Bible Dictionary is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[1] Since 1979, Bible Dictionary has been published as an appendix to most copies of the King James Version (KJV) of the Bibleprinted by the LDS Church. The dictionary contains 1285 entries on 196 pages. The publication states that it was 'designed to provide teachers and students with a concise collection of definitions and explanations of items that are mentioned in or are otherwise associated with the Bible.'[2]
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The LDS Bible Dictionary was created in the 1970s by the Scriptures Publications Committee of the LDS Church.[3] This committee was chaired by Thomas S. Monson, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The committee delegated the responsibility of creating an LDS bible dictionary to Robert J. Matthews, a Brigham Young University Professor of Ancient Scripture.[4] Matthews gained permission from Cambridge University Press to use their bible dictionary as the template for the LDS version.[4]
- King James Bible Online: Authorized King James Version (KJV) of the Bible- the preserved and living Word of God. Includes 1611 KJV and 1769 Cambridge KJV.
- This online dictionary of King James Version words contains over 11,000 definitions. This dictionary is derived from Noah Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, a dictionary published in 1828 which frequently uses Bible verses in the definitions. This is an abridgment of the Webster's 1828. It was created by comparing each word from the Webster's 1828 to a list of words from.
KJV Bible Dictionary app also known as King James Bible Dictionary offline is a must have on your gadget if you desire to study the Word of God deeper and gain different perspectives. Smith’s Bible Dictionary. Audio utilities for mac. Author: William Smith (1813 - 1893) Published: 1863 Smith's Bible Dictionary is a comprehensive A to Z glossary of Biblical names, concepts, places, objects, and technical terms. Organized alphabetically by first letter, this dictionary provides a. This dictionary provides a concise collection of definitions and explanations of Bible topics. It is based primarily on the biblical text, supplemented by information from the other standard works. A variety of doctrinal, cultural, and historical subjects are treated, and a short summary is included for each book of the Bible. Many of the entries draw on the work of Bible scholars and are.
Matthews adjusted many of the entries to reflect LDS modifications of traditional Christian beliefs and also added a number of entries to address doctrines taught exclusively by the LDS Church. However, the majority of the content of the Bible Dictionary is identical to the Cambridge publication. The secretary of the committee was William James Mortimer.
The LDS Bible Dictionary is published in all English-language versions of the Bible printed by the church except for of the barebones KJV Bible distributed free of charge by Mormon missionaries. In other LDS-printed Bibles, it is found on pages 599 to 793 of the appendix materials, immediately following the Topical Guide and immediately preceding excerpts from the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible. The LDS Church provides the complete contents of the Bible Dictionary online.
Despite being packaged with the LDS publication of the Bible, the Bible Dictionary is not part of the LDS Church's open canon of scripture. Its preface states, 'It is not intended as an official or revealed endorsement by the Church of the doctrinal, historical, cultural, and other matters set forth.'[2]
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- ^Gillum, Gary P. (1992), 'Bible Dictionary', in Ludlow, Daniel H (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 111–112, ISBN0-02-879602-0, OCLC24502140.
- ^ ab'Preface', Bible Dictionary, LDS Church, 1979
- ^Mortimer, William James (1992), 'Bible: LDS Publication of the Bible', in Ludlow, Daniel H (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 110–111, ISBN0-02-879602-0, OCLC24502140.
- ^ abAnderson, Lavina Fielding (October 1979), 'Church Publishes First LDS Edition of the Bible', Ensign: 9.
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- Barlow, Philip L. (1997), Mormons and the Bible: The Place of the Latter-day Saints in American Religion, New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 208–212, ISBN0195062337, OCLC21520650
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- Bible Dictionary from churchofjesuschrist.org — complete text of every entry, available online, with links to entries organized alphabetically
- 'That Promised Day: The Coming Forth of the LDS Scriptures' — BYUtv documentary describing the production of the LDS Church's 1979 English edition of the KJV, including information on the Bible Dictionary.
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