‘This new dictionary is not only well conceived but well written; it also rigorously and thoughtfully faces one major issue after another and offers a wealth of sound summaries, perceptive comments, and constructive suggestions. It will be of great value in both Church and academy’ David Ford, University of Cambridge

This major work of reference combines an interest in the academic study of the Bible with a passionate commitment to making this scholarship of use to the church. It provides clarification, analysis and evaluation of the various approaches to biblical interpretation currently in the marketplace, with a view to assessing their theological significance, their value to reading Scripture and for the community of the faithful.