Research Guide to Biblical Materials
in the Bishop Payne Library
This
guide is an overview of resources and strategies for students engaged in biblical
research. It is meant to serve as a guide to
help you make the most of the many resources available here at the Bishop Payne Library.
The library’s online catalog is the logical place to begin your research. You can search the catalog by author, title, Library of Congress subject heading (LCSH), or keyword. Some representative searches include:
library’s catalog
Bible—N.
T. [Book]--Commentaries
Bible—O.
T. [Book]—Commentaries
Bible---N. T. [Book]--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible---O. T.
[Book]--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Stuart, Douglas. Old Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students
and Pastors, 3rd edition.
A step-by-step guide to exegesis written in nontechnical language for students and pastors.
Soulen, Richard N. and R. Kendall Soulen. Handbook of Biblical
Criticism, 3rd edition.
Written as a dictionary and a guide for beginning to intermediate students of Biblical criticism.
SBL handbook of style for Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian studies. Edited by Patrick H. Alexander, John F. Kutsko, James D. Ernest, et al. Hendrickson, 1999.
Includes aids to manuscript writing such as general writing style, bibliographic citations, and abbreviations, with appendices and index.
Metzger, Bruce M. NRSV Exhaustive Concordance. Thomas Nelson, 1991.
Indexes every word in the
New Revised Standard Version, including apocryphal / deuterocanonical books and footnotes.
Includes topical index correlated to the KJV and a section of summary study helps.
Strong, James. The New
Strong’s exhaustive concordance of the Bible. Thomas Nelson, 2001.
Provides every word from the
King James Version of the Bible along with Strong’s Hebrew and Greek numbers placed
next to each Scripture verse for easy reference. Includes expanded Hebrew and Greek
dictionaries, and frequency counts for all Hebrew/Aramaic and Greek words as well as
English words.
Young, Robert. Analytical Concordance to the Bible. Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1955.
A New Concordance of the Bible. Edited by Abraham Even-Shoshan. Kiryat Sefer Publishing House, 1990.
Written in Hebrew, this work includes alphabetically all words of the Bible, Hebrew and Aramaic.
A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early
Christian literature, 3rd edition. Revised and edited by Frederick William
Danker.
Includes a set of abbreviations from various sources followed by the lexicon based on the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece 1993.
Brown, Francis and S Driver, Charles Briggs, Wilhelm Gesenius,
Maurice Robinson. The new Brown, Driver, Briggs,
Gesenius Hebrew and English lexicon : with an appendix containing the Biblical Aramaic.
Arranged under verbal roots. Has index to all editions of Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicons plus key to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Koehler, Ludwig and Walter Baumgartner. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. E.J. Brill, 1994.
English version of the classic dictionary for the Old Testament and related literature in classical Hebrew and Aramaic in five volumes.
James Strong, Jay Green. The
interlinear Bible : Hebrew-Greek-English, with Strong's concordance numbers above each
word.
Jay P. Green, Sr., The
Interlinear Bible ; Hebrew/English,
John R. Kohlenberger, The NIV
Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing
House, c1979. 3 v.
JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh, 2nd edition. Jewish Publication Society, 1999.
Includes the Torah (five books of Moses), Nevi’im (Prophets), and Kethuvim (writings). Provides traditional Hebrew text and JPS English traditions together on the same page, with footnotes provided.
Robert Brown, Philip Comfort, J
The NIV English-Greek New Testament: A reverse interlinear. William D. Mounce, editor. Zondervan, 2000.
Verses are listed in English with three lines underneath. The first line is the Greek word that appears immediately beneath the word it translates. The parsing is on the second line and is followed by the G/K number (Goodrich and Kohlenberger).
Bible
Dictionaries (Single-volume)
Ref. BS440.E264 2000
The Eerdmans Bible dictionary. David Noel Freedman, editor-in-chief. Eerdmans,
2000.
Alphabetical listing of all persons and places listed in the Bible, as well as cultural, natural, geographical and literary phenomena. Many entries include a short bibliography for further study. Maps and tables of abbreviations are included.
The HarperCollins Bible
dictionary / Paul Achtemeier, Roger Boraas.
HarperSanFrancisco, 1996.
