Beginning with 'abh ('ab) , 'father', and continuing through the alphabet, the TDOT volume s present in-depth discussions of key Hebrew and Aramaic words in the Old Testament. Leading scholars of various religious traditions (including Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, Greek Orthodox, and Jewish) and from many parts of the world (Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States) have been carefully selected for each article by editors Botterweck and Ringgren and their consultants, George W. Anderson, Henri Cazelles, David Noel Freedman, Shemaryahu Talmon, and Gerhard Willis.
G. Johannes Botterweck was, until his death in 1981, professor of Old Testament and Catholic theology at the University of Bonn, Germany.
Helmer Ringgren is professor of Old Testament interpretation at the University of Uppsala, Sweden.
John T. Willis, translator of Volume I, is the Burton Coffman Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies at Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas.
