Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible

The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible

Edited by Bruce M. Metzger and Michael D. Coogan

Over 300 entries

This essential guide offers 325 articles that describe the people and places that appear in the New Testament and Old Testament of the Bible. From prophets, apostles, and groups (such as Hebrews and Angels) to kingdoms and countries, cities and mountains where Biblical events took place.

Written by an international team of noted biblical experts, it is a useful, reliable resource for scholars and students.

Bruce M. Metzger is Collard Professor Emeritus of New Testament Language and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary. A recognized authority on the text of the New Testament, he was chairperson of the NRSV Bible Committee, which produced the New Revised Standard Version.