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Donald J. Wiseman
Edited by Gordon J. Wenham and J. A. Motyer and D. A. Carson and R. T. France
Stephen S. Smalley
J. A. Motyer

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Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity
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Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity

Consulting Editor Thomas C. Oden, Joel C. Elowsky, and James Hoover
General Editor Angelo Di Berardino

Midwest Publishing Association Award of Excellence (Scholarly/Reference)

Readers' Choice Awards Honorable Mention

The Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity covers eight centuries of the Christian church and comprises 3,220 entries by a team of 266 scholars from 26 countries representing a variety of Christian traditions. It ...

Single-Volume Reference Resources

Donald J. Wiseman
Edited by Leland Ryken and James C. Wilhoit and Tremper Longman III
Walter C Kaiser and Peter H. Davids and F. F. Bruce and Manfred Brauch
F. F. Bruce