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Early Christianity and Patristics: Dictionaries and Encylopedias

Introduction to Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

In contrast to language dictionaries, subject dictionaries (or encyclopedias) introduce historical and contextual information and starting bibliographies. Unlike wikipedia.org, published dictionaries and encyclopedias contain entries written by leading scholars with peer review. 

Dictionaries for Early Christianity

Encyclopedias for Early Christianity