A highly-readable guide, and the perfect quick-reference key to the Bible as a whole. A superbly clear, readable dictionary of the Bible Covers every major figure, location, institution, event, and concept in the Bible Includes breakdowns of the structure of each book of the Bible Lists well-known passages for quick reference
Martin Manser is a Presenting trainer at the London College of
Communication, and is a language consultant for many business and
government organisations. Martin H. Manser was born in 1952 in
Bromley, Kent. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and
Eltham College.
Martin H. Manser has been a professional reference-book editor
since 1980. He received a BA Honours degree in linguistics at the
conclusion of his studies at the Universities of York, England and
Regensburg, Germany and went on to gain an M Phil degree for
research into the influence of English on modern German. A
developing interest in lexicography led him to take up a post as a
reference-book editor. Since 1980 he has worked on over 150
reference books with a contemporary appeal. His English-language
reference titles include The Penguin 'Wordmaster Dictionary', 'The
Good Word Guide' (A&C Black), Chambers 'Thesaurus' and
'Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms', the Macmillan 'Student's
Dictionary', the Facts on File 'Visual Dictionary', the Oxford
'Learner's Pocket Dictionary', the Guinness 'Book of Words', and
the Penguin 'Writer's Manual', the Collins 'Dictionary for Writers
and Editors', the Facts on File 'Guide to Good Writing' and 'Guide
to Style'. He has contributed to the Collins Thesaurus.
He has also compiled and edited many titles that encourage Bible
reading, including the 'NIV Thematic Study Bible' (on which he was
Managing Editor) (Zondervan and Hodder & Stoughton), 'NRSV
Cross-Reference Bible' (on which he was Managing Editor) (Oxford
University Press); editor of 'Helps for daily life' in the Today's
New International Version (Hodder & Stoughton); compiler of 'Best
Loved Hymns, Poems and Readings (Harper Collins) and editor of
'Dictionary of Saints (Harper Collins); 'The Christian Quotation
Collection' (Westminster John Knox), 'Daily Guidance' (Collins Gem,
Cumberland House), the 'Amazing Book of Bible Facts' (Harper
Collins), 'Crash Course in Christian Teaching' (Hodder &
Stoughton), 'Dictionary of the Bible' (co-author; Collins Gem,
Harper Collins, Cumberland House), 'Bible Stories' (Parragon), 'I
never knew that was in the Bible' (Nelson).
He has been a member for many years in a Baptist church in his home
town of
Aylesbury, England. He is married to Yusandra and has a son (Ben)
and a daughter (Hannah).
He also leads training courses on clear writing for, and acts as a
consultant with, national and international companies and
organizations.
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