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- The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The New Revised Standard Version Bible may be quoted and/or reprinted up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without express written permission of the publisher, provided the verses quoted do not amount to a complete book of the Bible or account for fifty percent (50%) of the total work in which they are quoted.
- Virtual Christianity--Bibles a vast array of links to all manner of English versions and translations. Also, links to foreign and original language Bibles.
- Bible Gateway designed for passage and keyword searches through a multitude of English and foreign Bible versions/translations. No original language versions available
- Blue Letter Bible based on KJV, but easy verse lookups with connections to Hebrew/Greek/Vulgate verses and concordance (also related hymns, images).
- Geneva Bible the forgotten Bible of the Reformers surpressed by King James.
- Audio Bible in Downloadable MP3 Files
- Masoretic with English Parallel
>>>USE THIS SITE TO HEAR THE HEBREW TEXT READ (MP3 FILES) CHAPTER BY CHAPTER.
- Tanach--Institute of Practical Bible Education
- Navigating the Bible is an impressive site, part of which aims to teach the Hebrew recitation of the Torah (particularly for Bar/Bat Mitzvah). Included are: the Pentateuch, Torah Portions, Haftarot, and Blessings. The English text has a commentary, the Hebrew text has both a transliteration and a scroll image of each portion with a RealAudio chanting of the text. There is also an interesting section on the performance of the Torah and Haftarot (including a Java-based tutorial).
- Aleppo Codex
- Masoretic text (based on an ASCII Transliterated Tanach with a more familiar font)
- Unpointed Hebrew Bible: the unpointed (no vowels) Masoretic text in printable and browseable format by Chapter/Verse in familiar font. CAUTION: Hebrew text may appear backwards!
- The Hypertext Bible see especially:
- (Tnv), a transliteration of the Hebrew Bible without vowels
- (UTnv), a unicode version of the Hebrew Bible without vowels.
- (Tv), a transliteration of the Hebrew Bible with vowels (good for phonetic practice!)
- Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon
- Interactive NT Greek Text with parsing
- Greek New Testament Audio Files By Marilyn Phemister: much of the Greek New Testament (Westcott and Hort) is available here for listening or downloading. These are Real Audio files, organised by the chapter. The project is not yet complete, but chapters are being added regularly. Ideal for visually impaired students, or for anyone wanting to listen to the text.
- Olive Tree NT Greek Texts
- Little Greek tips & helps
- English to Ancient Greek translator
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ATLASES & ARCHEOLOGY
Bible events happened in historical times and geographical places--part of the incarnational nature of the faith as well as scholarly influence (and popular fascination) with the artifacts of 19th-20th century empiricism! Much cartography, however, is based on interpretations of texts (which may not be historically or geographically precise, intentionally or unintentionally) as well as the best of budding science available to map-makers and archeologists in their day. Therefore, JCBL has a breadth of atlases spanning the last century, most held in Reference and also online, and Reference has several indexes to archeological discussions, much of which can be found more fully expounded in circulation books, articles in specialized journals on archeology as well as online.
ATLASES
Arranged by date
Note: OVERSIZE indicates shelving on the front shelf far right of Reference.- Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world / edited by Richard J.A. Talbert, in collaboration with Roger S. Bagnall ... [et al.] ; map editors, Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel ; and cartographic managers, Janet E. Kelly, Jeannine M. Schonta, David F. Stong. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2000.
- REF G1033 B3 2000 [OVERSIZE] + 1 computer optical laser disc.
- The HarperCollins concise atlas of the Bible / edited by James B. Pritchard with L. Michael White. San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, 1997.
- REF G2230 .H37 1997
- The Collegeville atlas of the Bible / [New Testament author, Jay Harpur; Old Testament author, Marcus Braybrooke]. Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, c1998.
- REF BS635.2 .H38 1998
- A visual guide though the world of the Bible; up-to-date maps from Oxford Cartographers; richly illustrated; a synthesis of the biblical past and present based on the highest canons of scholarship. Useful for laity and student alike.
- The Macmillan Bible Atlas. (Aharoni, Yohanan. Yohanan Aharoni and Michael Avi-Yonah; designed and prepared by Carta, Jerusalem. Completely rev. 3rd ed. Anson F. Rainey, Ze ev Safrai. New York: Macmillan; Toronto: Maxwell)
- REF G2230 A2 1993
- Introductory maps -- Archaelological excavations in Palestine -- The Canaanite Period -- The conquest and settlement -- The United Monarchy -- Israel and Judah -- The Kingdom of Judah -- The Hellenistic Period -- The Maccabees -- The Roman Conquest -- King Herod -- Jesus -- The Apostles -- The first revolt against the Romans -- The second revolt against the Romans.
- The Harper Concise Atlas of the Bible. (Ed. James B. Pritchard. New York: Harper Collins, c1991.)
- REF G2230 H472 1991 OVERSIZE
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 140) and indexes.
Col. maps on lining papers.- The Zondervan NIV atlas of the Bible/ by Carl Rasmussen. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Regency Reference Library, 1989.
- REF BS630 .R37
- Maps of the Holy Land: images of Terra Sancta through two millennia / Kenneth Nebenzahl. New York: Abbeville Press, c1986
- REF G2230 .N33 1986
- The Atlas of Israel: Tel-Aviv: Survey of Israel; New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1985
- REF G2235 .K3 1985
cartography, physical and human geography
- Atlas of the Bible/ John Rogerson. New York: Facts on File Publications, c1985.
- REF BS630 .R6 1985
- Atlas and outline of the Acts of the Apostles/Duane S. Crowther. Bountiful, UT: Horizon Publishers & Distributors, c1984.
- REF BS2617 .C76 1984
- Atlas of the biblical world / by Joseph Rhymer. New York: Greenwich House, 1982.
- REF G2230 .R47 1982
- Oxford Bible atlas / edited by Herbert G. May, with the assistance of R. W. Hamilton and G. N. S. Hunt. London; New York: Oxford University Press, 1962/1984.
- REF G2230 .M2 1962 + G2230 .M2 1984
- Bible history atlas / F.F. Bruce. New York: Crossroad, c1982
- REF G2230 .B78
- Student map manual: historical geography of the Bible lands / general consultant, J. Monson; assisting consultants, H.T. Frank ... [et al.]. Jerusalem: Pictorial Archive (Near Eastern History) Est.; Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1979
- REF G2236S1 S88 1979 OVERSIZE
- Baker's Bible atlas/ by Charles F. Pfeiffer; consulting editors: E. Leslie Carlson, Old Testament, Martin H. Scharlemann, New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, c1973.
- REF BS630 .B45 1973
- Hammond's atlas of the Bible lands / edited by Harry Thomas Frank. Maplewood, N.J.: Hammond, c1977.
- REF G2230 .H3 1977
- Atlas of the Biblical world / [by] Denis Baly and A. D. Tushingham; consultants: R. P. Roland de Vaux...[et al.] New York: World Pub. Co., c1971.
- REF G2230 .B337 1971
- New atlas of the Bible / [by] Jan H. Negenman; English, edited by Harold H. Rowley; translated by Hubert Hoskins and Richard Beckley; with a foreword by Harold H. Rowley and an epilogue by Lucas H. Grollenberg. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1969.
- REF G2230 .N441 1969 OVERSIZE
- Atlas of the Bible / [by] L. H. Grollenberg; translated and edited by Joyce M. H. Reid and H. H. Rowley; foreword by W. F. Albright and H. H. Rowley; preface by Roland de Vaux. London: Nelson, 1956. London: Nelson, 1956
- REF G2230 .G76 1956 OVERSIZE
- Rand McNally Bible atlas / [by] Emil G. Kraeling. Chicago: Rand, McNally, c1956.
- REF G2230 .K72 1956
- Atlas of Israel; [Israel. Mahleket ha-medidot. ] Jerusalem: Survey of Israel, Ministry of Labour, 1956
- REF G2235 .I8 1956
cartography, physical geography, history, demography, economics, education.- Atlas of the historical geography of the Holy Land / designed and ed. by George Adam Smith prepared under the direction of J.G. Bartholomew. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1915.
- REF G2236.S1 S64 1915 OVERSIZE
Bibliographies
Good for tracking what studies have already been done in an area of interest. Caution: most bibliographies are quite out of date and can be supplemented through newer works-cited lists in more up to date publications or through online database searches. Nonetheless the thorough investigator always checks the full chronology of scholarship, especially becoming familiar with the most frequently cited "classic" studies.
General Bibliographies for Biblical Studies Bibliographies on Specific Books of the Bible Bibliographies/Guides related to Biblical Criticism Specialty and Topical Bibliographies General Bibliographies for Biblical studies
Whole Bible Old Testament New Testament
Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Bibliographies section - Multipurpose Tools for Bible Study. (Frederick W. Danker, Minneapolis, Minn.: Fortress Press, c1993.)
- REF BS417 .D3 1970
- This book is designed to provide guidance in the selection and use of the basic resources for biblical study. (Preface)
- An Introductory Bibliography for the Study of Scripture. 3rd ed (Joseph A. Fitzmyer, Roma: Editrice Pontificio Instituto Biblico, 1990.)
- REF Z7770 .G5 1990
- "A guide for students beginning serious study of the Bible or theology. Classified arrangement of basic titles and the most important secondary works. Evaluative annotations mention book reviews. Index of modern authors" (Balay)
- Theological and religious reference materials : general resources and biblical studies / G.E. Gorman and Lyn Gorman ; with the assistance of Donald N. Matthews and an introductory chapter by John B. Trotti.
- REF Z7770 .G66 1984
- Recommended reference books and commentaries for a minister's library / compiled by members of the summer 1978 class in the minister's library ; edited by John L. Sayre. Enid, Okla. : Seminary Press, 1978.
- REF Z7770 .R43 1978
- Bibliotheca biblica : a select list of books on sacred literature; with notices biographical, critical, and bibliographical / by William Orme.Edinburgh : A. Black, 1824.
- REF Z7770 .O75
- Internationale Zeitschriftenschau für Bibelwissenschaft und Grenzgebiete = International Review of Biblical Studies= Revue Internationale desÉtudes Bibliques. Düsseldorf: Patmos Verlag.
- REF Z7770 .I57
- Latest vols. 44 (1997) - v. 45 (1998) in Periodicals
- "An international bibliography and abstract journal. Classed arrangement with author indexes. Most of the abstracts are in German. (Balay)
- Bibliographie Biblique. (Paul-Emile Langevin, Québec: Presses de l'Université Laval, 1985.)
