Charles Rosson has a compelling way to make us want to study the Bible and learn more about our Lord and Savior and what it is to be a child of God. It is an honor to be able to share some of his writings. It was his goal to minister to as many people as he could and bring them to know the love of God.

This is Volume I of an encyclopedia representing the scholarship of hundreds of evangelical contributors who have prepared articles on virtually every person, place, and term mentioned in the Bible. The encyclopedia is based on the Revised Standard Version, but is cross-referenced so that readers of other versions can easily utilize it.