Representing the scholarship of hundreds of evangelical contributors from many specialized fields of biblical research, this encyclopedia includes articles on the following: every person and place mentioned in the Bible; all the terms in the Bible that have theological or ethical meaning; and the transmission, study, and interpretation of the bible. Based on the Revised Standard Version, ISBE contains cross-reference entries for forms used in the King James Version and the New English Bible, making it readily accessible to a wider range of readers.