Theology 200 -
Spring 2007
Elmhurst College
Biblical Studies and
Contemporary
Relevance
Vanessa Lovelace
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Books and Videos
Use I-Share to
find books and/or videos about your topic. Use Subject Heading to find
topics most easily. Type in your topic and submit your search.
To find Scripture criticism, commentary, other
information, try searches like these:
- Bible N.T. Mark
- Bible O.T. Genesis Commentaries
- Bible dictionaries
To find information on people and ideas in the
Bible, try searches such as these:
- Jesus Christ
- Women in the Bible
- Abraham
- Jihad
- Spirituals
Items that are not available at Elmhurst but
appear in the catalog may be requested directly in I-Share. Choose
"I-Share" for your starting location; please ask a
librarian if you need assistance.
Suggested
Reference Sources
Online Reference Sources
Print Reference Sources - Religion
is R200-R299; Bible is R220-R229
- Bible Dictionaries
- Anchor Bible Dictionary R
220.3
A539
- Dictionary of the Old Testament:
Historical Books R 222.03 D554
- Harper Collins' Bible Dictionary R
220.3 M649ha
- Interpreters Dictionary of the
Bible R
220.3 I61 (see also the first volume of the New Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible
R220.3 N532)
- Oxford
Companion to the Bible R 220.3 M596
- Commentaries
- New Interpreters Bible R 220.7
N532
1994
- Harper
Collins Bible Commentary R 220.7 H295 2000
- Oxford
Bible Commentary R 220.7 O98
- Other Bible Resources
- NRSV Concordance R 220.2 K79n
- Gospel Parallels R 226.1 B5826
- Oxford
History of the Biblical World R 220.95 O98
- Women in Scripture R 220.92 W872
- Men and Women of the Bible R
220.92 T612m
- Handbook
on the Prophets R 224.06 C542h
Article Databases
The library recommends several databases
that cover theology and religion as well as history and culture.
- ATLA Religion with ATLASerials - NOTE: for helpful hints
on
searching for Scripture references in ATLA, click here.
- Academic
Search Premier - a general database that
has limited
coverage
of theology topics, but quite a bit about contemporary issues
- Gale Virtual
Reference Library: Theology and Religion Titles - titles include
Encyclopaedia Judaica, The
Encyclopedia of Religion, New
Catholic Encyclopedia,
and Worldmark Encyclopedia of
Religious Practices
Internet Resources for
Biblical
Study
Search Engines/Online Guides
Reference Sources
Using the Internet for Research
Created on 28 March 2006 and
last updated on 31 January 2007
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