- More than 6,700 thoroughly researched entries - Exhaustive treatment of persons and places in the Bible - Major articles trating individual Bible books and their authors - New photography, including 380 full-color photographs - More than 100 new illustrations and 48 maps to supplement the detailed text - Full-color, 16 page, map insert - Cross-referencing to facilitate study of related words and topics - Modernized pronunciation guides - Up to date scholarship concerning archaeology, geography, and history - Updated bibliographies