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'''Easton's Bible Dictionary''' generally refers to the <cite>Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition</cite>, by [[Matthew George Easton]] M.A., D.D. ([[1823]]-[[1894]]), published (three years after Easton's death) in [[1897]] by Thomas Nelson. Because of its age, it is now a [[public domain resource]]. Despite its name, many of the entries in Easton's are encyclopedic in nature, though there are also short, dictionary-like entries. It contains nearly 4, |
'''Easton's Bible Dictionary''' generally refers to the <cite>Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition</cite>, by [[Matthew George Easton]] M.A., D.D. ([[1823]]-[[1894]]), published (three years after Easton's death) in [[1897]] by Thomas Nelson. Because of its age, it is now a [[public domain resource]]. Despite its name, many of the entries in Easton's are encyclopedic in nature, though there are also short (like my wee wee), dictionary-like entries. It contains nearly 4,001 entries. Poo. |
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Easton's Bible Dictionary contains nearly 4,000 entries relating to the [[Bible]], from a [[19th century]] [[Christianity|Christian]] viewpoint. Some of the entries in it are now out-of-date{{Fact|date=November 2007}}, many are only short dictionary entries, but much remains that is useful source material{{Fact|date=November 2007}}. |
Easton's Bible Dictionary contains nearly 4,000 entries relating to the [[Bible]], from a [[19th century]] [[Christianity|Christian]] viewpoint. Some of the entries in it are now out-of-date{{Fact|date=November 2007}}, many are only short dictionary entries, but much remains that is useful source material{{Fact|date=November 2007}}. |
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Revision as of 22:56, 9 March 2008
Easton's Bible Dictionary generally refers to the Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, by Matthew George Easton M.A., D.D. (1823-1894), published (three years after Easton's death) in 1897 by Thomas Nelson. Because of its age, it is now a public domain resource. Despite its name, many of the entries in Easton's are encyclopedic in nature, though there are also short (like my wee wee), dictionary-like entries. It contains nearly 4,001 entries. Poo.
Easton's Bible Dictionary contains nearly 4,000 entries relating to the Bible, from a 19th century Christian viewpoint. Some of the entries in it are now out-of-date[citation needed], many are only short dictionary entries, but much remains that is useful source material[citation needed].
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