In the Mail

Jesse Hillman at Zondervan sent along copies of the following:

• The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible: Revised, Full-Color Edition (5 vols.) — Merrill C. Tenney & Moisés Silva, eds.
• Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary: Old Testament (5 vols.) — John H. Walton, ed.

After flipping through a couple of the volumes I can already tell that these are going to be tremendously useful reference books.  I was reading the list of contributors in the the ZEB and I can’t think of an evangelical scholar who hasn’t contributed to this thing.  Both sets are beautifully bound but if I have to register one immediate complaint it will be an aesthetic one: the separate volumes in the ZEB all have have different colored covers.  It looks funny on my shelf.  But both sets came in really nice slipcases that are very thick and durable.  I’ve removed them from the slipcases for now but if they ever occupy space other than in my bookcase I’ll be sure to use them.  In any event, look for a series of reviews in the weeks/months to come.

B”H

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