Promoting: New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (5 vols.)

I've discussed and researched facts and reviews about all the multi-volume Bible Dictionaries that have been issued in English since the '70s, and found the New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (5 vols.) to be the very best! In addition to that it must be the most recent - a valid concern when it comes to Bible dictionaries, the Editors seem good, and it had many contributors.

It's pretty cheap on pre-pub for a five-volume Bible dictionary.

I have it as printed matter.

Oh, and lest I forget, it has another feature that surely adds value: article entry headwords are also in non-transliterated Greek, i.e. with the Greek alphabet - so double clicking Gk words in Your books or Gk Bible will be opening up the NIDB if an entry found.

I'm not that biased, I don't have an order for the New Interpreter's Bible Commentary.
If You want to find out a little bit about me, look at my Faithlife profile and perhaps recent posts.

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Mark Smith

I agree on the value both to Logos users and as a bargain for what one will get. I am really surprised it has languished so long.

Dan Francis

I agree on the value both to Logos users and as a bargain for what one will get. I am really surprised it has languished so long.

My suspicion on this is the user base for Logos is largely evangelical, yes i realize there are many of us here who are not but that being said, it requires a whole lot of people to get more expensive pre pubs made. I had hoped that the Verbum crowd would help get the Interpreter's stuff over, but there are plenty of Catholic individuals wanted exclusively Catholic works, not just ecumenical/Catholic friendly items like the NIB series of products (when i say Catholic friendly i simple mean having many Catholic authors and not being anti catholic like the scholarship often found in the 19th century protestant works and even some modern fundamentalistic/evangelic works of today).

-dan

Mark Smith

My suspicion on this is the user base for Logos is largely evangelical,

I am one of those and conservative to boot. but have benefited from learning what others think even when I don't agree. Besides, many dictionary articles could hardly be classed liberal or conservative. I had the older Interpreter's Bible Dictionary in hard cover and valued it for a long time until I got Yale Anchor in Logos and didn't have to be near my bookshelf to read a good article. On the other hand, I had the old Interpreter's Bible and never found it to be much help.

Lynden O. Williams

I am one of those and conservative to boot. but have benefited from learning what others think even when I don't agree. Besides, many dictionary articles could hardly be classed liberal or conservative.

Too much emphasis is placed on denominational tags when reading academic resources. Most Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias cross the line.

I placed my order without even considering who wrote or published it.

fgh

I had hoped that the Verbum crowd would help get the Interpreter's stuff over, but there are plenty of Catholic individuals wanted exclusively Catholic works

I suspect it's more a question of "the Verbum crowd" not having any money left after the last two years' flood of resources, and therefore having to prioritize hard.

Dan Francis

I suspect it's more a question of "the Verbum crowd" not having any money left after the last two years' flood of resources, and therefore having to prioritize hard.

True enough….and I appreciate that… there often seems to come a flood of publications all at once leaving me to decide which ones i can live without till a later date...

-Dan

Mike Childs

My suspicion on this is the user base for Logos is largely evangelical,

I am one of those and conservative to boot. but have benefited from learning what others think even when I don't agree. Besides, many dictionary articles could hardly be classed liberal or conservative. I had the older Interpreter's Bible Dictionary in hard cover and valued it for a long time until I got Yale Anchor in Logos and didn't have to be near my bookshelf to read a good article. On the other hand, I had the old Interpreter's Bible and never found it to be much help.

As often seems the case when Mark speaks, I say "Me, too!" [Y]

I would point out that the Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary is hardly thought of as a fundamentalist evangelically slanted work, and it is very popular among Logos users. I think the bigger problem is that the New Interpreter's Dictionary is just not very well known outside of United Methodist circles. Obviously, you guys know the quality, but many who already have Anchor Yale just don't see the need for another big Bible dictionary.

And I would also agree with Mark that the old Interpreter's Commentary, which I still have on my shelf, was not worth much to me. However, Dan has convinced me that the New Interpreter's is much better, and broader, in its theology. I am very impressed with the scholars who worked on it.

DAL

"...and found the New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (5 vols.) to be the very best!"

Yeah, right! I'm sure Dan Francis will agree with you [:P] LOL...it's been lingering, but though I know is one of the best out there, I have invested in completing the IVP Black Dictionary set [OT I already had the NT].

My question is: How would this new set contribute to the one I already have. Honestly is not a bad price, but I've also been looking at AYBD - I'm in a straight betwix two strikes -- One could be bought NOW and the other can be pre-ordered but no idea when it will come out of pre-pub. Any helpful info as to which is better AYBD vs NIDB or how they differ would be welcomed and appreciated.

DAL

Dan Francis

Yeah, right! I'm sure Dan Francis will agree with you

Not at all if you would have looked at my comments above....

Any helpful info as to which is better AYBD vs NIDB or how they differ would be welcomed and appreciated.

Re: International Std Bible Encyclopedia vs NIDB

Re: AYBD (Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary) vs. NIDB (New Interpreter's Dictionay of the Bible) - Examples?

-Dan

Unix

This is what's valuable about it: the NIDB incorporates recent scholarship and finds, it's at least 15 years newer than the AYBD. I would NOT pay anything for an outdated Bible dictionary nor for any Bible dictionary that doesn't have non-transliterated original languages:

Any helpful info as to which is better AYBD vs NIDB or how they differ would be welcomed and appreciated.

Matthew Langlois

I agree on the value both to Logos users and as a bargain for what one will get. I am really surprised it has languished so long.

My suspicion on this is the user base for Logos is largely evangelical, yes i realize there are many of us here who are not but that being said, it requires a whole lot of people to get more expensive pre pubs made. I had hoped that the Verbum crowd would help get the Interpreter's stuff over, but there are plenty of Catholic individuals wanted exclusively Catholic works, not just ecumenical/Catholic friendly items like the NIB series of products (when i say Catholic friendly i simple mean having many Catholic authors and not being anti catholic like the scholarship often found in the 19th century protestant works and even some modern fundamentalistic/evangelic works of today).

-dan

Catholic here and pre-ordered! I know the value in this. If not Catholic, I prefer ecumenical/Catholic works. No purely evangelical offerings or full on conservative or liberal either. I guess that is why I am an AYBC and Hermeneia kind of guy.

Mike Childs

I've discussed and researched facts and reviews about all the multi-volume Bible Dictionaries that have been issued in English since the '70s, and found the New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (5 vols.) to be the very best! In addition to that it must be the most recent - a valid concern when it comes to Bible dictionaries, the Editors seem good, and it had many contributors.

It's pretty cheap on pre-pub for a five-volume Bible dictionary.

I have it as printed matter.

Oh, and lest I forget, it has another feature that surely adds value: article entry headwords are also in non-transliterated Greek, i.e. with the Greek alphabet - so double clicking Gk words in Your books or Gk Bible will be opening up the NIDB if an entry found.

I'm not that biased, I don't have an order for the New Interpreter's Bible Commentary.
If You want to find out a little bit about me, look at my Faithlife profile and perhaps recent posts.

Spot on, UNIX. You are correct. The New Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible may be the very best Bible Dictionary out there.