International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia refers to two different versions of a Bible encyclopedia: a 1915
The first version was published under the general editorship of the fundamentalist
A revised version, edited by
Reception
Second edition
The first two volumes both won the Gold Medallion Book Award for reference books.[2][3]
Writing in a 1984 book review for The Churchman, Stephen Motyer said the conservatism of the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia "is that of broad, main-line evangelicalism, although it seems to be slightly more conservative than the work it replaces". He also says it makes "dogmatic use of the Bible", and adds: "sometimes it seems to go over the top somewhat". However, he concludes "The criticisms I have made do not, to my mind, qualify the great solid worth of this production....I...seriously commend this encyclopedia..."[4]
References
- ^ The religious bodies of America. Frederick Emanuel Mayer, Arthur Carl Piepkorn – 1961. "5 The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia was published under the general editorship of James Orr (Chicago: Howard-Severance Co., 1915) to counteract the impact of higher criticism."
- ^ "1980 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners". Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "1983 Gold Medallion Book Awards Winners". Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Stephen Motyer, Book Reviews – The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (PDF)
External links
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915 revision) – (studylight.org)
- Online Version of ISBE at gospelhall.org (1915 revision)
- Eerdmans Publishing Company