- REF Z7770 .L35
- "Citations are arranged in five main sections (Introduction to the Bible; Old Testament; New Testament; Jesus Christ; Biblical themes) with numerous subdivisions. Author and cumulative subject indexes in each volume. Vol. 1 cites articles gleaned from 70 Roman Catholic periodicals and a selection of Catholic books. Vol. 2 adds 50 journals (many non-Catholic), 1930-75, and includes references to some 800 books analyzed chapter by chapter. Vol. 3 adds 43 new titles, many related to Near Eastern studies, 1930-83, and also includes chapters of 450 books." (Balay)
- A list of editions of the Holy Scriptures and parts thereof printed in America previous to 1860 / with introduction and bibliographical notes by Edmund Bailey O'Callaghan. Detroit, Republished by Gale Research Co., 1966.
- REF Z7771.A5 O2 1966
- "Originally published in Albany, New York, by Munsell & Rowland in the year 1861".Includes index.
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General Old Testament
- Society for Old Testament Study. the book lists[Sheffield, etc., Eng., s.n. ] 1951-2003.
- REF Z7772.A1 S65
- Old Testament : the book lists of the Society for Old Testament Study, 1967-1973 / edited by Peter R. Ackroyd. Society for Old Testament Study. Oxford : Blackwell, 1974-74.
- REF Z7772.A1 S64
excellent annotated bibliography for the fertile years of OT scholarship under discussion.- See also the bibliography of the Hebrew Bible on the Vanderbilt Divinity Library site: Hebrew Bible Bibliography.
- Poetry and wisdom / Peter Enns. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c1997.
- REF Z7772.B6 E55 1997
- Old Testament books for pastor and teacher / by Brevard S. Childs. Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1977.
- REF Z7772.A1 C48
- a fine critical discussion of OT commentaries and resources by a scholar with an eye for the theological.
- Articles on antiquity in Festschriften : an index : the ancient Near East, the Old Testament, Greece, Rome, Roman law, Byzantium / compiled by Dorothy Rounds. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1962.
- REF Z6202 .R6
- Old Testament commentary survey / Tremper Longman III.
- REF Z7772.A1 L64
- The Old Testament : a bibliography / Arthur E. Zannoni.
Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, c1992.- "A Michael Glazier book.
- REF Z7772.A1 Z36 1992
- Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan manuscripts in the British Museum / G. Margoliouth. British Museum. Dept. of Oriental Printed Books and Manuscripts. London : Published by the Trustees of the British Museum, 1965.
- Vol. 4 edited by J. Leveen, published in 1935.Vol. 1-3, 1965 reprint, without plates, of the 1899-1915 ed.; with new preface.
- REF Z6621.B86 H4 1965
- See also the bibliography of the Hebrew Bible on the Vanderbilt Divinity Library site: Hebrew Bible Bibliography.
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General New Testament- Articles on antiquity in Festschriften : an index : the ancient Near East, the Old Testament, Greece, Rome, Roman law, Byzantium / compiled by Dorothy Rounds. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1962.
- REF Z6202 .R6
- The New Testament, a Bibliography. (Daniel J. Harrington, Wilmington, Del.: Michael Glazier, 1985.)
- REF Z7751 .T43
- a classified arrangement of book and article titles, mostly of English language works, dating through 1984, with some 1985 titles. "...a representative sample of the best books and articles available on a wide range of topics involved in the study of the New Testament." (Introduction)
- New Testament literature : an annotated bibliography. Chicago : Univ. of Chicago Press, 1948- Supersedes New Testament literature, pub. by the New Testament Club of the Univ. of Chicago, 1940-42.Editors: v.1- W.N. Lyons, M.M. Parvis.
- REF Z772.L1 N45
- Women in the New Testament : a select bibliography / Inger Marie Lindboe. Oslo, Norway : University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology, c1990.
- REF BS2445 .L56 1990
- A basic bibliographic guide for New Testament exegesis / by David M. Scholer. Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, c1973.
- REF Z7772.L1 S35 1973
- A Bibliography of New Testament Bibliographies. (John Coolidge Hurd, New York, Seabury Press, 1966.)
- REF Z7772 .L1 H8
- "The contents of this work include: selective book lists; historical and chronological surveys; comprehensive (research) bibliographies (on the whole NT, on individual books or sections of the NT, on NT words, on special subjects or areas; and on related areas of study). An important final part of this bibliography tells where one can find biographies and bibliographies of modern NT scholars." ( Fitzmyer)
- Index of articles on the New Testament and the early church published in Festschriften / compiled by Bruce M. Metzger.
- Philadelphia : Society of Biblical Literature, 1951. Classified, with author index.
- REF Z7772.L1 M4
- Supplement to Index of articles on the New Testament and the early church published in Festschriften / compiled by Bruce M. Metzger.
- REF Z7772.L1 M4 1955
Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Bibliographies section Bibliographies on Specific Books of the Bible
Old Testament New Testament Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Bibliographies section Old Testament
- The Pentateuch : an annotated bibliography / Kenton L. Sparks. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2002.
- REF Z7772.B55 S68 2002
- The Book of Ruth: an Annotated Bibliography. Mishael Maswari Caspi, ( New York; London: Garland Publishing, Inc., c1994.)
- REF BS1315.5 .C37 1994
- An annotated bibliography for the book of Ruth, alphabetical by author, with an introduction to the interpretation of Ruth.
- The Book of Jeremiah: an Annotated Bibliography. (Henry O. Thompson, Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1996.)
- REF BS1525.2 .T48 1996
- An annotated bibliography for Jeremiah, arranged alphabetically by author, with an introduction to the interpretation of Jeremiah, a list of journals, a list of dissertations, and author, scripture and subject indices.
- The Book of Daniel: an Annotated Bibliography. (Henry O. Thompson, New York, N.Y.: Garland, 1993.)
- REF BS1555.5 .T48 1993
- An annotated bibliography for Daniel, arranged alphabetically by author, with an introduction to the interpretation of Daniel, a list of journals, a list of dissertations, and author, scripture and subject indices.
- The book of Amos: an annotated bibliography. (Henry O. Thompson, Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 1997.)
- REF Z7772.C1 .T46 1997
- An annotated bibliography for Amos, arranged alphabetically by author, with an introduction to the interpretation of Amos, a list of journals, a list of dissertations, and author, scripture and subject indices.
- The Book of Psalms: an Annotated Bibliography. (Thorne Wittstruck, New York: Garland Pub., 1994.)
- REF BS1430.5 .W56 1994
- A classified and annotated bibliography for the book of Psalms, in two volumes, including an author index.
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New Testament
- Johannine Bibliography, 1966-1985: a Cumulative Bibliography on the Fourth Gospel. (Gilbert van Belle, Leuven: Peeters: University Press, 1988)
- REF BS2615.A1 B45 1988
- "Contains 6,300 citations, with cross-references, to monographs, multiauthor works, articles, dissertations, and book reviews in detailed classified arrangement. Indexes of miscellanea, festschriften and collected essays; periodicals; biblical references; subjects; and names. Continues coverage provided by Edward Malatesta's St. John's Gospel, 1920-1965 (Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1967)." (Balay)
- A Bibliography for the Gospel of Mark, 1954-1980. (Hugh Humphrey, New York: E. Mellen Press, 1981.)
- REF Z7772. M1 H85
- A classified and cross referenced bibliography of articles, essays and books published since 1954 through 1980, drawn from Elenchus Bibliographicus Biblicus, New Testament Abstracts, and Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses, with an author index. Titles are ordered chronologically under a classification beginning with the most recent title. References to New Testament Abstracts and to book review listings in the Elenchus Bibliographicus Biblicus are included. (YUL)
- The Synoptic Gospels : an annotated bibliography / Scot McKnight, Matthew C. Williams. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c2000.
- REF Z7772.M1 M35 2000
- The Book of Ephesians: an Annotated Bibliography. William W. Klein, New York: Garland, 1996.
- REF BS2695.5 .K54 1996
- A classified and annotated bibliography of books, articles and essays on Ephesians. The classification includes text sections in which titles are listed according to chapter and verse sections of Ephesians. (YUL)
- A Bibliography of the Periodical Literature on the Acts of the Apostles, 1962-1984. (Watson E. Mills, Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1986.)
- REF Z7772. N1 M54 1986
- "Lists relevant articles from approximately 300 scholarly journals, many not covered by Günter Wagner's Exegetical bibliography of the New Testament. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author. Scripture and subject indexes." (Balay)
- The Book of Revelation: an Annotated Bibliography. Robert L. Muse, New York: Garland Publishing, 1996.
- REF BS2825.5 .M867
- A classified and annotated bibliography of books and articles on Revelation with cross references, roughly covering the period of 1940-1990, including important earlier works and some unpublished doctoral dissertations. Includes an introduction to the study of Revelation, an author index and a scripture and ancient texts index. (Preface)
- The Gospel of Luke: a Cumulative Bibliography, 1973-1988. (Frans van Segbroeck, Leuven [Belgium]: Leuven University Press: Uitgeverij Peeters, 1989.)
- REF BS2589.A1 S45 1989
- Part I lists titles alphabetically by author with some cross references and references to New Testament Abstracts. Part I contains a subject index with references to the titles in the first part and includes a scripture index.
- An Exegetical Bibliography of the New Testament. (Günter Wagner, Macon, Ga.: Mercer University Press, c1983-)
- REF Z7772 .L1 E93 1983
- 4 vol.: 1. Matthew and Mark, 2. Luke and Acts, 3. John and 1, 2, 3 John, 4. Romans and Galatians.
- "Entries are arranged in the order of chapters and verses of the biblical text, then chronologically. References cite many discussions hidden within more comprehensive works. Most citations refer to publications in English or German, 1950s to time of publication. No indexes." (Balay)
Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Bibliographies section Bibliographies/Guides related to Biblical Criticism
- Literary-Critical Approaches to the Bible: an Annotated Bibliography. (Mark Minor, West Cornwall, CT: Locust Hill Press, 1992.)
- REF Z7770 .M66 1992
- A classified and annotated bibliography of works published in English, with an introduction to literary-critical approaches to the Bible, cross-references, and an author index. The organization is by books and subdivisions of books of the Bible, preceded by several general sections. Books and articles are listed separately. (Introduction)
- The Bible and Modern Literary Criticism: a Critical Assessment and Annotated Bibliography. (Compiled by Mark Allan Powell with the assistance of Cecile G. Gray and Melissa C. Curtis. New York: Greenwood Press, c1992. )
- REF Z7770 .P68 1992
- "A classified bibliography "of works that draw on modern literary criticism for a scholarly study of the Bible."--Pref. 1,749 entries in six sections: (1) Basis (foundational works in fields other than religion); (2) Theory; (3) Method; (4) Criticism (studies arranged by book of the Bible); (5) Evaluation (of the types of titles in pt. 4); (6) Implications. The Criticism section includes all materials publ. through 1990 that the author could locate; all other sections are selective. Generous use of cross-references in annotations and at the beginning of sections. Author, title, and subject indexes." (Balay)
- Rhetorical Criticism of the Bible: a Comprehensive Bibliography with Notes on History and Method. (Duane Frederick Watson and Alan J. Hauser, Leiden; New York: E.J. Brill, 1994.)
