{"collection":"Hypertext Bible","full_text_available":false,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_ebd_ebd023_htm/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/sacred_texts_v1_bib_ebd_ebd023_htm","id":"sacred_texts_v1_bib_ebd_ebd023_htm","license":"unknown_pending_legal_review","rights_basis":"sacred_texts_v1_preview_gate_primary_text_only; acquisition-method/ToS and compilation-copyright questions still open, not resolved by this gate","source":"sacred_texts_v1","source_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/bib/ebd/ebd023.htm","summary":"This is a series of entries from a 19th-century Protestant biblical dictionary or encyclopedia, covering proper nouns in alphabetical order from \"Ananiah\" through \"Anem.\" The entries blend geographical identification (locating ancient sites with then-modern Palestinian villages), historical background, and theological commentary, drawing heavily on cross-references across both Testaments. Notable entries include a moralized account of Ananias and Sapphira's deception in the early church, a detailed philological treatment of the word *anathema* tracing it from Hebrew *herem* (devoted to destruction) through its New Testament uses, and a sketch of the apostle Andrew that emphasizes his recurring role as someone who brings others to Christ. The work is distinctively Protestant and harmonizing in tone, smoothing over textual difficulties\u2014such as Paul's apparent ignorance of the high priest\u2014by offering multiple apologetic interpretations rather than acknowledging contradictions. Entries consistently move from lexical or archaeological data toward devotional application, as in the anchor metaphor or the aside on Andrew's character. A reader seeking a condensed, confessionally orthodox reference to biblical names and places would find it useful; a reader wanting critical scholarship or source analysis would not.","tags":["Biblical Names and Places","Biblical Reference","Easton's Bible Dictionary"],"text":null,"title":"Easton's Bible Dictionary","tradition":"Hypertext Bible","translated_text":null,"word_count":1455}