Divided into three sections: 1) introduction to whole subject of biblical theology, 2) theology of commonly accepted books in canon, and 3) articles on biblical themes. Each article is signed and includes a bibliography. Dictionary includes abbreviations, list of contributors, and index.
The Oxford companion to the Bible. Edited by Bruce M. Metzger
and Michael D. Coogan.
Provides over 700 entries in alphabetical sequence with each one
signed by the contributor. Includes a topical index and a section of maps with map index.
2002
Ref. BS2312.E96
Balz,
Horst and Gerhard Schneider. Exegetical
Dictionary of the New Testament.
Eerdmans, 1990-1993. 3 vols.
English
dictionary of NT Greek, with guide to usage in different NT literary & theological
contexts. Source of bibliographical data for NT exegesis and theology.
Bible
Dictionaries (Multi-volume)
Ref. BS440.A539 1992
(also available on CD-ROM)
David Freedman. The Anchor Bible dictionary. Doubleday, 1992. 6 v.
Up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of biblical subjects and topics. Signed articles with bibliographies.
Botterweck, G. Johannes and Helmer Ringgren. Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament. Eerdmans, 1974- . (In progress).
Lengthy, technical articles on Hebrew words, tracing their etymology,, defining them, putting them in historical context, and discussing their theological importance.
George Buttrick. The Interpreter's dictionary of the Bible. Abingdon Press [1962] 4 v.
Encyclopedia-type essays with bibliographies.
New International dictionary of Old Testament & exegesis. Willem A. VanGemeren, general editor. Zondervan Publishing House, 1997. 4 v.
Theological wordbook of the Old Testament. R. Laird Harris, ed. Moody Press, 1980. 2. v.
A two volume wordbook (TWOT) geared towards those who only have a rudimentary knowledge of Hebrew. Index at end links words in set to the numbering system used in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Kittel, Gerhard and Geoffrey Bromiley, Gerhard Friedrich, Ronald Pitkin. Theological dictionary of the New Testament. Eerdmans c1964-c1976. 10 v.
Defines the meanings of Greek terms used in the New Testament. Gives
history, variant meanings of biblical
usage, and original context of words, plus bibliographies. Known as "Kittel".
Bible Commentaries (Single-volume)
Harper's Bible commentary. James Mays, general editor. HarperCollins, 2000.
Includes an introduction to the Bible in historical and literary contexts followed by commentaries on each individual book of the Bible, including the Apocrypha. Includes list of abbreviations and timelines.
The New Jerome Biblical commentary. Edited by Joseph Fitzmyer, Roland Murphy, Raymond Brown. Prentice-Hall, 1990.
Commentary on the whole Bible written by Roman Catholic scholars. Includes list of abbreviations, suggested bibliography and index.
Bible
Commentaries (Multi-volumes)
Hermeneia--a critical and historical commentary on the Bible. Fortress Press, 1971-
Each volume is written by a prominent Biblical scholar. English text with comparative materials in Greek, Latin, Canaanite and Akkadian. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
The New Interpreter's Bible : general articles & introduction, commentary, & reflections for each book of the Bible, including the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books. Abingdon Press, 1994 - (in progress)
Set has full texts and critical notes of the NIV and NRSV in parallel
columns. Coverage of each book includes an introduction, outline and overview, with
commentary and reflections on each passage. Also includes comprehensive general articles.
Word Biblical Commentary. Word Publishing, 1986- (in process)
Multi-volume scholarly
commentary written from an Evangelical perspective.
Interpretation, a Bible
commentary for teaching and preaching. John Knox Press, 1988 – (in process)
A series of commentaries that
presents the integrated result of historical and theological work with Biblical text. Each
volume deals with whole passages of Scripture, not verse by verse.
The JPS Torah commentary:
The traditional Hebrew text with the new JPS translation. Jewish Publication Society, 1996.
Comprehensive series on the
Torah with Hebrew text, English translation and commentary. Includes maps, list of
abbreviations, glossary, and bibliographical references.
Ancient Christian
commentary on Scripture. Thomas C. Oden, general editor. Intervarsity Press, 1998- (in
progress).
A 28-volume patristic
commentary on Scripture using sources from the end of the New Testament to the Venerable
Bede (mid-eighth century). Includes biographical sketches, bibliography, chronology, and
indexes by author, subject and Scripture.
