Free Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) Ebooks Online
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia is an exhaustive classic Biblical encyclopedia consisting of 5 paper volumes. This bastion of knowledge is now available in one beautifully formatted book for the Kindle. The Kindle edition works as any other Kindle dictionary and may be set as the Kindle default dictionary.The ISBE includes almost 10,000 thoroughly written authoritative articles representing the scholarship of nearly 200 evangelical scholars.In harmony with the practical and authoritative character of the Encyclopedia the greatest pains were taken by the authors to secure comprehensiveness and completeness in its presentation of all Biblical matters, and in its fullness of typical Scriptural references on all subjects dealt with. In scope the work embraces the Old and New Testaments and the Apocrypha, together with all related subjects of Language, Text, Literature (apocalyptic, apocryphal, sub-apostolic, etc.), Archeology, historical and religious environment—whatever, in short, may throw light on the meaning and message of the sacred Book. The aim was that nothing great or small conducing to this end was to be omitted. History of peoples and religions, Ethnology, Geography, Topography, Biography, Arts and Crafts, Manners and Customs, Family Life, Natural History, Agriculture, War, Shipping, Ritual, Laws, Sects, Music, and all else pertaining to the outer and inner life of the people of the Bible, and therefore throwing light upon the meaning of the original writers, are amply and minutely treated. Proper names are explained and their occurrences in the Bible and Apocrypha noted. Large space was devoted to the meanings and uses of the more ordinary, as well as of rarer and obsolete, English words with special reference to their Hebrew and Greek originals and to the variations of usage in the King James/Authorized Version and the Revised Versions. Careful attention was given to the figurative uses of words in connection with all subjects where such uses occur.The Kindle edition incorporates a cross-reference system between the articles and the included King James Bible, which makes it easy to navigate a huge amount of scholarly information and read the Scripture.No maps or illustrations are included in this Kindle edition. Also note that Kindle Fire does not support the dictionary format.The ISBE is a required reference book for the Kindle library of any serious student of the Bible.
File Size: 18465 KB
Publisher: OSNOVA; 2 edition (October 18, 2010)
Publication Date: October 18, 2010
Language: English
ASIN: B0047O2RNI
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My husband teaches the Sunday School class and likes to use multiply resources to implement in his teachings. I bought this book for his Kindle, and he finds it extremely useful. The Encyclopedia is very thorough and extensive, and we love the fact that it has the KJV Bible intertwined in it so every article in the Encyclopedia is directly linked to a Bible verse, and vise versa.I can't recommend it enough for those who are involved in the studying or teaching of the Word of God. I think it would also be a wonderful tool for anybody who is a serious Bible reader.
Thank you Osnova for this wonderful resource. All with active links ! One thing I found was a really easy way to find a topic you are interested in is just begin typing the word and a entire list appears. WOW :-)
A friend of mine got it for my birthday. It took me a while to figure out how to work this book (it's huge and quite sophisticated, unlike me), but once I learned to navigate through it, I was very happy with it. I have a number of printed encyclopedias which I use now and then. But I sure enjoy the convenience of having all 5 volumes on my small, lightweight Kindle. I think I should eventually trade all my hard copy books for the Kindle ones! :)
Just reiterating a "heads up" from another reviewer. I was surprised when I opened this reference that has such high customer ratings to read Illustrations (not included in Kindle version) ..., Maps (not included in Kindle version) ..., and Indices (not included in Kindle version). Admittedly, $4.99 is a great price for a multiple-volume collection, but the product description suggests topography and manners and customs. I reread the description thinking that maybe I just didn't pay close enough attention. Perhaps the logic was that the illustrations may not display well on the Kindle or that the file size would be too large, but honestly if the encyclopedia is going to remove features that are included in the print version, HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO LET THIS BE KNOWN IN THE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION?
The ISBE is some seventy years old, but it remains a solid resource for answering questions related to the Bible. For $4.99, this Kindle edition is a treasure. I have the original printed volumes on my shelves, but there is no way I would carry the large five volumes around with me. Having the entire work on my Kindle, always accessible, is incredible.The links are great and navigation is relatively simple, which is saying a lot for the Kindle. We are used to the ease of navigation on computers and forget that the Kindle is a dedicated reading device. OSNOVA has produced another fine Kindle resource.
This is a good bible study tool to add to your Kindle. I've been using it for several weeks now and I'm happy with it. Quite detailed and very thoughtful analysis in the SAs presented. Many times there is actually more detail than I require but I'd rather have more than less. I'm no Bible scholar but I find this quite readable and understandable for my level of interest.The lookup work good; same way as other reference books I've purchased for my Kindle. It is well worth the $5!
I own numerous OSNOVA Kindle books and I can say that all of them are of the highest quality amongst Kindle products out there. This Bible Encyclopedia is no exception. What makes this such a great study edition is that you can set this as your primary dictionary on your Kindle. Then, when you hover above a Biblical term, it will automatically look the entry up in this encyclopedia. From there and if you need more info, you can simply click the return button and you're taken to the full encyclopedia entry. When you combine this with any other Kindle Bible (and I'd again recommend one of OSNOVA's versions because of their superior navigation) it practically turns any Bible into a study Bible. You can also, of course, search the encyclopedia as a stand alone book. The KJV is included in the text which makes it easy to jump from the articles and the Biblical text, but since the encyclopedia is designed for quick article look ups, not book, chapter, and verse look ups, you'll want another Kindle KJV Bible (they're pretty inexpensive). But the inclusion of a Bible text does make Biblical references seamless while browsing an encyclopedia entry. In any case, it's as a Kindle dictionary that really makes this an essential tool for any serious Bible study on the Kindle. Every serious Bible student needs a good Biblical encyclopedia and I can't recommend this one enough for Kindle. The content of the encyclopedia is not the most up to date, but when you just want to figure out who Abithar was or were Edom is, it's perfect. Well done guys!
This book is of course a classic so nothing need be said more about its contents. My purpose in this review is to cast a positive vote for the Kindle version put out by OSNOVO. Great job Sir. All the links etc work fine. The pagination is very good. Now that this is available on a Kindle I refer to it MORE than I do my hardcopy. For this price my question would be - if you are interested in Biblical study why would you NOT get this? Superb value for a Classic gem.
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