The publication states that it was "designed to provide teachers and students with a concise collection of definitions and explanations of items that are mentioned in or are otherwise associated with the Bible.
The committee delegated the responsibility of creating an LDS bible dictionary to Robert J. Matthews, a Brigham Young University Professor of Ancient Scripture.
[4] Matthews gained permission from Cambridge University Press to use their bible dictionary as the template for the LDS version.
The LDS Church provides the complete contents of the Bible Dictionary online.
Its preface states, "It is not intended as an official or revealed endorsement by the Church of the doctrinal, historical, cultural, and other matters set forth.