The life of the church\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8000 The life of the believer\u003cbr\u003e8010 Faith\u003cbr\u003e8100 The life of faith\u003cbr\u003e8200 The character of the believer\u003cbr\u003e8400 The tasks of the believer\u003cbr\u003e8600 Prayer and worship of the believer\u003cbr\u003e8700 Threats to the life of faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e9000 Last things\u003cbr\u003e9010 Death\u003cbr\u003e9100 Aspects of the last things\u003cbr\u003e9200 Judgment\u003cbr\u003e9300 Resurrection\u003cbr\u003e9400 Heaven\u003cbr\u003e9500 Hell\u003cbr\u003e9600 Hope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExtract from alphabetical index of themes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAaron 5071\u003cbr\u003e-- as model priest 5073\u003cbr\u003e-- spokesman for Moses 5072\u003cbr\u003eabandonment 5770\u003cbr\u003eAbba 1250\u003cbr\u003eabiding in Christ 8102\u003cbr\u003eability See skill 5531\u003cbr\u003eabolition 4906\u003cbr\u003eabomination 6103\u003cbr\u003eAbraham 5075\u003cbr\u003e-- character of 5077\u003cbr\u003e-- life of 5076\u003cbr\u003e-- significance of 5078\u003cbr\u003eAbram See Abraham 5075\u003cbr\u003eabstinence 5771\u003cbr\u003e-- as a discipline 5773\u003cbr\u003e-- from drinking See drinking, abstention from 4436\u003cbr\u003eabundance 4035\u003cbr\u003eabuse 5775\u003cbr\u003eAbyss, the 9520\u003cbr\u003eacceptance 6602\u003cbr\u003e-- divine 6603\u003cbr\u003e-- human 6604\u003cbr\u003eaccess to God 6606 \u003cbr\u003eaccountability See responsibility 5051\u003cbr\u003eaccusation 5201\u003cbr\u003e-- false 5202\u003cbr\u003eachievement 5776\u003cbr\u003eacquittal 5203\u003cbr\u003eAdam 5080\u003cbr\u003e-- and Jesus Christ 5083\u003cbr\u003e-- creation and life of 5081\u003cbr\u003e-- significance of 5082\u003cbr\u003eaddiction 6106\u003cbr\u003eadmonition 5777\u003cbr\u003eadoption 6608\u003cbr\u003e-- descriptions of 6610\u003cbr\u003e-- nature of 6609\u003cbr\u003e-- privileges and duties of 6611\u003cbr\u003e-- responsibilities of See adoption, privileges and duties of 6611\u003cbr\u003eadoration 8632\u003cbr\u003eadorning 5778\u003cbr\u003eadultery 6242 \u003cbr\u003e-- spiritual 6243\u003cbr\u003eadvice 5779\u003cbr\u003eadvisers 5780\u003cbr\u003eaffection 5781\u003cbr\u003eaffliction See suffering 5560\u003cbr\u003eaffluence 8701\u003cbr\u003eafter-life 9110\u003cbr\u003eagape See love 8292\u003cbr\u003eage 5204\u003cbr\u003eageing See old age 5725\u003cbr\u003eagnosticism 8702\u003cbr\u003eagony 5782\u003cbr\u003eagreement 5783\u003cbr\u003eagriculture 4406\u003cbr\u003ealertness See watchfulness 8490","brand":"BookBaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47178622501104,"sku":"9781620952573","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781620952573_p0.jpg?v=1763855426","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781620952573","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}