English Translations of Ancient
Documents
Abegg, Jr., Martin,
Peter Flint, and Eugene Ulrich. The
An English translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls that presents the remains of the books for which there is evidence that Jews of the time would have viewed as Scripture.
BS 895 .K6 v. 1-2
The Old Testament: Newly translated from the Vulgate Latin by Msgr. Ronald Knox at the request of His Eminence The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster. Sheed & Ward, Inc., 1948-50.
An English translation of the Vulgate Latin Old Testament.
Bible Atlases
Ref. DS 69.5 .R628 1990
Roaf, Michael. Cultural atlas of
Maps, charts, and special
features that relate to the study of the Ancient Near East.
The new encyclopedia of archaeological excavations in the Holy Land. Ephraim Stein, editor. Simon & Schuster, 1993.
Extensive alphabetical entries for various excavation sites in the
Ref. G 2230 .A285 2002
The Carta Bible Atlas. Carta, 2002.
Focuses on the
James Pritchard. The Harper atlas of the Bible. Harper & Row, 1987.
Shows features of
Ref. G 2235 .C623 1999 v. 1
– 2
Cleave, Richard. The holy land satellite atlas: concept, photography, and satellite cartography. Rohr, 1999.
Satellite maps and illustrations accompanied by a CD-ROM that provides 3-D animation.
The following periodical titles are available in the Bishop Payne Library. Articles can be located by using the ATLA Religion Index through FirstSearch or by using the ProQuest or EbscoHost databases. You are encouraged to ask a librarian for log-in instructions and assistance in searching these computer indexes, if necessary.
Australian Biblical Review
Biblical Interpretation
Biblical Research
Biblical Theology Bulletin
Bulletin for Biblical Research
Catholic Biblical Quarterly
Currents in Research: Biblical Studies
Forum
Horizons in Biblical Theology
Interpretation
Journal for the Study of the New Testament
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Journal of Biblical Literature
New Testament Abstracts
New Testament Studies
Old Testament Abstracts (also available on CD-ROM)
Old Testament Essays
Semeia
Old Testament Class WebSpace. old.vts.edu/classes/ot/
Includes guides to student exegesis.
American Bible
Society. www.americanbible.org
This Web site includes a Concise History of the English Bible and
information about the First Bibles in
Bible Gateway. http://bible.gospelcom.net also accessed at www.biblegateway.com.
"The Bible Gateway is a tool for reading scripture online. Additionally, it provides advanced searching capabilities, allowing readers to find particular passages in scripture, based on keywords." The site is available in 12 languages (English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, Latin, Norwegian, Swedish, Tagalog, and Arabic). The English language site allows for search and comparison of 10 different versions and translations of the Bible.
Bible Tutor. http://demo.lutherproductions.com/bibletutor/level1/program/start/bible.htm
An interactive
independent study tool for mastering basic content of the Bible.
Blue Letter Bible.
www.blueletterbible.org/index.html.
Provides access to
commentaries, concordances, and other study tools.
Jim Ross’s
Bible Page. old.vts.edu/jross
A comprehensive
list of Bible resources available on the Internet.
Study Light. http://www.studylight.org.
Study resources
that include Interlinear Bibles, Parallel Bibles, Commentaries, and Concordances.
The Text This
Week. http://www.textweek.com.
Lictionary,
Scripture study, worship links and sermon resources for each service of the church year.
Yale Bible
Reference Tools. www.library.yale.edu/div/tutframe.htm
Instruction in the
use of Bible reference tools including concordances, lexicons, and other materials.
CDTOWER BS191.5
.A1 1996 N49
Biblical
Reference Library
Combines the
resources of the New
CDROM BS440
A538 1997 c.2
The Anchor
Bible Dictionary on CD-ROM
CDTOWER BS491.2
.N5331 1996
New
Interpreter’s Bible. Installed on Library’s PC’s.
CDTOWER BS491.2
.W924 1999
BibleWorks. Installed on PC’s in the Computer Lab.
Provides access to reference materials from hundreds of Biblical texts, lexicons, Bible dictionaries, commentaries, and more. Installed on Computer Lab PC’s.
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