The HarperCollins Bible Pronunciation Guide

William O. Walker, Jr., General Editor with the Society of Biblical Literature The preferred pronunciations for over 7,000 names and other words in the Bible Bible experts from the Society of the Biblical Literature offer a concise, simple pronunciation guide that can be used with all major translations of the Bible. Students, teachers, preachers, public speakers, and lay readers will find pronunciations for • All proper names and many other difficult-to-pronounce words found in English Bible translations • Nonbiblical terms that are important in the study of the Bible The pronunciation key featured at the bottom of each page utilizes letters in the English alphabet rather than specialized symbols and signs. When disagreement among scholars makes a definitive pronunciation impossible, the editors favor popular usages of words and remain sensitive to common, familiar pronunciations when alternatives are foreign and difficult. This clear, essential paperback edition puts at your fingerti