- REF Z7770 .W35 1994
- A classified bibliography in two parts, rhetorical criticism of the Old Testament and rhetorical criticism of the New Testament, with introductory essays for each part. no indices.
Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Biblical Criticism section Specialty and Topical Bibliographies
- Non-EuroAmerican NT Bibliography
- Non-EuroAmerican OT Bibliography
- Jesus and the Synoptic Gospels: a Bibliographic Study Guide. (David Edward Aune, Madison, WI.: Printed by Inter-Varsity Press for Theological Students Fellowship, 1982.)
- REF Z7772.M1 A86 1982
- "An annotated guide to literature on the various ways of studying the relation of Jesus to the Synoptic Gospels. After an introduction (which lists the basic reference works), the select bibliography is booked under the following headings: literary criticism, tradition criticism, historical criticism, and the theological study of the Gospels." Fitzmyer Limited to works in English. Author index.
- Life of Jesus research : an annotated bibliography / by Craig A. Evans.Leiden, the Netherlands ; New York : Brill, 1996.
- REF Z8455 .E94 1996
- Poetry and wisdom / Peter Enns. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, c1997.
- REF Z7772.B6 E55 1997
- Index to periodical literature for the study of the New Testament / compiled by Watson E. Mills. Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston, Mass. : Brill, 2004.
- REF Z7772.L1 M5497 2004
- Old Testament Books for Pastor and Teacher. (Brevard S. Childs, Philadelphia: Westminster Press, c1977.)
- REF Z7772. A1 C48
- "Recommendations are made about the OT text and its translations, about introductions to the OT, its history, and theology. About half of the book (54 pages) is devoted to an evaluation of commentaries on the OT from all periods." Fitzmyer
- Women in the New Testament: a Select Bibliography. (Inger Marie Lindboe, Oslo: University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology, c1990.)
- REF BS2445 .L56
- A bibliography of research related to the topic of women in the New Testament (excluding Mary, the mother of Jesus), published from 1970-1987 with some central titles prior to 1970, arranged alphabetically, with an author index and a New Testament index. (Preface)
Oslo, Norway : University of Oslo, Faculty of Theology, c1996.- Old Testament research for Africa : a critical analysis and annotated bibliography of African Old Testament dissertations, 1967-2000 / Knut Holter. New York : P. Lang, c2002.
- REF Z772.A1 H65
- Tropical Africa and the Old Testament : a select and annotated bibliography / Knut Holter.
- REF BS1199.A35 H66 1996
- Old Testament Commentary Survey. 2nd ed. (Tremper Longman, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, c1995.)
- REF Z7772.A1 L64 1995
- A guide that lists and evaluates Old Testament reference works and commentaries. Evaluations are made from a scholarly evangelical perspective. The titles are predominantly works published in English. Includes an author index. (Introduction)
- Bibliography of the Septuagint = Bibliographie de la Septante : (1970-1993) / par Cecile Dogniez ; avec une préface de Pierre-Maurice Bogaert. Leiden, the Netherlands ; New York : Brill, 1995.
- REF Z7772.A1 D645 1995
- An annotated bibliography of the Peshiṭta of the Old Testament / by P.B. Dirksen. Leiden, the Netherlands ; New York : Brill, 1989.
- REF Z7772.A1 D57 1989
- The Synoptic Problem: a Bibliography, 1716-1988. (Compiled and edited by Thomas Richmond Willis Longstaff and Page A. Thomas. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, c1988.)
- REF Z7772.M1 L66 1988
- "This bibliography includes the major works (books and reviews; articles in journals and collected essays; dissertations; unpublished material) not only with reference to the synoptic problem, but with reference to the wider question of the sources of and interrelationships among the synoptic gospels." The titles are arranged alphabetically by author, with a date of publication/writing index and a keyword index that includes a scripture index of texts mentioned in titles. (Preface)
- Jesus the Christ, a Bibliography. (Leland Jennings White, Wilmington, Del.: Michael Glazier, 1988.)
- REF Z8455 .W4 19 88
- A classified bibliography with five main sections: (I) foundations, (II) Jesus in historical perspective, (III) New Testament christology and soteriology, (IV) Christ in historical dogmatic theology, and (V) contemporary approaches and issues in christology. author index.
- A bibliography of pseudepigrapha research, 1850-1999 / Lorenzo DiTommaso. Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, 2001.
- REF Z7772.K1 D58 2001
- (Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha. Supplement series ; 39)
Top of Bible Reference Guide| Top of Specialty & Topical bibliographies section Exegesis Guides & Handbooks
New Testament exegesis: a handbook for students and pastors. Rev. (Fee, Gordon D. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993.)- REF BS2331 .F44 1993 CURRENT REF 1983--UPDATE in stacks
- A guide for New Testament historical-critical exegesis written for students who know Greek, but with much of the guide accessible to students without knowledge of Greek. The guide describes steps of exegesis with the goal of writing an exegesis paper and also gives a shorter series of steps for sermon preparation. The use of resources for the study of the NT is included in the description of the steps, with a final chapter giving a bibliography of resources organized according to the exegetical step in which the resource would be used. (Introduction)
- A history of biblical interpretation / edited by Alan J. Hauser & Duane F. Watson. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Wm B. Eerdmans Pub., c2003-
- REF BS500 .H575 2003 VOL 1
- Interpreting the New Testament: a Practical Guide. (Daniel J. Harrington, Wilmington, Del.: M. Glazier, c1979.)
- REF BS2331.2 .H37 1979 v.1
- An introduction to the basic methods used in the study of the New Testament. "The expositions of the methods focus on the questions to be asked of the biblical text and on what can be legitimately expected as answers to these questions. Usually some indications are provided about the origin and development of the methods and about the broader theological and historical problems raised by them." Sample applications of each method are included and brief bibliographies of works published in English follow each chapter. (Introduction)
- Basic Tools of Biblical Exegesis: a Student's Manual. (Stanley B. Marrow, Rome: Biblical Institute, 1978.)
- REF Z7770 .M33 1978
- "An excellent but brief introductory bibliography for the study of the Bible . . .. Its main purpose is to help students beginning exegetical work whether in preparation for the ministry, as part of theological study, or in the technical study of the Bible." Fitzmyer
- New international dictionary of Old Testament theology & exegesis / Willem A. VanGemeren, general editor. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, c1997.
- REF BS440 .N438 1997 5VOL
- v. 1. Lexical dictionary 1-2458 -- v. 2. Lexical dictionary 2459-5525 -- v. 3. Lexical dictionary 5526-8609 -- v. 4. Lexical dictionary 8610-9597, topical dictionary -- v. 5. Indexes.
- Literary forms in the New Testament : a handbook / James L. Bailey and Lyle D. Vander Broek. Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/John Knox Press, c1992.
- REF BS2361.2 .B25 1992
- ". . . a wonderfully useful book, providing definition and examples of the prominent literary and rhetorical forms found in the New Testament." Cousar One notes the bibliographies seem dated.
- Dictionary of biblical interpretation / John H. Hayes, general editor. Nashville : Abingdon, c1999.
- REF BS500 .D53 1999
- ATLA REVIEW
Top of Bible Reference Guide| Top of Exegetical Guides section Atlases Online
- Historical Maps and Atlases (Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History)--very helpful site
Maps, Biblical classical & useful
- Upper Room Map Room : Maps of Bible Times and Lands Links to other sources for a variety of map types
- Images for the computer in the Bible class Powerpoint presentations, satellite photos, Biblelands JPEGs
- Bible Maps (Mormon) quite extensive and detailed
- Historic Maps of Jerusalem
- Blueletter Bible Maps and Images
Bible Maps of Bible Times and Lands
Use Netscape only (Internet explorer, due to bugs, will not display all high resolution maps). ...
Description: 15 downloadable maps, free to copy and use (hosted by Bible Gateway)
biblestudy.org Goodnews Christian Ministry--fairly basic
Maps & Research Sources Biblical And Worldly Clickable Maps--some old, some modern.
Heart of Wisdom Bible Studies (Bible Maps) well linked maps (basic) and photos.
Study Maps of Bible History
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Concordances
All the key words of the Bible are arranged alphabetically and briefly in their context in a concordance. The English editions below vary according to the translation of the Bible, its exhaustiveness and whether the Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic equivalents are included. Concordances exclusively in the Biblical languages require some basic knowledge of their alphabets and morphology.
Yale University's Tutorials on the use of English Concordances
English Language Biblical Languages
English concordances:- The analytical concordance to the New Revised Standard Version of the New Testament / (Ed. Richard E. Whitaker and John R. Kohlenberger III. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.)
- REF BS2305 W45 1999
- See Yale Tutorial
- Holman concise topical concordance : an easy to use alphabetical reference covering hundreds of topics. Nashville, Tenn. : Holman Bible Publishers, 1998.
- REF BS425 .H635 1998
- REF BS425 Y7 1972
- This concordance based on the KJV lists the English words in alphabetical order, with the citations grouped under the Hebrew or Greek word translated by the English word. Two index-lexicons list the transliterated Greek or Hebrew words in alphabetical order with a list of the English words used to translate each Greek or Hebrew word.
- An Analytical Concordance to the Revised Standard Version of the New Testament. (Clinton Dawson Morrison, 1st ed. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, c1979. )
- REF BS2305 M67
- This analytical concordance not only lists the English words in alphabetical order together with a brief context, but also groups them according to the original Greek word(s) that they translate. ... An index-lexicon lists the Greek words alphabetically in transcription, telling in how many ways it has been translated in the RSV. Two appendices include notes on the analysis of the RSV NT and former readings of the RSV; the concordance is based on the 2d ed. of RSV NT." Fitzmyer
- See Yale Tutorial
- REF BS425 S8
- Earlier editions available in the stacks.
- This concordance based on the KJV lists the English words in alphabetical order, with a number to the right of each citation (Strong's numbers). Hebrew and Greek lexicons list the numbers followed by the Hebrew or Greek word with a brief definition and a list of all the English word used to translate the Hebrew or Greek word.
- REF BS425 W48 1988
- This concordance based on the RSV lists in alphabetical order the lexical forms of the English words, followed by the words in the original languages that have been translated by the English word. The citations listed below the English word are followed by a number which indicates which one of the original language words has been translated in each citation. Hebrew, Greek and Latin indexes list all of the English words used to translate each of the original language words.
