Use for historical background information on persons, places, customs, subjects, etc.

General call number section - BS 440

Sample Titles

• All Things in the Bible : An Encyclopedia of the Biblical World eBook Collection
• Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology Free on the Web
  http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/bakers-evangelical-dictionary/
• Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation eBook Collection
• Encyclopedia Judaica
  
  Also available in the reference collection, call # DS102.8.E496 LRC-R (22 vols. Use the Index, vol. 1, to look up your topic.)
• Harper Collins Bible Dictionary – BS440.H235 LRC-R
• Holman Bible Dictionary Free on the Web
  http://www.studylight.org/dic/hbd/
• International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (4 vols.) – BS440.I6 LRC-R
  International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Free on the Web
  http://www.studylight.org/enc/isb/
• Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible (3 vols.) – BS440.I63 LRC-R
• New Bible Dictionary– BS440.D734 LRC-R
• Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible (5 vols.) – BS440.Z63 LRC-R
  

Sample ebooks by Subjects

The Bible ~ 743 ebooks ebrary
New Testament ~ 243 ebooks 249 ebooks ebrary
Old Testament ~364 ebooks ebrary
Religion/ Christianity/ General ~242 ebooks eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Works about the Bible ~135 ebooks ebrary

Find books from the main library collection:
In the library catalog, search subject keyword or subject headings using general terms. For example, if you are interested in social life during Biblical times search: Jews social life and customs or Jews history.

Use concordances to find a particular verse when you know a key word.

Call number section - BS 425

Examples in the Reference Collection:

• Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance- BS425.S8 LRC-R
  Contains Hebrew and Greek dictionaries to help you find terms.
• The NIV Exhaustive Concordance - BS425.G62 LRC-R
  Contains Hebrew to English Index-Lexicon, Greek to English Index-Lexicon, and Index of Strong’s/Goodrick Kohlberger numbers.
• Nave’s Topical Bible - BS432.N3 LRC-R
• New American Standard Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible -BS425.N385 LRC-R
• NIV Nave's Topical Bible (Kohlenberger) - BS432.K65 LRC-R

Use for in-depth research on a particular ‘English’ word.

Call number sections vary according to content:
BS = Biblical studies | PA = Greek language/literature

Sample Titles

• The Anchor Bible Dictionary - BS440.A54 LRC-R
• Complete Word Study Dictionary - PA881.Z63 LRC-R
  (Use the English index in the front of the book.)
• Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
• Dictionary of New Testament Theology(Brown) - BS2397.N48 LRC-R
  
• The New Testament. Complete Biblical Library (series, 17 volumes) (Harris) - BS2535.2.N474 LRC-R
  
  • Includes Greek language texts, literal interlinear English translations, critical apparatus, commentary and more.
  • Three sections: Harmony of the Gospels [vol 1]; Study Bible, with Interlinear Bible [vols. 2-7]; Greek-English Dictionary [vols. 8-16]
• Old Testament Study Bible. Complete Biblical Library(series, 15 volumes) (World Library Press) - Call number BS1193.05 LRC-R
  • [1] Genesis; [2] Exodus; [3] Leviticus-Numbers; [4] Deuteronomy; [5] Joshua, Judges, Ruth; [6] 1 & 2 Samuel; [7] 1 & 2 Kings; [8] 1 & 2 Chronicles; [9] Ezra-Job; [10] Psalms; [11] Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs; [12] Isaiah; [13] Jeremiah, Lamentations; [14] Ezekiel; [15] Daniel-Malachi.
• Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words-BS440.V748 LRC-R
• Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words - BS537.E967 LRC-R

Sample ebooks by Subject

Commentaries ~ 7 ebooks ebrary

The following books are located in the library reference collection. If you are a distance learner, search the book title in WorldCat.org to see if the book is available in your local library. In WorldCat, following the book record will be a list of libraries that own the item. Simply enter your location zip code in the text box to see library locations closest to you that have the book.

Greek
• The Complete Biblical Library(series). New Testament (Harris) - BS2535.2.N474, Greek-English Dictionary, v.11-16
• The Complete Word Study Dictionary(N.T.) - PA881.Z63
• Dictionary of New Testament Theology (Brown) - BS2397.N48
• Theological Dictionary of the New Testament(Kittel), 10 vols. - PA881.K513
• Theological Lexicon of the New Testament- PA875.S613

Hebrew
• Gesenius’ Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament - PJ4833.G41979
• New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis - BS440.N438, Vol. 5 has Scripture, subject, & numbering index.
• Students Hebrew and Chaldee Dictionary - PJ4833.H3 1914
• Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament (Botterwick), 12 vols. - BS440.B5713
• Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament (Harris, Archer, Waltke) - BS440.T49

