THL 200
Biblical
Study and Contemporary Relevance (Ortwig)
Spring 2008
Elmhurst College
Tools for Writing Exegetical Papers
- Anchor Bible Dictionary (6 vols.) R 220.3 A539
- Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible (4
vols. + supplements) R 220.3 I61;
(see also the first
two volumes [A-C, D-H] of the New
Interpreters
Dictionary of the Bible R 220.3 N532)
- New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis (5 vols.) R 221.3 N532
- New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology (4 vols.) R 225.3 N532
- Figures of Speech - discusses
literary tools used in the Scriptures
Encyclopedias
- Gale Virtual Reference Center: Theology and Religion Titles - includes titles like Encyclopedia of Religion (2005), Encyclopaedia Judaica (2006) and New Catholic Encyclopedia (2003)
- Credo Reference - includes
titles Atlas of the Bible, Macmillan
Dictionary
of the Bible, Who's Who in the New Testament, Who's Who in the Old
Testament
Commentaries
Here
are several reference sources that are helpful in studying Scripture:
- New
Interpreter's Bible (12 vols.) R
220.7 N532 1994 (includes a volume
on the Apocryphal books)
- Oxford Bible Commentary R 220.7 O98
The library has many volumes of several Biblical commentary series. To see all volumes of a particular series, go to I-Share (the library's online catalog) and search for any of the following as a Title:
- Word Biblical Commentary
- Bible English. Anchor Bible
- Hermeneia
- Interpretation
Bible N.T. Corinthians 1st criticism interpretation
Concordances
Search I-Share for other translations with a Subject search like this: Bible Concordances English
History
- The Best of History Websites: Ancient/Biblical
- Bible History Online
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library
- Edwards, W.D., W.J. Gabel, and F.E. Hosmer. 1986. On the
Physical Death of Jesus Christ. JAMA
255:1455-1463.
- Better Bibles Blog
- Bible Gateway
- Bible Study Tools
- Bible.org
- The Unbound Bible
- Worldwide Study Bible
Other Biblical Reference Sources
- Harper Atlas of the Bible R 220.91 H293
- Macmillan Bible Atlas R 912.56 A285m 1993
- Oxford Bible Atlas R 220.91 M466o 2007
- Westminster Historical Atlas to the Bible R 220.91 W949w2
- Biblical Archaeology Society
- Bible Places
- The Bible Researcher
Finding Articles in Online Databases