The Oxford guide to people and places of the Bible

657 Pages·2004·10.92 MB·English

by  Michael David Coogan

The Oxford Guide to
PEOPLE & PLACES
OF THE BIBLE
The Oxford Guide to
PEOPLE & PLACES
OF THE BIBLE
Edited by
BRUCE M. METZGER
MICHAEL D. COOGAN

CONTENTS
Introduction vii
Directory of Contributors xi
Abbreviations xvii
Transliterations xxi
The Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible
Bibliography 351
Index 357
Maps follow page 374
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
In preparing this Guide we have had indispensable assistance from the staff of
the trade reference department at Oxford University Press. We especially thank
Katherine Adzima, who guided the Guide from idea through production. We are
most grateful, of course, to the contributors, whose expert contributions are the
essence of the volume; their names are listed after this introduction.
Bruce M. Metzger Michael D. Coogan September 2000