Bible Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Bible Dictionaries
Arnold, Bill T. and H. G. M. Williamson. 2005. Dictionary of the Old Testament : historical books. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press. (Ref BS1205.55 .D53 2005) Baker, David W. and T. D. Alexander. 2003. Dictionary of the Old Testament : Pentateuch. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press. (Ref BS1225.52 .D53 2003) Freedman, David N., Allen C. Myers and Astrid B. Beck. 2000. Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids, Mich: W.B. Eerdmans. (Ref Desk BS440.E44 2000) Jones, Lindsay. 2005. Encyclopedia of religion. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA. (BL31 .E46 2005 v.1) 2 ed. 15 vols. Meyers, Carol L., Toni Craven and Ross S. Kraemer. 2000. Women in scripture : a dictionary of named and unnamed women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (Ref BS575 .W593 2000) Mills, Watson E. and Roger A. Bullard. 1990. Mercer dictionary of the Bible. Macon, Ga: Mercer University Press. (Ref BS 440 M429 1990) [circulating copy in Moody] Reid, Daniel G. 2004. The IVP dictionary of the New Testament : a one-volume compendium of contemporary biblical scholarship. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press. (Ref BS2312 .I89 2004) Youngblood, Ronald F., F. F. Bruce and R. K. Harrison. 2005. Nelson's student Bible dictionary : a complete guide to understanding the world of the Bible. Nashville, Tenn: Nelson Reference & Electronic. (BS440.Y58 2005)
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Bible Encyclopedias (and Multi-Volume Dictionaries)
Buttrick, George A. 1962. The Interpreter's dictionary of the Bible : an illustrated encyclopedia identifying and explaining all proper names and significant terms and subjects in the Holy Scriptures, including the Apocrypha, with attention to archaeological discoveries and researches into the life and faith of ancient times. New York: Abingdon Press. (Ref BS 440 I63) Douglas, J. D. and N. Hillyer. 1980. The Illustrated Bible dictionary. Leicester, England; Wheaton, Ill: Inter-Varsity Press; Tyndale House. (Ref BS 440 I44x 1980) Elwell, Walter A. and Barry J. Beitzel. 1988. Baker encyclopedia of the Bible. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Book House. (Ref BS 440 B26 1988) Freedman, David N. Anchor Bible dictionary. New York, N.Y: Doubleday. (Ref BS 440 A54 1992)
Theological Dictionaries of the Bible (Word Studies)
Alexander, T. D. and Brian S. Rosner. 2000. New dictionary of biblical theology. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press. (Ref BS440 .N437 2000) Botterweck, G. J. and Helmer Ringgren. 1974. Theologisches W örterbuch zum Alten Testament. English; Theological dictionary of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids Eerdmans. (Ref BS 440 B5713) Byrne, Peter and J. L. Houlden. 1995. Companion encyclopedia of theology. London ; New York: Routledge. (Ref
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BR118 .C66 1995) Kittel, Gerhard, Geoffrey W. Bromiley, Gerhard Friedrich and Gerhard Kittel. 1964. Theological dictionary of the New Testament. Translator and editor: Geoffrey W. Bromiley. Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans. (Ref PA 881 K513) Vanhoozer, Kevin J., Craig G. Bartholomew, Daniel J. Treier and N. T. Wright. 2005. Dictionary for theological interpretation of the Bible. London; Grand Rapids, Mich: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge; Baker Academic. (BS440 .D495 2005) Verbrugge, Verlyn D. 2000. The NIV theological dictionary of New Testament words : an abridgment of New international dictionary of New Testament theology. Zondervan Interpreting the Bible Series. Grand Rapids, Mich: ZondervanPublishingHouse. (BS2397 .N48 2000)
Biblical Criticism and Interpretation
Balz, Horst R. and Gerhard Schneider. Exegetisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament. English; Exegetical dictionary of the New Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans. (Ref BS2312 .E913 1990) Coggins, R. J. and J. L. Houlden. 1990. A Dictionary of Biblical interpretation. London; Philadelphia: SCM Press; Trinity Press International. (Ref BS 440 D494 1990) Green, Joel B., Scot McKnight and I. H. Marshall. 1992. Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. Downers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press. (Ref BS 2555.2 D53 1992) Hayes, John H. 1999. Dictionary of biblical interpretation. Nashville: Abingdon. (Ref BS500 .D5 1999) Soulen, Richard N. 1981. Handbook of Biblical criticism. Atlanta, Ga: J. Knox Press. (Ref BS 511.2 S68 1981)
The Bible as Literature and the Bible in Literature
