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'''''The Illustrated Bible Dictionary''''',{{refn|group=n|Full title: '''''Illustrated Bible Dictionary and Treasury of Biblical History, Biography, Geography, Doctrine, and Literature with Numerous Illustrations and Important Chronological Tables and Maps'''''.{{sfnp|Easton|1893}} better known as '''''Easton's Bible Dictionary''''', is a reference work on topics related to the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Bible]] compiled by [[Matthew George Easton]]. The first edition was published in 1893{{sfnp|Easton|1893}} and a revised edition was published the next year.{{sfnp|Easton|1894}} The most popular edition, however, was the third, which was published in 1897, three years after Easton's death.{{sfnp|Easton|1897}} The last contains nearly 4,000 entries relating to the [[Bible]] from a 19th-century perspective. Many of the entries in Easton's are encyclopedic in nature, though there are also short, dictionary-like entries. Because of its age, it is now a [[public domain resource]]. |
'''''The Illustrated Bible Dictionary''''',{{refn|group=n|Full title: '''''Illustrated Bible Dictionary and Treasury of Biblical History, Biography, Geography, Doctrine, and Literature with Numerous Illustrations and Important Chronological Tables and Maps'''''.{{sfnp|Easton|1893}}}} better known as '''''Easton's Bible Dictionary''''', is a reference work on topics related to the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Bible]] compiled by [[Matthew George Easton]]. The first edition was published in 1893{{sfnp|Easton|1893}} and a revised edition was published the next year.{{sfnp|Easton|1894}} The most popular edition, however, was the third, which was published in 1897, three years after Easton's death.{{sfnp|Easton|1897}} The last contains nearly 4,000 entries relating to the [[Bible]] from a 19th-century perspective. Many of the entries in Easton's are encyclopedic in nature, though there are also short, dictionary-like entries. Because of its age, it is now a [[public domain resource]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Bauer lexicon]] |
*[[Bauer lexicon]] |
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*''[[Smith's Bible Dictionary]]'', another popular 19th century Bible dictionary |
*''[[Smith's Bible Dictionary]]'', another popular 19th century Bible dictionary |
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==Notes== |
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Revision as of 02:14, 13 August 2015
The Illustrated Bible Dictionary,[n 1] better known as Easton's Bible Dictionary, is a reference work on topics related to the Christian Bible compiled by Matthew George Easton. The first edition was published in 1893[1] and a revised edition was published the next year.[2] The most popular edition, however, was the third, which was published in 1897, three years after Easton's death.[3] The last contains nearly 4,000 entries relating to the Bible from a 19th-century perspective. Many of the entries in Easton's are encyclopedic in nature, though there are also short, dictionary-like entries. Because of its age, it is now a public domain resource.
See also
- Bauer lexicon
- Smith's Bible Dictionary, another popular 19th century Bible dictionary
Notes
References
Citations
- ^ a b Easton (1893).
- ^ Easton (1894).
- ^ Easton (1897).
Bibliography
- Easton, Matthew George, ed. (1893), Illustrated Bible Dictionary, New York: Harper & Bros..
- Easton, M.G., ed. (1894), Illustrated Bible Dictionary... Rev. ed., London: T. Nelson & Sons.
- Easton, M.G., ed. (1897), Illustrated Bible Dictionary... 3rd ed., London: T. Nelson & Sons.
External links
Works related to Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) at Wikisource- Full text of Easton's Bible Dictionary at the Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Webster's 1828, Easton and Smith's Bible Dictionaries - Android App
- Webster's 1828, Easton and Smith's Bible Dictionaries - IOS App
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