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Biblical Language Concordances
- Greek & Latin
- Hebrew & Aramaic
GREEK CONCORDANCES
- Synoptic concordance : a Greek concordance to the first three Gospels in synoptic arrangement, statistically evaluated, including occurences in Acts : grieschische Konkordanz zu den ersten drei Evangelien in synoptischer Darstellung, statistisch ausgewertet, mit Berücksichtigung der Apostelgeschichte / Paul Hoffmann, Thomas Hieke, Ulrich Bauer. Berlin, Germany ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, 1999-2000.
- REF BS2555.5 .H64 1999 4vol OVERSIZE
- ". . . a special tool that enables one rather effortlessly to understand the specific usage of [words by] the three evangelists, as well as the alterations of the tradition in the history of redaction." preface
- Concordance to the Greek New Testament / Moulton and Geden. London ; New York : T & T Clark, 2002.
- REF BS2302 .M8 2002
- all Greek with no translation, other than Old Testament citations rendered in Hebrew.
- Concordance to the Novum Testamentum Graece of Nestle-Aland, 26th edition, and to the Greek New Testament. (3rd edition = Konkordanz zum Novum Testamentum Graece von Nestle-Aland, 26. Auflage, und zum Greek New Testament, 3rd edition. edited by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research and the Computer Center of Munster University, with the collaboration of H. Bachmann and W.A. Slaby. 3rd ed. Berlin; New York: W. De Gruyter, 1987.)
- REF BS2302 C65 1987 OVERSIZE (2 EDITIONS)
- This concordance is based on the text of Nestle-Aland26 in contrast to the "Complete Concordance," which gives the readings of all the critical editions from Tischendorf to the present, including the Textus Receptus, under each entry. All words, with the exception of 29 very frequent words, are given in italics with context. The 29 frequent words are listed with references in an appendix. (Preface)
- A critical concordance to the Septuagint / by J. David Thompson. Lewiston [N.Y.] : Edwin Mellen Press, c2001.
- REF BS421 .C64
- Computer Bible V.53-90 (Genesis-Malachi)
- Analytical concordance of the Greek New Testament / edited by Philip S. Clapp, Barbara Friberg, and Timothy Friberg. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Book House, c1991.
- REF BS2302 .C535 1991
- The Exhaustive Concordance to the Greek New Testament. (John R. Kohlenberger III, Edward W. Goodrick, James A. Swanson. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House, 1995.) [ECGNT]
- REF BS2302 K655 1995
- "The Exhaustive Concordance of the Greek New Testament (ECGNT) provides an exhaustive index to the vocabulary of the Greek New Testament according to the The Greek New Testament, Fourth Revised Edition (UBS4) ... which is identical in text (though not always in format and punctuation) to the 26th edition of the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece (NA26). In addition, the ECGNT notes all variant readings between UBS4 and the Greek text that underlies the New International Version (NIV). More than half of the vocabulary is indexed with full contexts; twenty-six highly frequent words are indexed by reference only." The concordance entries include frequencies for the UBS4 and NIV, a cross reference to words related by root or which share common elements, significant and frequent phrases with frequencies, as well as giving the contexts with the Greek word in bold type. (Introduction)
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- Computer concordance to the Novum Testamentum Graece : of Nestle-Aland, 26th edition, and to the Greek New Testament, 3rd edition / edited by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research and the Computer Center of Münster University ; with the collaboration of H. Bachmann and W.A. Slaby = Computer-Konkordanz zum Novum Testamentum Graece : von Nestle-Aland, 26. Auflage und zum Greek New Testament, 3rd edition / herausgegeben vom Institut für Neutestamentliche Textforschung und vom Rechenzentrum der Univerität Münster ; unter besonderer Mitwirkung von H. Bachmann und W.A.Salby.
- REF BS2302 .C65 1985 OVERSIZE
- a very useful and accessible tool
- A Computer-generated concordance of the Coptic text of the Gospel according to Thomas / Watson Mills, general editor ; [generated by Eldon H. Degge] [Wooster, Ohio] : Biblical Research Associates, c1995.
- REF BS421 .C64 V.43
- A complete concordance to Flavius Josephus / in cooperation with Erwin Buck ... [et al.] ; edited by Karl Heinrich Rengstorf. Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
- REF PA4224 .R4 2002 2VOL
- A Concordance to the Septuagint and the Other Greek Versions of the Old Testament: Including the Apocryphal Books.(Edwin Hatch and Henry Redpath; assisted by other scholars. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1983.)
- REF BS1122 H3 1975
- "The aim of this work was to present a complete concordance to the Greek OT, the LXX, including its text of deuterocanonical and aprocryphal books, and to other Greek versions contained in the Hexapla. The work is based on the uncial mss. A, B, S, and the Sixtine edition of R (1587 [with corrections of its obvious mistakes and blunders]). The Hebrew equivalents of the Greek word are numbered and each entry is followed by a number, in an attempt to indicate the relation. Proper names are separately presented, and a reverse index gives the Greek equivalents of Hebrew words. This work is indispensable for the study of the Bible, but it must be used with caution. The evidence is limited to four mss.; the Hebrew-Greek equivalences must always be checked. Once the references are found, they should then be checked in the critical editions of the LXX for possible variants. An important tool for the use of this concordance is found in E. Camilo dos Santos, An Expanded Hebrew Index for the Hatch-Redpath Concordance to the Septuagint (Jerusalem: Dugith, 1973). This index places all the Greek equivalents alongside the Semitic words that are listed in alphabetical order."
Fitzmyer- An Expanded Hebrew index for the Hatch-Redpath Concordance to the Septuagint / Elmar Camilo Dos Santos. Jerusalem: Dugith Publishers, [197-?]
- REF BS1122 .H32 S26
- "a relatively simple attempt to make possible the determination of the Greek usages referred to in the Indes without the endless labor one had to expend formerly."
- Handkonkordanz zum griechischen Neuen Testament. (Alfred Schmoller, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1989.)
- REF BS2302 S35 1989
- "...the best compact concordance of the Greek text available. Limited range, but a fine technical tool for scholars; less useful for more general readers." (Mills)
- A synoptic concordance of Aramaic inscriptions (according to H. Donner & W. Roellig) / edited by Walter E. Aufrecht ; programming by John C. Hurd.
- REF PJ3081.D633 A8
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- REF BS2303 B47 1991
- "Alfred Schmoller's Handkonkordanz zum griechischen Neuen Testament (3rd edition; Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1989) presents, under each Greek heading, the range of Latin Vulgate translational equivalences for the Greek word. The present work represents a Latin-Greek index to Schmoller's work, in which every Vulgate Latin word or phrase listed by him under a Greek equivalent is now given the primary position, arranged in alphabetical order, and followed by its Greek translational equivalent(s) and the page number(s) in Schmoller's concordance on which the Greek and Latin words appear. If there is more than one Greek equivalent for a given Latin word or phrase, the Greek words are listed in alphabetical order." (Introduction)
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- A New Concordance of the Bible. (Abraham Even-Shoshan, Jerusalem: Kiryat Sefer, 1985.)
- REF BS1121 E93 1987
- "All the words in the Hebrew Scriptures are listed in single alphabetical order according to the form in which they appear in a modern dictionary, not by their roots. Entries of words occurring hundreds or thousands of times are "condensed." This concordance, composed all in Hebrew, appears in a one-volume form, but also in three-volume and four-volume forms (with larger print). There is a four-page English preface." Fitzmyer
- Veteris Testamenti Concordantias. (Solomon Mandelkern, Leipzig 1925.)
- REF BS1121 M3 1955
- The Hebrew and Aramaic words are listed in alphabetical order with Latin glosses. Under each word, the forms of the word are listed with references and brief contexts.
- Thesaurus of the language of the Bible : complete concordance, Hebrew Bible dictionary, Hebrew-English Bible dictionary /edited by Samuel E. Loewenstamm, with the co-operation of Joshua Blau.
- REF BS1121 .L6 OVERSIZE
- The New Englishman's Hebrew Concordance: Coded to Strong's Concordance Numbering System. (George V. Wigram, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1984)
- REF BS1125 W5 1980
- This concordance lists the Hebrew and Aramaic words of the Hebrew Bible in alphabetical order, followed by a list of references and brief contexts. The concordance includes Strong's numbers and the page number and column (in italics) for Brown Driver and Briggs Hebrew Lexicon for each word. (Preface)
- An Expanded Hebrew Index for the Hatch-Redpath Concordance to the Septuagint. (Elmar Camilo dos Santos, Jerusalem, Dugith Publishers 1973)
- REF BS1122 .H32 S26
- An important tool for the use of A Concordance to the Septuagint and the Other Greek Versions of the Old Testament: Including the Apocryphal Books. (Edwin Hatch and Henry Redpath; assisted by other scholars. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1983. ). This index places all the Greek equivalents alongside the Semitic words that are listed in alphabetical order. Fitzmyer
- A Comprehensive bilingual concordance of the Hebrew and Greek texts of Ecclesiastes /edited by John Jarick on the basis of a computer program by Galen Marquis. Atlanta, Ga.: Scholars Press, c1993.
- REF BS1475.3 .C6 5
- A concordance to the Targum of Isaiah : based on the Brit. Mus. Or. Ms. 2211 /J. B. van Zijl. Missoula, Mont.: Scholars Press, 1979.
- REF BS1514.A7 J6
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Anchor Bible Dictionary. (Ed. David Noel Freedman, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, c1992)- REF BS440 A54 1992
- ""Every generation needs its own Dictionary of the Bible" (Introd.) and this work fills that need admirably. 1,000 contributors, mostly North American, have provided 6,200 entries, some as long as 40 pages; most have bibliographies. Entries cover every proper name, major words, each book of the Bible, Apocryphal texts, Dead Sea scrolls, and Nag Hamadi codices. Gives much attention to cultural history, social institutions, and method. In the area of word studies, this work does not attempt to supplant important previous publications such as The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. Uses cross-references, but an index would improve access." (Balay)
- New international dictionary of Old Testament theology & exegesis / Willem A. VanGemeren, general editor. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, c1997.
- REF BS440 .N438 1997 5VOL
- v. 1. Lexical dictionary 1-2458 -- v. 2. Lexical dictionary 2459-5525 -- v. 3. Lexical dictionary 5526-8609 -- v. 4. Lexical dictionary 8610-9597, topical dictionary -- v. 5. Indexes.
- Bibeltheologisches Wörterbuch. English Sacramentum Verbi; an Encyclopedia of Biblical Theology. (Edited by Johannes B. Bauer. [New York] Herder and Herder, 1970)
- REF BS440 B4313 1970
- REF BS440 B46713 1981
- "An important work of Roman Catholic biblical scholarship, providing articles on theologically significant words. A supplementary bibliography created for this translation includes English-language titles. Analytical index of articles and cross-references, index of biblical references, and index of Greek and Hebrew words." (Balay)
- Exegetisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament. English. Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament. (Eds. Horst Balz and Gerhard Schneider. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans, c1990-1993.)