Parsing Guides

Greek
• The New Testament. Complete Biblical Library (series, 17 volumes) (Harris) - BS2535.2.N474 LRC-R
  Includes Greek language texts, literal interlinear English translations, critical apparatus, commentary and more. Three sections: Harmony of the Gospels [vol 1]; Study Bible, with Interlinear Bible [vols. 2-7]; Greek-English Dictionary [vols. 8-16]
• A Parsing Guide to the Greek New Testament - PA847.H3

Septuagint
• The Analytical Lexicon to the Septuagint: A Complete Parsing Guide - BS744.T389 1994 LRC-R

Hebrew
• Analytical Key to the Old Testament (4 vols.) (Owens) - PJ4731.B53 O94
• Old Testament Parsing Guide (2 vols.) - PJ4645.B43

Lexicons

Greek
• Analytical Greek Lexicon - PA881.A6
• A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament(Bauer) - PA881.B38
• Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek-English Lexicon (about the lexicon)
• Theological Lexicon of the New Testament- PA 875.S613, multi-volume set

Hebrew
• Analytical Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon - PJ4833.D3
• Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, with an appendix containing the Biblical Aramaic(Brown) - PJ4833.B67, located in the LaSor Collection (LRC 4th floor, inquire at the circulation desk) and HSRC (LRC 5th floor).
• Hebrew Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament - PJ4833.K61813 LRC-R
• The New Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Hebrew& English Lexicon(also referred to as "BDB") - PJ4833.B66
  Index to BDB Hebrew Lexicon - PJ4833.B683
• Old Testament Word Studies - BS1125.W52 (Use as a lexicon and concordance.)

Use for in-depth research on a word, Bible verse, social and cultural milieu, etc.

General call numbers section - BS 490 -- 491.5
Other commentaries are under call numbers according to the book of the Bible they discuss.

Sample Titles

• The NIV Application Commentary (44 vols.) - BS491.2.N58 LRC-R
• International Critical Commentary - BS491.I6 LRC-R
• Interpretation: A Bible commentary for Teaching and Preaching (Series) - BS491.2.I54 LRC-R
  Titles available in ebooks: Job | Acts | Romans | Second Corinthians | Ecclesiastes | Jeremiah | Exodus | Revelation  eBook Collections
• Oxford Bible Commentary - BS491.3 .O94 2001  eBook Collections
• Word Biblical Commentary - BS491.2.W67 LRC-R
• Word Pictures in the New Testament- BS2341.R6 LRC-R
• Word Studies in the Greek New Testament (Wuest) - BS2333.2W8 LRC-R
• Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds...– BS2341.52.Z66 LRC-R

Sample ebooks by Subject

 

The Bible ~516 titles ebrary
Bible--Commentaries ~43 titles ebrary
Commentaries ~ 7 ebooks ebrary
Commentaries ~272 titles eBook Collection (EBSCO)

Use for a translation and/or transliteration of Hebrew or Greek.

Examples in the Reference Collection:

Greek
• The Complete Biblical Library (series). New Testament Study Bible (Harris)-BS2535.2.N474, v. 2-10.
• The Interlinear Hebrew-Greek-English Bible (Green) - BS1 1976
• The Interlinear Greek-English New Testament (Marshall) - BS1965 1959B
• The R.S.V. Interlinear Greek-English New Testament - BS1965 1970

Hebrew
• The Interlinear Bible, Hebrew/English (Green) - BS715 1976X
• The NIV Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament(Kohlenberger) - BS715 1979

ebrary

 

To find an ebook, try a simple keyword search or browse the ebooks in ebrary's subjects, such as those listed below:

Bible--Commentaries ~56 ebooks
Church history ~420 ebooks

For other subjects in ebrary,
- click the All Subjects link
- click Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
- then select from the subjects listed, such as Bible or Christianity.

 

eBook Collection

9,600+ full-text ebooks in all disciplines. Free downloads. Restricts full text to 1-5 simultaneous readers. Help pages | Downloading eBooks Tutorial. EBSCO More...

 

 

ATLA Religion Database: Books

Library research guide: Find...Books & ebooks.

To look for periodical articles on a topic or word search an appropriate database. To narrow your results use the index(es) and subject search.

ATLA Religion Database with Serials

 

To find articles for or about a specific Hebrew or Greek word:
Choose Indexes (top menu) and then change Browse an Index to Subjects All.
For a Hebrew word: type hebrew language--terms--your term
Example: hebrew language--terms--yissurin
For a Greek word: Type greek language--terms-- (add your term or browse the Greek word list).
Mark your term(s), click the Add button, and then click Search.
See the Theology Research guide, TIPS tab for details and images.

 

Catholic Periodical and Literature Index

Christian Periodical Index

Encyclopaedia Judaica, 2nd ed.

New Testament Abstracts

Old Testament Abstracts