"New Dictionary of Theology" ed. S. Ferguson, D.F. Wright and J.I Packer. A Review
New Dictionary of Theology: A Concise and Authoritative Resource Editors Sinclair B. Ferguson, David F. Wright and J.I. Packer IVP Academic (InterVarsity Press) PO Box 1400 Downers Grove, IL 60515 ISBN: 978-0-8308-1400-0; $45.00; 1988 Reviewed by Rev. Dr. Michael Philliber for Deus Misereatur Comprehensive Compendium; 5 Stars out of 5 To speak of a dictionary may conjure memories of dusty drudgeries and tiresome tomes. But dictionaries can be great assets, especially those that focus on special fields of study. The “New Dictionary of Theology: A Concise and Authoritative Resource” is such a work. Put together in 1988 by Editors Sinclair Ferguson, David F. Wright and J.I. Packer, this volume is a treasure trove of substantive exposés. Though it is not an exhaustive volume, and the articles are 28 years old, yet the hundreds of topics covered, by a wide range of scholars, makes this work a useable keeper for seminarians, pastors, Bible teachers, scholars and think...