Earle Ellis, Edward2019-09-252019-09-252017-01-032002http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/161623"The recent two-volume Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation edited by Dr. John Hayes is a notable achievement and the most extensive English work of its kind in over a decade.1 It enlists the support of some 400 contributors from Protestant (primarily), Roman and Orthodox Catholic (considerably), and Jewish confessions, who are largely American but include a good number from Canada, Great Britain, the European Continent, Israel, and Australia. Among its most valuable features, the Dictionary offers numerous biographical sketches of individuals who have contributed to the interpretation of the Scripture in various times, places, and manners.2 In these brief essays alone it offers readers an education about the course of historical developments in biblical studies, an education that is very substantial even if a few names raise an eyebrow and some are overlooked that another editor might have included"engWith permission of the license/copyright holderBiblical interpretationJewish confessionhistorical developmentsReformationComparative religion and interreligious dialogueChristian-JewishBiblical TheologyBiblical hermeneutics, Interpretation of the BibleBiblical TheologiesArticle