Bailey, James L. and Lyle D. Vander Broek. 1992. Literary forms in the New Testament : a handbook. Louisville, Ky: Westminster/John Knox Press. (BS 2361.2 B25 1992) Jeffrey, David L. 1992. A Dictionary of biblical tradition in English literature. Grand Rapids, Mich: W.B. Eerdmans. (Ref PR 149 B5 D53 1992) Manser, Martin H., David Pickering and Inc Facts on File. 2003. The Facts On File dictionary of classical and biblical allusions. Facts on File Library of Language and Literature. New York: Facts On File. (Ref PN43 .F16 2003b) Ralph, Margaret N. 2003. And God said what? : an introduction to biblical literary forms. New York: Paulist Press. (BS521.5 .R35 2003) Ryken, Leland and Tremper Longman. 1993. A Complete literary guide to the Bible. Grand Rapids, Mich: Zondervan. (BS535 .C56 1993)
Bibliographies
Elliott, J. K. 2000. A bibliography of Greek New Testament manuscripts. Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series ; 109. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press. (Z7771.M3 E43 2000) Fitzmyer, Joseph A. and George S. Glanzman. 1990. An introductory bibliography for the study of scripture. Subsidia Biblica ; 3. Roma: Editrice pontificio istituto biblico. (Z 7770 F57 1990) Gorman, G. E. and Lyn Gorman. Theological and religious reference materials. Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies, 0742-6836. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press. (Z7770 G66 1984)
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Hort, Erasmus. 1983. The Bible book : resources for reading the New Testament. New York: Crossroad. (Z 7772 L1 H64 1983) Kepple, Robert J. and John R. Muether. 1991. Reference works for theological research. Lanham: University Press of America. (Z 7751 K46 1992) Mills, Watson E. 2004. Index to periodical literature for the study of the New Testament. New Testament Tools and Studies, 0077-8842. Vol. 31 Leiden ; Boston: Brill. (Ref BS410 .M55x 2004) ———. Bibliographies for biblical research. Periodical literature for the study of the Old Testament. Lewiston, N.Y: Mellen Biblical Press. (Ref BS 1171.2 .B5273x) ———. Bibliographies for biblical research. Supplemental series. Lewiston, N.Y: E. Mellen Press. (Z7772.L1 B43 2002) Powell, Mark A., Cecile G. Gray and Melissa C. Curtis. 1992. The Bible and modern literary criticism : a critical assessment and annotated bibliography. Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies, 0742-6836. New York: Greenwood Press. (Ref Z 7770 P68 1992)
Electronic Resources (available through BearCat)
ATLA religion Contains: Religion Index One: periodicals Religion Index Two: Multi-author works Index to book reviews in religion America History and Life -- Provides historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present -- Includes information abstracted from over 2,000 journals published worldwide Classic Protestant Texts -- Contains more than 1,500 works from Reformation and post-Reformation (16th - 17th centuries) -- Includes the theological writings of more that 300 Protestant authors, including confessional documents, biblical commentaries, polemical treatises, and Bible translations Early English Books Online -- Contains over 125,000 titles listed in Pollard & Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue (1475-1640), Wing's Short Title Catalogue (1641-1700), and the Thomason Tracts (1640-1661) Historical Abstracts -- Historical coverage of the world from 1450 to the present. New Testament Abstracts New Testament Abstracts -- Available online through Electronic Resources on BearCat -- 1956-2001 available on paper (1956-1984-Ref BS 410 N35 – in Moody General Collection) Old Testament Abstracts -- Available online through Electronic Resources on BearCat -- 1977-2002 available on paper (BS 410 O42) Past Masters -- Humanities database offering full-text access to excellent editions in original languages and English translations -- Also contains POIESIS (full-text philosophy journals)
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Periodicals Index Online -- Covers 37 key subject areas in the humanities and social sciences and indexes over 15 million articles going as far back as 1665 Philosopher Index -- Indexes and abstracts books and journals in philosophy and related fields POIESIS: Philosophy Online Serials -- Full-text, fully searchable database of philosophy journals Religion and Philosophy Collection -- Full-text articles in religion and philosophy Religious and Theological Abstracts -- Available online through Electronic Resources on BearCat -- 1958-2000 available on paper (Ref BR1 R286) Southern Baptist periodical index -- Available electronically through BearCat -- On paper at Ref BX6201 .B3 1965 WorldCat -- OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide
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