Volumes seventeen and eighteen are updates. The Oxford dictionary of the Christian Church edited by F. L. Cross 3rd ed., repr. Included is a chronological list of popes. Nine categories divide the information in this sixteen volume set. The main Jewish personalities, beliefs and practices are presented in encyclopedic format.
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This two volume set contains article length entries covering topics from Thomas Jefferson to disbelief in the concept of the devil. These sources, produced annually or more frequently, provide subject and author access to articles in periodicals and other current publications. Although some duplication will be found among the various indexing and abstracting services, it is worthwhile to try several for a thorough literature search on any topic. Almost 9000 periodicals are indexed from 1980 to the present. An earlier version is called Elenchus bibliographicus biblicus of Biblica and is shelved in the same area.