- REF BS2312 E913 1990
- "Gives definition and English translation for every Greek word in the New Testament and discusses significant words in greater depth. Signed entries were contributed by Catholic and Lutheran scholars from the German-speaking world. Cannot replace Gerhard Kittel's Theological Dictionary of the New Testament but provides more recent material than that detailed work. English word index." (Balay)
- The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. (George Arthur Buttrick, dictionary editor with others, New York, Abingdon Press, 1962)
- REF BS440 I63
- "A scholarly encyclopedic dictionary designed for the preacher, scholar, student, teacher, and general reader, referring to both the King James Version and the Revised Standard Version, to the Apocrypha, the Pseudepigrapha, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and other ancient manuscripts. Articles have been contributed by scholars from many countries, are signed, and usually include bibliographies. The illustrations, both color and black-and-white, are good and pertinent, and there is a section of colored maps, as well as outline maps inserted in the text. Important for modern biblical study." (Balay)
- The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible: Supplementary Volume. (Keith Crim, general editor ... [et al.]. Nashville: Abingdon, c1976.)
- REF BS440 I63 Suppl.
- "updates articles in the 1962 publication and adds new articles on topics not previously treated. Provides cross-references to earlier articles where appropriate." (Balay)
- Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. (Gerhard Kittel, Trans. and ed. Geoffrey W. Bromiley. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1964-1976.)
- REF PA 881 K5713
- "A scholarly work of great importance, with signed contributions by many German biblical scholars, treating every word of religious or theological significance in the New Testament. Covers the secular Greek background for each word listed, and its role in the Old and New Testaments and in related texts. Vol. 10 contains indexes of English keywords, Greek keywords, and biblical references, as well as a list of contributors with their contributions and an essay on biblical scholarship, Pre-history of the Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." (Balay)
- Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. (R. Laird Harris, editor, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., associate editor, Bruce K. Waltke, associate editor. Chicago: Moody Press, c1980.)
- REF BS440 T49
- "A work for the "busy pastor or earnest Christian worker who has neither the time nor background for detailed technical study," but who needs, "a tool for the study of the significant words of the Hebrew Bible."--Introd. Essays on the words selected for extensive treatment were contributed by 46 evangelical scholars of various denominations and are signed with the contributors' initials. Words not chosen for essay treatment are given one-line definitions. Arrangement is according to the consonants of the Hebrew alphabet; related words are presented with the root from which they derive. Bibliographies accompany many of the articles. An index employing the numbers from James Strong's Exhaustive concordance of the Bible facilitates access." (Balay)
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Gospel Parallels & New Testaments:
Different versions set side by side for comparison either of the synoptic problem or for translation variations within the NT as a whole. Scroll down through the selection for what is most helpful and useful according to one's level of exegetical training.
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- Gospel parallels : a comparison of the synoptic gospels : with alternative readings from the manuscripts and noncanonical parallels / edited by Burton H. Throckmorton, Jr. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, c1992.
- REF BS2560 .T48 1992
- "Text used is the New Revised Standard Version, 1989. The arrangement follows the Huck-Lietzmann Synopsis, 9th edition, 1936."--T.p.
- Synopsis Quattuor Evangeliorum: Locis Parallelis Evangeliorum Apocryphorum et Patrum Adhibitis. edidit Kurt Aland. Ed. 13 rev. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1985.
- REF BS2560 A2 1985
- "The text of each of the four Gospels is set out in parallel columns in its continuity, and relevant parallels from the other Gospels are given each time they are called for. The result is that the Synopsis is free of any particular theory of source-criticism. Relevant parallels from all parts of the NT, from NT apocrypha, and from patristic writers are cited as occasion offers. The text used is that on N-A26, and the sigla are taken over from N-A26. In the 4th ed. (1967) evidence from 68 uncials not previously used was introduced; from still others in the 9th ed. The apparatus criticus consequently is full. In the 13th ed., the apparatus has been completely reorganized to cope with all the added material, but the rest of the page layout remains the same. Appendices contain the Gospel of Thomas (translated into Latin [by G. Garitte], German [by E. Haenchen], and English [by B.M. Metzger]); the testimony of ancient patristic writers about the origin of the gospel tradition; and tables of parallel passages." Fitzmyer
- Synopsis of the Four Gospels: Greek-English Edition of the Synopsis Quattuor Evangeliorum: Completely Revised on the Basis of the Greek Text of Nestle-Aland 26th Edition and Greek New Testament 3rd Edition: the English Text Is the Second Edition of the Revised Standard Version. (Ed. Kurt Aland. 6th completely rev. ed. [Stuttgart]: United Bible Societies, 1983.)
- REF BS2560 A2 A35 1983
- "The Greek part of this diglot edition agrees exactly with the comprehensive edition in its structure, arrangement of parallel texts, and critical apparatus. The last has even been enlarged by the addition of newly discovered papyri and uncials. Omitted are the appendices (the Gospel of Thomas and the witnesses of the early Church Fathers concerning the origin of the Gospels) and the additions to the individual pericopes from the apocryphal Gospels and the Church Fathers. The apparatus criticus of the English page includes variant readings in the AV, American and English RV, and the Catholic RSV."Fitzmyer
- The precise parallel New Testament : Greek text, King James Version, Rheims New Testament, Amplified Bible, New International Version, New Revised Standard Version, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible / John R. Kohlenberger III, general editor.
New York : Oxford University Press, c1995.- REF BS2025 1995 .K6
- Greek text, King James Version, Rheims New Testament, Amplified Bible, New International Version, New Revised Standard Version, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible
- The English hexapla : exhibiting the six important English translations of the New Testament scriptures ... the original Greek text after Scholz, with the various readings of the textus receptus and the principal Constantinopolitan and Alexandrine manuscripts, and a complete collation of Scholz's text with Griesbach's edition of M.DCCC.V, preceded by an historical account of the English translations.
- REF BS2091 .I55
- Includes the Wycliffe, Tyndale, Cranmer, Genevan, Anglo-Rhemish, and Authorized English versions.
- The Six version parallel New Testament : King James version, Living Bible, Revised Standard version, New English Bible, Phillips Modern English, Jerusalem Bible.
- REF BS2025 1974 .C3
- The New Testament octapla : eight English versions of the New Testament in the Tyndale-King James tradition / edited by Luther A. Weigle.
- REF BS2025 1962 .W4
- The Four translation New Testament : King James ; New American standard Bible ; Williams, in the language of the people ; Beck, in the language of today.
- The precise parallel New Testament : Greek text, King James Version, Rheims New Testament, Amplified Bible, New International Version, New Revised Standard Version, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible / John R. Kohlenberger III, general editor.
- REF BS2025 1995 .K6
- An Introduction to the Revised Standard Version of the New Testament / by members of the Revision Committee ; Luther A. Weigle, chairman. International Council of Religious Education. American Standard Bible Committee. [Chicago] : International Council of Religious Education, c1946.
- REF BS2091 .I55
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Lexicons, Grammars, and Other Language Resources:
Lexicons 
Greek Hebrew/Aramaic Latin Reference Grammars Aramaic Greek Hebrew Other Language Resources Top of Reference Guide
Greek Lexicons
- A Greek-English Lexicon. (Henry George Liddell, and Robert Scott, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.)
- REF PA445.E5 L6 1968 (1996 EDITION IN PROCESS)
- "This excellent lexicon, mainly devoted to classical Greek, frequently includes references to the LXX and the NT. It is especially useful for tracing the early history of a NT word or for determining its etymology." Fitzmyer
- "The Greek-English Lexicon of Liddell and Scott was first published in 1843 ... it has gone through nine editions, the last being augmented by a Supplement published in 1968 ... Much new material has become available since the publication of the first Supplement and the incorporation of this is again the main aim of the new Supplement."--Pref.
- Greek-English Lexicon. A Supplement. (Henry G. Liddell, Robert Scott, H. Stuart Jones; edited by E.A. Barber with the assistance of P. Maas, M. Scheller and M.L. West. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968. )
- REF PA445 E5 L6 1996 Suppl.
- A supplement to the Liddell and Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon "which sought to take account of new material in the publications of more recently discovered inscriptions and papyrus texts or new critical editions. It includes the "addenda et corrigenda" to the two main volumes [bound in one volume], accumulated since 1940. New word entries are prefixed with a superscript x." Fitzmyer
- A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature / revised and edited by Frederick William Danker. [3RD EDITION BDAG] Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2000.
- REF PA881.B413 2000
- "Based on Walter Bauer's Griechisch-deutsches Wörterbuch zu den Schriften des Neuen Testaments und der frühchristlichen Literatur, sixth edition, ed. Kurt Aland and Barbara Aland, with Viktor Reichmann and on previous English editions by W.F. Arndt, F.W. Gingrich, and F.W. Danker."--T.p.
- A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. William F. Arndt and F. Wilbur Gingrich. 2d ed., rev. and augmented by F. Wilbur Gingrich and Frederick W. Danker from Walter Bauer's 5th ed., 1958. (Walter Bauer, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c1979.)
- REF PA881.B413 1979
- The second English edition has utilized much of the new material that Bauer introduced into his 5th ed. and added some other material gathered by the present editors. The Bauer lexicon's "value lies in the attempt to give succinctly the history of the Greek word, indicating its terminus a quo in Greek literature, its use in the LXX, papyri, and later Greek, as well as the NT occurrences themselves. Abundant bibliographical references to articles and books on the word concerned are also supplied."Fitzmyer
- The analytical lexicon to the Septuagint : a complete parsing guide / Bernard A. Taylor. Taylor, Bernard A.Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, 1994.
- REF BS744 .T38 1994
- An Index to the Revised Bauer-Arndt-Gingrich Greek Lexicon. (John R. Alsop, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House, 1981.)
- REF PA881 B42 1981
- This index is designed to help one quickly locate the discussion of any given word. The lexical forms are given in the biblical order with the chapter and verse indicated. The Greek lexical form is followed by an indication of the section and subsections in which the discussion of the word is found in BAG, an English gloss and the page number with a letter indicating the quadrant of the page where the discussion of this word is to be found (a - the upper half of the left column, b - the lower half of the left column, c - the upper half of the right column, and d - the lower half of the right column.)
- A Reader's Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament / by Sakae Kubo. Berrien Springs, Mich. : Andrews University Press, 1971
- REF PA881 .K8
- Exegetical dictionary of the New Testament / edited by Horst Balz and Gerhard Schneider. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans, c1990-
- REF BS2312 .E913 1990
- Translation of: Exegetisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament. Includes bibliographical references.
- New Testament word lists for rapid reading of the Greek Testament / compiled and edited by Clinton Morrison and David H. Barnes.Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, 1966.
