This is an essential volume for the library of every serious student of theology. In the 580 pages of this book are defined the Biblical terms of theological significance, as well as the terms of particular importance in contemporary theology and the history of theology. The list of 138 contributors includes theologians from countries all over the world. Every one is a scholar in his own right, thoroughly conversant with contemporary evangelical thought, and unwaveringly loyal to God's Word. there are 874 articles in all, ranging in length from a few lines for "Abecedarians" to more than 7,000 words for the significant article on "God." They deal with topics of such varied nature as "Abbaddon," "Syncretism," "Antichrist," "Atonement," "Nazarite." There are articles on terms as ancient as "Albigenses," as timeless as "Creation," and as contemporary as "Neo-orthodoxy."