As the building blocks of language, words are the means we use to communicate with one another. They're also the means God has chosen to communicate with us, his people. For all those who read and study God's Word, and especially those called to preach and teach, learning to identify the meaning of biblical words in their various contexts is essential for good interpretation. This clear, accurate, and accessible dictionary offers up-to-date scholarship on the meaning of Hebrew and Greek terms and the English words used to translate them.

To enrich your preaching, teaching, and personal study of God's Word, this dictionary offers the most up-to-date evangelical biblical scholarship as well as fascinating, detailed explanations of biblical words.

Whether you're a pastor, a writer, or a student of the Bible, this expository dictionary will serve as a valuable resource to enrich your personal study and help you more effectively communicate God's truth to his people.

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California where he was the Robert H. Gundry Professor of Biblical Studies for nineteen years before his retirement. Before Westmont, he taught at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia for eighteen years. He has authored or coauthored more than thirty books.

Mark L. Strauss (PhD, University of Aberdeen) has a passion for teaching the Bible and has taught principles for reading and applying the Bible to students in undergraduate, graduate, and church settings. He is University Professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary San Diego and the author of several books, including How to Read the Bible in Changing Times: Understanding and Applying God's Word Today and Four Portraits, One Jesus: A Survey of Jesus and the Gospels.