- REF PA881 .M67
- Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains. (Johannes P. Louw, editor, Eugene A. Nida, editor; Ronald B. Smith, part-time editor; Karen A. Munson, associate editor. 1st ed. New York, NY, USA: United Bible Societies, 1988.) 2nd edition, 1989.
- REF PA881 G68 1989
- This lexicon classifies the Greek words and idioms of the New Testament according to shared and distinctive semantic features. The words are grouped in categories called semantic domains, which are listed on pg xxiv-xxv, following the introduction to the lexicon. The domains are further divided into subdomains, which are listed at the beginning of each domain section. The Greek lexical forms with their definitions are listed under the subdomain headings. The second volume contains three indices; a Greek-English index, an English index, and a passage or scripture index.
- Theological dictionary of the New Testament. Translator and editor: Geoffrey W. Bromiley. Kittel, Gerhard, Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans, c1964-c1976. Vol. 5- edited by Gerhard Friedrich.
- REF PA881 .K513
- The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (TDNT or Kittel) is considered by many to be the best New Testament dictionary ever compiled. It contains 2300 entries which cover the spectrum of biblical topics from "A to Z."
- MORE GREEK LEXICONS (older reprints, classical, & popular formats)
sectionLatin Lexicons
- A Concise dictionary to the Vulgate New Testament / by G. C. Richards. London : S. Bagster, [1934?]
- REF PA2888 .R5
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Hebrew/Aramaic Lexicons
- A concise Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of the Old Testament : based upon the lexical work of Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner / by William L. Holladay. Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, 1971.
- REF PJ4833 .H6
- "An abbreviated English form of KB ...; it used as much of HALAT as was available at the time and supplied the rest from KB. It is intended for students beginning their study of biblical Hebrew and Aramaic and is well suited for that purpose." (Fitzmyer)
Less cumbersome and more up to date than BDB. Not as extensive in terms of etymologies.- The new Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Hebrew and English lexicon : with an appendix containing the Biblical Aramaic / by Francis Brown ; with the cooperation of S.R. Driver and Charles A. Briggs. Peabody, MA : Hendrickson Publishers, c1979.
- REF PJ4833 .B68 1979
- "Based on the lexicon of William Gesenius, as translated by Edward Robinson; and edited with constant reference to the thesarus of Gesenius as completed by E. Rödiger, and with authorized use of the latest German editions of Gesenius' Handwörterbuch über das Alte Testament; with the numbering system from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance added ... "Includes: Indexes to all editions of Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew lexicon / compiled by Maurice A. Robinson.
- The vocabulary guide to Biblical Hebrew / Miles V. Van Pelt and Gary D. Pratico.Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 2003.
- REF PJ4845 .V36 2003
- The Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of the Old Testament / by Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner ; subsequently revised by Walter Baumgartner and Johann Jakob Stamm ; with assistance from Benedikt Hartmann ... [et al.] ; translated and edited under supervision of M.E.J. Richardson. Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2001.
- REF PJ4833 .K5813 2001 2VOL
- words arranged alphabetically, not by verbal roots. "It takes full advantage of the enormous advances that have been made in Semitic linguistics since the publication of older dictionares like Gesenius and Brown-Driver-Briggs." [preface]
- A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament: with an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic, Based on the Lexicon of William Gesenius as Translated by Edward Robinson. Edited with constant reference to the Thesaurus of Gesenius as completed by E. Rodiger, and with authorized use of the latest German editions of Gesenius's Handwörterbuch über das Alte Testament by Francis Brown with the cooperation of S.R. Driver and Charles A. Briggs. (1957, 1978, 1996 printings) [BDB]
- REF PJ4833 G4713 1955
- "The dictionary includes both Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic; words are not arranged alphabetically, but according to roots, sometimes more putative than real. Though the etymologies usually need scrutiny and many translations must now be corrected, this work is still valuable for its abundance of references to biblical passages and its listing of Hebrew or Aramaic idioms, which more modern lexica often curtail. For the corrected impression, G.R. Driver inserted only those corrections which could be made without resetting the sheets. This lexicon was based on an English translation of one by W. Gesenius, which in later editions has been a valuable reference tool. BDB has been reissued: The New Brown-Driver-Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew and English Lexicon with an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1979). The Addenda and Corrigenda grouped previously in an appendix have been moved to the bottom margin of pages to which they refer. The Hebrew or Aramaic words have been coded to the numbering system of Strong's Concordance, and an important index has been added. All of this makes this old lexicon a still valuable tool for study." Fitzmyer
- Index to Brown, Driver and Briggs Hebrew Lexicon. (Bruce Einspahr, Chicago: Moody Press, 1976.)
- REF PJ4833 B683 E35
- This index lists the unpointed Hebrew word as it occurs in BDB under the biblical verse, with an English gloss, followed by the page number and section number where a discussion of the form can be found in BDB. The order of the books of the Bible is that of the Christian canon.
- The dictionary of classical Hebrew / David J.A. Clines, editor. Sheffield : Sheffield Academic Press, 1993-<1998 >
- REF PJ4833 .D53 1993
- v. 1. Aleph -- v. 2. B-V -- v. 3. Z-T -- v. 4. Y-L.
Yet to be finished.- Theological dictionary of the Old Testament / edited by G. Johannes Botterweck and Helmer Ringgren ; translated by John T. Willis. Grand Rapids : Eerdmans, 1974-<c1990 >
- REF BS440 .B5713
- Useful for in depth discussions of nuance, meaning, etymology and context. Still in process of translation from the German.
- Theological lexicon of the Old Testament / [edited by] Ernst Jenni, Claus Westermann ; translated by Mark E. Biddle. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, c1997.
- REF BS440 .T4813 1997
- Theologisches Handwörterbuch zum Alten Testament
- A comprehensive etymological dictionary of the Hebrew language for readers of English / Ernest David Klein ; foreword by Haim Rabin ; [editor, Baruch Sarel]. New York, NY : Macmillan, c1987.
- REF PJ4833 .K54 1987
- The vocabulary of the Old Testament / Francis I. Andersen and A. Dean Forbes. Roma : Pontificio Istituto biblico, 1989.
- REF BS1121 .A53 1989
MORE HEBREW DICTIONARIES (older scholarly, & midrashic & modern Hebrew/English)
Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Lexicon/Grammar/Other Language Resources section Aramaic Reference Grammars:
Good to use for solving advanced Semitic language issues--forms, paradigms, prefixes/suffixes, etc. Use indexes as well as tables of content.
- A Short grammar of Biblical Aramaic / by Alger F. Johns. Berrien Springs, Mich. : Andrews University Press, 1978, c1972.
- REF PJ5213 .J6 1972 Soon to be in Reference
- A Grammar of Biblical Aramaic / by Franz Rosenthal. Wiesbaden : O. Harrassowitz, 1961.
- REF PJ5213 .R65
- A dictionary of Jewish Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmudic and geonic periods / by Michael Sokoloff. Ramat-Gan, Israel : Bar Ilan University Press ; Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
- REF PJ5305 .S65 2002
- A dictionary of Jewish Palestinian Aramaic of the Byzantine period / Michael Sokoloff. 2nd ed. Ramat Gan, Israel : Bar Ilan University Press ; Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
- REF PJ5255 .S65 2002
Greek Reference Grammars:
Good to use for solving complicated language issues--forms, paradigms, prefixes/suffixes, etc. Use indexes as well as tables of content.
- Basics of biblical Greek : grammar / William D. Mounce. Grand Rapids : Zondervan, c1993.
- REF PA817 .M63 1993
- A primer of Biblical Greek / N. Clayton Croy. Grand Rapids, Mich : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., c1999.
- REF PA817 .C76 1999
Hebrew Reference Grammars
Good to use for solving complicated language issues--forms, paradigms, prefixes/suffixes, etc. Use indexes as well as tables of content.
- Hebraische Grammatik. English Gesenius' Hebrew grammar. as edited and enlarged by the late E. Kautzsch. 2nd English ed. [rev.] rev. in accordance with the 28th German ed. (1909) by A.E. Cowley; with a facsimile of the Siloam inscription by J. Euting; and a table of alphabets by M. Lidzbarski. (Wilhelm Gesenius, Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1985?) [GKC]
- REF PJ4564 G5 1980
- A Biblical Hebrew reference grammar in English, with an introduction and 3 main parts: 1) Elementary principles, or the sounds and characters, 2) Etymology, or the parts of speech, and 3) Syntax. There are three indices: subject, Hebrew words and forms, and scripture. Still the standard and most comprehensive.
- The vocabulary guide to Biblical Hebrew / Miles V. Van Pelt and Gary D. Pratico.Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 2003.
- REF PJ4845 .V36 2003
- A Cumulative Index to the Grammar and Syntax of Biblical Hebrew. (Frederic Clarke Putman, Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1996)
- REF PJ4553 P87 1996
- A combined scriptural index for 14 reference grammars and reference works on syntax published in English or in German.
Other Language Resources:
- A Concise dictionary to the Vulgate New Testament / by G. C. Richards. London : S. Bagster, [1934?]
- REF PA2888 .R5
- Introduction to the Semitic languages : text specimens and grammatical sketches / Gotthelf Bergsträsser ; translated with notes and bibliography and an appendix on the scripts by Peter T. Daniels.
- REF PJ3021 .B413 1983
Parsing Guides Word Books Interlinear Bibles
These "crutches" should not be relied on or used as a cheap substitute for a student's deeper study and grasp of the biblical languages. They can be useful as double-checks or as a last resort to "possible diagnosis" of a form or meaning. The exegete should return again to the text itself to determine contextual word usage and nuance, including irony and sarcasm that may undercut the "dictionary meaning" of a term.
- PARSING GUIDES
Analytical Key to the Old Testament. (John Joseph Owens, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, 1989-1992.)
- REF PJ4731 B53 O94 1989
- The Hebrew words of each verse of the Hebrew Bible are listed in the order in which they occur in the verse, followed by the grammatical identification, the page number for BDB, the verbal root in some cases, and the paragraph number of Gesenius-Kautzsch-Cowley when there is an explanation of the word there, and an English translation. (Preface)
- Old Testament parsing guide / Todd S. Beall, William A. Banks, Colin Smith. Nashville, Tenn. : Broadman & Holman Publishers, c2000.
- REF PJ4645 .B43 2000
- Rev. and updated ed.
- Old Testament parsing guide / Todd S. Beall, William A. Banks. Chicago : Moody Press, c1986-c1990. Notes: Vol. 2 also by Colin Smith.[1] Genesis-Esther -- [2] Job-Malachi.
- REF PJ4645 .B43 1986
- A Parsing guide to the Greek New Testament / compiled by Nathan E. Han ; with an introduction by Merrill C. Tenney. Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, c1971
- REF PA847 .H3
- The analytical lexicon to the Septuagint : a complete parsing guide / Bernard A. Taylor. Taylor, Bernard A.Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, 1994.
