Subject Guide
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
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Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible & Archaeology
Survey articles with bibliography on sites mentioned in the Bible. -
New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible
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Call Number: Baker-Berry Ref. BS440 .N445 2006 v.1-6Provides "contemporary biblical scholarship on a comprehensive range of topics from the Old and New Testaments, the Deuterocanonical books, and from contextual studies of the ancient Near East and the Greco-Roman worlds and their literatures. The biblical text used is the NRSV translation." -
Dictionary of the Bible (2nd ed.)
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A Dictionary of the Bible is the most authoritative, accessible, and up-to-date dictionary of its kind available. Containing over 2,000 entries it provides clear and concise information about the important places, people, themes, and doctrines of the Bible. -
Blackwell Companion to the New Testament
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Treats the 27 books and letters of the New Testament systematically, beginning with a review of current issues and concluding with an annotated bibliography. Considers the historical, social and cultural contexts in which the New Testament was produced. -
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Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation
"[P]rovides detailed, comprehensive treatments of the latest approaches to, and methods for, interpretation of the Bible."
