This page contains dictionaries and encyclopedias about the Bible which can be helpful for exploring topic broadly, particularly if you are just beginning to gain familiarity with a topic or if you need to understand a word and its usage in the Bible. Oftentimes, these resources also contain bibliographies which can be helpful for additional research. This page is organized into General, Hebrew Scripture, and New Testament categories.
This is only a sampling of the many possibilities though. Click on the links at the bottom of the columns to discover even more!
The Baker Compact Bible Dictionary by 
The Baker Compact Dictionary of Biblical Studies by 
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology by 
A Concise Dictionary of the Bible and Its Reception by 
Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation by 
Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation by 
Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters by 
Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible by 
HarperCollins Bible Dictionary by 
The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible by For more possibilities, click here.
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets by 
New International Dictionary of the Old Testament Paternoster by 
Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament by 
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings by 
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels by 
Dictionary of New Testament Background by 
Theological Dictionary of the New Testament by 
Women in Scripture by 
Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments by 
Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land by 
Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception by 
Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation by 
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology by 
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Ethics by 
Online & The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law by 
Reading the Bible Intertextually by 
The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible by For more encyclopedias, try searching for Bible and encyclopedia.