- REF BS744 .T38 1994
WORD BOOKS
Mastering Greek vocabulary / Thomas A. Robinson. 2nd rev. and corrected ed. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 1994, c1991.- REF PA863 .R62 1994
- New Testament word studies / by John Albert Bengel ; a new translation by Charlton T. Lewis and Marvin R. Vincent. Grand Rapids : Kregel, 1971.
- REF BS2335 .B413 1971
- New Testament words / by William Barclay. Philadelphia : Westminster Press, 1974, c1964.
- REF PA881 .B29
- "Keyed to specific passages in the Daily study Bible series ... includes all the words originally explained in Dr. Barclay's A New Testament workbook and More New Testament words."
- Scripture index to The new international dictionary of New Testament theology : and index to selected extrabiblical literature / David Townsley and Russell Bjork. Grand Rapids, MI : Regency Reference Library, c1985.
- REF BS2397.N483 T68 1985
- An Expository dictionary of Biblical words / by W.E. Vine, Merrill F. Unger, William White, Jr. Nashville : T. Nelson, c1984
- REF BS537 .E96 1984
- The JPS dictionary of Jewish words / Joyce Eisenberg & Ellen Scolnic.Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2001.
- REF BM50 .E47 2001 Over 1000 entries for Jewish holidays and life-cycle events, culture, history, the Bible and other sacred texts, and worship. Each entry has a pronunciation guide and is cross-referenced to related terms.
- Expository dictionary of New Testament words : with their precise meanings for English readers / W.E. Vine.
Grand Rapids, Mich : Zondervan, 1981- REF BS2312 .V56 1981
- An expository dictionary of Old Testament words / W. E. Vine ; edited by F. F. Bruce. Old Tappan, N.J. : Revell, c1978.
- REF BS440 .V75 1978
- A Theological word book of the Bible/ edited by Alan Richardson. London: SCM Press, 1950, c1957
- REF BS440 .R53
- And also:
- A Theological word book of the Bible/ edited by Alan Richardson. New York: Macmillan, 1960, c1950.
- REF BS440 .R53 1960
- "Seeks to elucidate key 'theological' words of the Bible, omitting historical, geographical, archeological, and philosophical details."--Cully.
- INTERLINEAR BIBLES
The Interlinear Bible, Hebrew-Greek-English: with Strong's Concordance Numbers above Each Word (Jay P. Green, Sr., general editor and translator. 1 vol. ed. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrikson Publishers, 1986).
- REF BS715 1986
- This interlinear of the OT and NT has Strong's numbers above each Hebrew or Greek word and two English translations, one underneath the Hebrew or Greek text and one in a column on the side. The Hebrew text is the Masoretic text, but the Greek Text (the NT) is Stephens Edition of 1550, which is not the best Greek text.
- The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament: a New Interlinear Translation of the Greek New Testament, United Bible Societies' Third, Corrected Edition with the New Revised Standard Version, New Testament (Translators, Robert K. Brown and Philip W. Comfort; editor, J.D. Douglas. 3rd corr. ed. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Pub., 1990).
- REF BS1965 1990
- REF BS1965.5 1990b
- This interlinear New Testament sets an interlinear translation underneath the Greek text, with the NRSV translation in a column on the side. Symbols are used in the interlinear translation to help clarify Greek grammatical constructions and idioms.
- The NIV Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament. (Ed. John R. Kohlenberger III. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979-1985). 4 volumes.
- REF BS715 1979
- 1987 one volume edition:
- REF BS715 1987
- The Hebrew Text is the Masoretic text of the Leningrad Codex B19a (BHS). A grammatically literal translation based on the vocabulary of the NIV is set underneath the Hebrew text and the NIV translation is in a column on the side
- The interlinear Bible : Hebrew-Greek-English, with Strong's Concordance numbers above each word / Jay P. Green, Sr., general editor and translator. Peabody, MA : Hendrickson Publishers, c1986.
- REF BS3.5 1986
- The Interlinear Hebrew/Greek English Bible / Jay Green, general editor and translator. Wilmington, Del. : Associated Publishers and Authors, 1976-1979.
- REF BS3.5 1976
Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Lexicon/Grammar/Other Language Resources section Related Literature
of the ANE:The Bible emerged from rich socio-theological literary environs. Acquaintance with the writings of sectarians and neighboring cultures can illuminate the canonical scriptures through parallel words and thought patterns (such as "covenant") and by contrast (such as gnosticism's idea of "the logos not made flesh").
Ancient Near Eastern Literature & Civilizations Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha Dead Sea Scrolls Gnostic and Non-canonical Christian Literature Judaica
Hammurabi's Code an online translation. The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature online translations of myths and legends. BACK TO TOP of BIBLE REFERENCE Ancient Near Eastern Literature & Civilizations
- Brill's New Pauly : encyclopaedia of the ancient world : Antiquity / edited by Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider ; English edition, managing editor, Christine F. Salazar, assistant editor, David E. Orton. Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2002-<2003>
- REF DE5 .N3513 2002 MULTI-VOLUME
- A dictionary of ancient Near Eastern mythology / Gwendolyn Leick. London ; New York : Routledge, 1998, c1991.
- REF BL1060 .L44 1998
- The Philo index : a complete Greek word index to the writings of Philo of Alexandria / Peder Borgen, Kere Fuglseth, Roald Skarsten. Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge, U.K. : Wm B. Eerdmans Pub. ; Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, c2000.
- REF PA4270.Z5 B67 2000
- Dictionary of the ancient Near East / edited by Piotr Bienkowski and Alan Millard. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000.
- REF DS56 .D5 2000
- Who's who in the Greek world / John Hazel. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- REF DE7 .H39 2001
- Who's who in the Ancient Near East / Gwendolyn Leick. London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
- REF DS62.2 .L45 1999
- Who's who in ancient Egypt / Michael Rice. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- REF DT83 .R47 2002
- Civilizations of the Ancient Near East / Jack M. Sasson, editor in chief ; John Baines, Gary Beckman, Karen S. Rubinson, associate editors. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 2000.
- REF DS57 .C547 2000
- 4 v. in 2 : ill., maps ; 29 cm.
- Civilizations of the ancient Near East / Jack M. Sasson, editor in chief ; John Baines, Gary Beckman, Karen S. Rubinson, associate editors. New York, NY : Scribner, 1995-
- REF DS57 .C55 1995
- Maps on lining papers. Vol. 1, pt. 1. Ancient Near East in Western thought. pt. 2. The Environment. pt. 3. Population. pt. 4. Social institutions -- v. 2. pt. 5. History and culture -- v. 3. pt. 6. Economy and trade. pt. 7. Technology and artistic production. pt. 8. Religion and science -- v. 4. pt. 9 Language, writing, and literature. pt. 10. Visual and performing arts. pt. 11. Retrospective essays.
- The Ancient Near East in Pictures Relating to the Old Testament. 2nd ed. with suppl. James Bennett Pritchard, Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press, 1969. [ANEP]
- REF DS42 P832 1969
- "A collection of over 750 pictures arranged according to such topics as daily life, writing, gods and their emblems, etc. Nearly one hundred page of text explain the pictures and supply information and bibliography about their origins and discussions of them." Fitzmyer
- Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament. (James Bennett Pritchard, Translators and annotators: W. F. Albright [and others] 3rd ed., with supplement. Princeton, N. J. Princeton University Press, 1969.) [ANET]
- REF BS1180 P83 1969
- "This valuable collection of ancient Near Eastern texts in translation first appeared in 1950. An expanded 2nd ed. was put out in 1955 (along with a fascicle containing the added texts, New Material from the Second, Revised Edition of Ancient Near Eastern Texts...; this fascicle made it possible to continue to use the fires edition). The third edition (1969) not only contains further new material but offers translations of the existing texts that have been revised; when the additions were such that they could not be fitted into the existing space in the book's format, they were gathered in a supplementary section ... . The original texts are selections from Egyptian, Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Ugaritic, South Arabic, Canaanite, and Aramaic documents, translated by experts in each field. The selections are grouped according to literary form: (1) myths, epics, legends; (2) legal texts (now including Akkadian treaties from Syria and Assyria); (3) historical texts; (4) rituals, incantations, and descriptions of festivals; (5) hymns and prayers; (6) didactic and wisdom literature; (7) lamentations (8) secular songs and poems; (9) letters; (10) miscellaneous texts; and (11) supplement (the addenda which would not fit into existing space). The work is a real library of ancient Near Eastern literature, which is indispensable in the study of the OT." Fitzmyer
- The Ancient Near East; Supplementary Texts and Pictures Relating to the Old Testament. (James Bennett Pritchard, Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1969.) [ANESTP]
- REF DS42 .P833
- "This volume supplies the added materials in the 3rd. ed. of ANET, which enables one to use the older editions of ANET and ANEP; 55 new pages of material are added to the latter. The new materials are from more recently excavated sites in Palestine, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. They expand almost every section of the original edition; and some of the translations are revised forms of what is found in earlier editions." Fitzmyer
- A synoptic concordance of Aramaic inscriptions (according to H. Donner & W. Roellig) / edited by Walter E. Aufrecht ; programming by John C. Hurd.
- REF PJ3081.D633 A8
- Dictionary of the North-west Semitic inscriptions / by J. Hoftijzer and K. Jongeling ; with appendices by R.C. Steiner, A. Mosak Moshavi, and B. Porten.
- Who's who in classical mythology / Michael Grant and John Hazel. London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- REF BL715 .G68 2002
- Old Akkadian writing and grammar. / I. J. Gelb
- REF PJ3125 .M37 no. 2 1961
- Glossary of Old Akkadian / by I.J. Gelb
- PJ3125 .M37 no.3
Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Related Literature section Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha
Collected Works Individual Texts Resources
Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Related Literature section - The Holy Bible : revised standard version containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical books. New York : Collins, 1973.
- REF BS191.A1 1973 .N38
- On cover: Common Bible.
- The New English Bible: the Apocrypha. London : Oxford U.P. : Cambridge U.P., 1970.
- Translated under the supervision of the Joint Committee on the New Translation of the Bible.
- REF BS1692 1970
- The Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha of the Old Testament in English: with Introductions and Critical and Explanatory Notes to the Several Books. (Ed. R.H. Charles. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1913.)
- REF BS1692 1913
- "This work contains English translations, done by various scholars, of the apocryphal/deuterocanonical and pseudepigraphical literature related to the OT. There are also extensive introductions, critical and explanatory notes, and a detailed topical index. ... Though this work has been replaced by the more modern translations edited by J.H. Charlesworth and H.D.F. Sparks, it retains its value because of its introductions, notes, and especially its index." (Fitzmyer)
- The Apocryphal Old Testament. (Ed. H.F.D. Sparks. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1985.)
