Biblical Research

Clemson University Libraries Resources Commentaries REF BS 192.2 .B5 The Anchor Bible REF BS 491.2 .H37 2000 HarperCollins Bible Commentary REF BS 491.2 .N484 1994 The New Interpreters Bible REF BS 491 .I61 The Interpreters Bible (1952-1957) REF BS 491.2 .M47 1995 Mercer Commentary on the Bible REF BS 491.3 .O94 2001 The Oxford Bible Commentary REF BS 491.2 .N485 1990 The New Jerome Biblical Commentary REF BS 500 .D5 1999 Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation

REF BS 191.5 .A1 2001 .N49 The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books

BS 491.2 .W67 1982 Word Biblical Commentary

REF BS 2560 .T48 1992 Gospel Parallels: A Comparison of the Synoptic Gospels

R. M. Cooper Library Reference Unit

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To locate more biblical commentary and interpretation, try the following keyword searches in the Library's catalog: commentaries bible o t interpretation bible o t commentaries bible n t interpretation bible n t To locate commentaries on specific books of the Bible, do keyword searches in the catalog that follow this pattern:

[name of book] (commentaries or interpretation) For example: exodus (commentaries or interpretation) galatians (commentaries or interpretation)

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Encyclopedias REF BS 440 .A54 1992 The Anchor Bible Dictionary & Histories REF BM 155.2 .C35 1984 The Cambridge History of Judaism BS 445 .C17 The Cambridge History of the Bible REF DS 102.8 .E496 Encyclopaedia Judaica

REF BL 31 .E46 1987 The Encyclopedia of Religion

(also available online: Library webpage > Find Articles & Databases > Religion )

DS122 .S422 1973 History of the Jewish People in the Age of

Jesus Christ REF BS 440 .I44 1980 The Illustrated Bible Dictionary REF BS 440 .I6 1979 The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia REF BS 440 .I63 The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible (1962) REF BX 841 .N44 2003 New Catholic Encyclopedia REF BM 50 .E63 2002 The New Encyclopedia of Judaism

BS 445 .O94 2001 The Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible

Dictionaries REF BS 540 .B62 1989 The Books of the Bible REF BS 475.2 .C26 1997 The Cambridge Companion to the Bible REF BS 500 .D5 1999 Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation REF BS 680 .G57 D53 1995 Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible REF BM 50 .D525 1996 Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period: 450 B.C.E. to 600 C.E.

REF BS 440 .B73 1997 A Dictionary of the Bible REF BS 2312 .L4513 1980 Dictionary of the New Testament

REF BS 440 .E44 2000 Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible REF BS 440 .H237 1985 Harpers Bible Dictionary REF BS 440 .I36 1986 Illustrated Dictionary and Concordance of the Bible REF BS 440 .M429 1990 Mercer Dictionary of the Bible

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REF BS 440 .M434 1993 The Oxford Companion to the Bible REF BR 95 .O8 1997 The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church

REF BM 50 .O94 1997 The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion

REF BS 570 .O94 2001 The Oxford Guide to People and Places of

the Bible REF BS 440 .O94 2001 The Oxford Guide to Ideas and Issues of

the Bible REF BS 2312 .K5813 1964 Theological Dictionary of the New

Testament REF BS 440 .B5713 1977 Theological Dictionary of the Old

Testament Concordances REF BS 2305 .W45 2000 The Analytical Concordance to the New

Revised Standard Version of the New Testament (2000)

REF BS 2305 .M67 An Analytical Concordance to the

Revised Standard Version of the New Testament (1979) REF BS 425 .C655 1993 The Concise Concordance to the New Revised Standard Version (1993) BS 425 .C95a Crudens Complete Concordance to the Old and New Testaments (1930)

REF BS 440 .I36 1986 Illustrated Dictionary and Concordance of the Bible (1986)

REF BS 425 .E47 Nelsons Complete Concordance of the Revised Standard Version Bible (1957)

REF BS 425 .S8 2001b The Strongest Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (2001)

BS 425 .S8 1894 Strongs Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1894)

To locate more concordances, do the following keyword search in the Library's catalog: bible concordances

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Archaeology REF DS 111 .A2 A73 2001 Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land

BS 621 .C6415 1976 Archaeology of the Bible: Book by Book BS 621 .H56 1998 Archaeology and the Old Testament BS 2375 .F5 1992 The Archeology of the New Testament: The Life of Jesus and the Beginning of the Early Church REF BR 130.5 .R68 1995 Jesus and his World: An Archaeological and Cultural Dictionary REF DS 111 .A2 E5813 1993 New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land

BS 1180 .S16 2002 Sacred Time, Sacred Place: Archaeology and the Religion of Israel

BS 1180 .D66 2001 What Did the Biblical Writers Know, and

When Did They Know It? What Archaeology Can Tell Us about the Reality of Ancient Israel

Atlases G 2230 .A2 2002 The Carta Bible Atlas

REF G 2230 .H47 1987 The Harper Atlas of the Bible REF G 2230 .H472 1991 The Harper Concise Atlas of the Bible REF G 1046 .E4 L5 1976 The Macmillan Atlas History of Christianity REF G 2230 .A2 1993 The Macmillan Bible Atlas REF BS 630 .O96 1984 Oxford Bible Atlas

REF BS 570 .O94 2001 The Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible

REF BS 635.2 .R4 Readerss Digest Atlas of the Bible (1981) REF BS 630 .R37 1989 Zondervan NIV Atlas of the Bible

For more books on biblical archaeology, try these keyword searches in the Library's catalog: bible antiquities

israel antiquities palestine antiquities

For more books on biblical geography, try this keyword search in the Library's catalog: bible geography

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Articles In the Reference area, Level 4, Cooper Library: Index to Periodical Literature for the Study of the New Testament

a bibliography of articles published on the New Testament between 1900 and 2000; arranged by scriptural citation Call Number: REF BS 410 .I53 2004

Online: Library webpage > Find Articles & Databases > Religion > Find Articles Infotrac OneFile (1980-present)

To search for articles on specific verses, try keyword searches in this pattern: [book name] and bible and interpretation

For example: exodus and bible and interpretation corinthians and bible and interpretation American Humanities Index (1975-present) Academic Search Premier (1965-present)

To search for articles on specific verses, select "SU Subject Terms" from the dropdown menu and try searches in this pattern: [book name] and interpretation For example: genesis and interpretation

ATLA Religion Database (1949-present) Use the Scriptures link (in the green bar at the top of the page) to

find articles on specific verses. Try the "Default Fields" search for specific topics. For example: genesis and gilgamesh plague* and Egypt _____________

To determine whether the Clemson Libraries have a specific journal, do a title search in the Library's catalog for the name of the journal. If the journal is available online, the catalog will provide a link. If it is not available online, the catalog will give the call number.

More Resources on the Library's Webpage

Library webpage (www.lib.clemson.edu) > Find Articles & Databases > Religion

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For additional help, please come to the Reference Desk on Level 4, Cooper Library.