"What we become depends on what we read after all of the professors have finished with us. The greatest university of all is a collection of books." ~ Thomas Carlyle


 

Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words
By W.E. Vine / Thomas Nelson

This convenient one volume combines Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words and Unger and White's Expository Dictionary of the Old Testament. This book allows you to easily access the alphabetized English equivalents of the Greek or Hebrew words from which they are translated. Throughout the text the most significant biblical words are illustrated by Scripture passages, comments, cross-references, ancient and modern meanings, precise etymologies, historical notes, and clearly defined technical information. Each original language is indexed, and the addition of a topical index allows you to access all the dictionary entries pertinent to specific New Testament ideas and teachings.


Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
By Houghton-mifflin

Clear, up-to-date definitions and unparalleled guidance in English usage are hallmarks of this all-new edition of an American classic. With a stunning full-color illustration program, 10,000 new words and senses, entertaining notes on regional American English, and updated Appendix of Indo-European Roots, and a new Appendix of Semitic Roots, this dictionary offers you more ways to learn about your language. Hardcover, 1200 pages.

Dorling Kindersley Children's Atlas
By Dk Publishing

As we enter a new millenium, we are witnessing a period of dramatic environmental, political, and social changes to the structure and shape of our world. The time has come for a new way of representing our knowledge and understanding of the Earth. Using innovative computer technology and the lastest cartographic data, the Dorling Kindersley Children's Atlas provides an amazingly fresh view of our home planet. Its unique three dimensional maps, created from a computerized terrain model of the globe, have a clarity and accuracy never before seen in print. Each of the continents is introduced with a stunning physical map giving an overview of its geography, vegetation, and climate, while more than 50 superbly detailed large-scale maps focus on the world's countries, mapping their rivers, mountains, lakes, roads and main cities. Over 1,000 photographs, diagrams, and illustrations help capture the particular flavor of each region and its people, depicting everything from historic buildings and local food to dramatic landscapes and traditional clothing. The unique combination of high quality mapping, beautiful images, and informative text is a brand-new way of presenting geographical information for use both at home and at school.

The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
By James Strong / Thomas Nelson

The Strong's Concordance is a complete list of every word in the King James Version Bible. Each word is followed by a complete list of references where the word can be found.

This exhaustive Strong's is enhanced with easy to read type, full Bible book names, definitions and pronunciations for proper names, the words of Christ shaded in gray, a complete topical index, and concise Hebrew & Aramaic and Greek dictionaries. The entries are subdivided and defined when words have more than one meaning. This commentary is based on the King James Version of the Bible and is a great reference tool to have on your shelf!

Special Features include charts of:

  • The Laws of the Bible
  • The Teachings and Illustrations of Christ
  • The Jewish Calendar
  • List of the Jewish Feasts
  • Monies and Weights
  • Measures of Length, Dry and Liquid Measures
  • Harmony of the Gospels
  • Prophecies of the Messiah Fulfilled in Jesus Christ
  • The Parables and Miracles of Jesus Christ
  • Prayers of the Bible
  • Old Testament Chronology