This magisterial volume is a must for pastors students elders deacons and all serious students of the Bible. Brief signed articles by authorities in their field cover the entire Biblical/theological spectrum from a thoughtful evangelical perspective. Baker Reference Library offers the finest of evangelical scholarship to both scholars and laypeople. Each of the contributions is easy to understand and easy to use (thanks to their one-volume format). These volumes serve as ideal home reference books for laity handy resources for pastors and church leaders and reliable supplemental texts for courses in Christian colleges and seminaries.