- REF BS1692 1984
- "Presents new (or revised) translations of the more important noncanonical Old Testament books, the selection smaller than Charlesworth and intended for general rather than strictly academic use." (Balay)
- The Apocryphal New Testament: a Collection of Apocryphal Christian Literature in an English Translation. (J.K. Elliott. Oxford: Clarendon Press; New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.)
- REF BS2832 A2 1993
- This reworking of James, The Apocryphal New Testament (Oxford, 1924) is a one volume collection of non-canonical Christian texts, with introductions and bibliography for each text. (Preface)
- The New Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: a guide to publications, with excursuses on apocalypses. (James H. Charlesworth, Chicago: American Theological Library Association; Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1987.)
- REF Z7772 Z5 C45 1987
- "This book includes a report on NT Apocrypha research, a survey of the Johannine Apocalypse, and a discussion of the continuum of Jewish and Christian Apocalypses. Then it provides a bibliographic guide to publications of 104 apocrypha and pseudepigrapha." Fitzmyer
- The Apocrypha : c Revised standard version of the Old Testament / translated from the Greek and Latin tongues, being the version set forth A.D. 1611, rev. A.D. 1894, compared with the most ancient authorities and rev. A.D. 1957. New York : Nelson, c1957.
- REF BS1692 1957
- The Old Testament pseudepigrapha / edited by James H. Charlesworth. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1983-1985.
- REF BS1830 .A3 1983
- v. 1. Apocalyptic literature and testaments.--v. 2. Expansions of the "Old Testament" and legends, wisdom and philosophical literature, prayers, psalms, and odes, fragments of lost Judeo-Hellenistic works.
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Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Related Literature section- Judith : a new translation with introduction and commentary / by Carey A. Moore. Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1985.
- Bibliography: p. [109]-117.Includes indexes.
- REF BS192.2.A1 1964 .G3 vol. 40
- II Maccabees / a new translation with introduction and commentary by Jonathan A. Goldstein Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1982.
- REF BS192.2.A1 1964 G3 v.41A
- I and II Esdras / introduction, translation and commentary by Jacob M. Myers.
- Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday , 1974.
- REF BS192.2.A1 1964 .G3 vol. 42
- The First and second books of Esdras / commentary on 1 Esdras by R. J. Coggins and commentary on 2 Esdras by M. A. Knibb.
Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1979.- REF BS1713 1979
- Daniel, Esther, and Jeremiah : the additions / a new translation with introduction and commentary by Carey A. Moore.
- Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1977.
- REF BS192.2.A1 1964 .G3 vol. 44
- Ecclesiasticus, or, The Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach / commentary by John G. Snaith.
- Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 1974
- REF BS1765.3 .S6 1974
- The First and second books of the Maccabees / commentary by John R. Bartlett. Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, 1973.
- REF BS1825.3 .B37 1973
- The Wisdom of Solomon / commentary by Ernest G. Clarke. Cambridge [England] : University Press, 1973.
- REF BS1755.3 .C55 1973
- The Shorter books of the Apocrypha : Tobit, Judith, Rest of Esther, Baruch, Letter of Jeremiah, additions to Daniel and Prayer of Manasseh / commentary by J.C. Dancy, with contributions by W.J. Fuerst and R.J. Hammer.
- Cambridge [England] : University Press, 1972.
- REF BS1695 .D3 1972
- The Wisdom of Solomon : introduction and commentary / by John Geyer. London : SCM Press, 1963.
- REF BS1755.3 .G4
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Top of Reference Guide | Top of Related Literature sectionRESOURCES
- REF BS1700 .C45 1981
- A scripture index to Charlesworth's The Old Testament pseudepigrapha / Steve Delamarter ; with a contribution by James H. Charlesworth. London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, c2002.
- REF BS1830 .A3 D44 2002
- A bibliography of pseudepigrapha research, 1850-1999 / Lorenzo DiTommaso. Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, 2001.
- REF Z7772.K1 D58 2001
- (Journal for the study of the pseudepigrapha. Supplement series ; 39)
- A Concordance to the Apocrypha/Deuterocanonical books of the Revised Standard Version : derived from the Bible Data Bank of the Centre Informatique et Bible (Abbey of Maredsous) / foreword by Bruce M. Metzger.
- Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans ; London : Collins, 1983.
- REF BS1700 .C66 1983
- "An entry for every word that appears in the 1977 edition of the RSV Apocrypha/Deuterocanonicals"--Introd.
- REF BS1122 H3 1975
- "The aim of this work was to present a complete concordance to the Greek OT, the LXX, including its text of deuterocanonical and aprocryphal books, and to other Greek versions contained in the Hexapla. The work is based on the uncial mss. A, B, S, and the Sixtine edition of R (1587 [with corrections of its obvious mistakes and blunders]). The Hebrew equivalents of the Greek word are numbered and each entry is followed by a number, in an attempt to indicate the relation. Proper names are separately presented, and a reverse index gives the Greek equivalents of Hebrew words. This work is indispensable for the study of the Bible, but it must be used with caution. The evidence is limited to four mss.; the Hebrew-Greek equivalences must always be checked. Once the references are found, they should then be checked in the critical editions of the LXX for possible variants. An important tool for the use of this concordance is found in E. Camilo dos Santos, An Expanded Hebrew Index for the Hatch-Redpath Concordance to the Septuagint (Jerusalem: Dugith, 1973). This index places all the Greek equivalents alongside the Semitic words that are listed in alphabetical order." Fitzmyer
- An Expanded Hebrew Index for the Hatch-Redpath Concordance to the Septuagint. (Elmar Camilo dos Santos, Jerusalem, Dugith Publishers 1973)
- REF BS1122 .H32 S26
- An important tool for the use of A Concordance to the Septuagint and the Other Greek Versions of the Old Testament: Including the Apocryphal Books. (Edwin Hatch and Henry Redpath; assisted by other scholars. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1983. ). This index places all the Greek equivalents alongside the Semitic words that are listed in alphabetical order. Fitzmyer
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Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Related Literature section Dead Sea Scrolls
- Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea scrolls / Lawrence H. Schiffman and James C. VanderKam, editors in chief. New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- REF BM487 .E53 2000
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Vol. 1. A-M -- v. 2. N-Z.
- The Dead Sea scrolls Bible : the oldest known Bible / translated for the first time into English [by] Martin Abegg, Jr., Peter Flint, and Eugene Ulrich. San Francisco, Calif. : HarperSanFrancisco, 1999.
- REF BS895 .A24 1999
- A bibliography of the finds in the desert of Judah 1970-1995 : arranged by author with citation and subject indexes / by Florentino García Martínez and Donald W. Parry. Leiden, the Netherlands ; New York : Brill, 1996.
- REF Z6371.D4 G37 1996
- Graphic concordance to the Dead Sea scrolls / by James H. Charlesworth with R.E. Whitaker ... [et al.].Charlesworth, James H. Tübingen : J.C.B. Mohr (P. Siebeck) ; Louisville : Westminster/John Knox Press, c1991.
- REF BM487 .G66 1991
- Introductory material in English, concordance in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxix]-xxx).
- A facsimile edition of the Dead Sea scrolls / prepared with an introduction and index by Robert H. Eisenman and James M. Robinson. Dead Sea scrolls. Washington, D.C. : Biblical Archaeology Society, 1991.
- REF BM487 .A05 1991
- Introduction in English; facsims. primarily in Hebrew and Aramaic. Includes bibliographical references and index. v. 1. Plates 1-107 -- v. 2. Plates 908-1785.
- A catalog of biblical passages in the Dead Sea scrolls / David L. Washburn. Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2003, c2002.
- REF BS1099.H4 W37 2003
- The Dead Sea scrolls catalogue : documents, photographs, and museum inventory numbers / compiled by Stephen A. Reed ; revised and edited by Marilyn J. Lundberg with the collaboration of Michael B. Phelps.Reed, Stephen A. Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press, c1994.
- REF Z6605.H4 R44 1994
- "A publication of the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center and the Society of Biblical Literature in cooperation with the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Shrine of the Book." Includes bibliographical references.
- The Dead Sea scrolls : major publications and tools for study : with an addendum (January 1977) / by Joseph A. Fitzmyer. Missoula, Mont. : Published by Scholars Press for the Society of Biblical Literature, 1977.
- REF Z6371.D4 F58 1977
- Bibliography of Hebrew publications on the Dead Sea scrolls, 1948-1964 / Michael Yizhar. Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1967.
- REF Z6371.D4 Y5
- James, the brother of Jesus : the key to unlocking the secrets of early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls / Robert Eisenman. New York : Viking, 1997.
- REF BS2454.J3 E37 1997
- An intriguing, but dubious, exploration of the history of the early church and James' central role in light of the DDS.
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- The Nag Hammadi Library in English. translated by members of the Coptic Gnostic Library Project of the Institute for Antiquity and Christianity, Claremont, California. 3rd completely rev. ed. with an afterword by Richard Smith. (San Francisco: Harper & Row, c1988.)
- REF BT1391 A3 1996
- A thorough revision of The Nag Hammadi Library in English with new tractate introductions and two titles from the closely related Berlin Gnostic Papyrus. (Preface)
- Nag Hammadi bibliography, 1970-1994 / by David M. Scholer. Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1997.
- REF BT1391 .S36 1997
- Shepherd of Hermas : a commentary / by Carolyn Osiek ; edited by Helmut Koester. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1999.
- REF BS2900.H5 O84 1999
- The Didache : a commentary / by Kurt Niederwimmer ; translation by Linda M. Maloney ; edited by Harold W. Attridge. Minneapolis : Fortress Press, c1998.
- REF BS2940.T5 N5413 1998
- The apostolic tradition : a commentary / by Paul F. Bradshaw, Maxwell E. Johnson, and L. Edward Phillips ; edited by Harold W. Attridge. Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, c2002.
- REF BR65 .H83 A67 2002
- the anonymous church order conventionally attributed to Hippolytus of Rome translated in parallel columns from the Latin, Sahidic, Arabic, Ethiopic as well as from the Apostolic Constitutions, Canons of Hippolytus and Testamentum Domini
- A Computer-generated concordance of the Coptic text of the Gospel according to Thomas / Watson Mills, general editor ; [generated by Eldon H. Degge] [Wooster, Ohio] : Biblical Research Associates, c1995.
- REF BS421 .C64 V.43
- Crimes of perception : an encyclopedia of heresies and heretics / Leonard George. New York : Paragon House, 1995.
- REF BT1315.2 .G46 1995
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- REF BM499.5 .E4 1896
- This is an older and dated reference work. More useful are the circulation Soncino and Neusner volumes in the circulation stacks.
- Haftarot. English & Hebrew. Fishbane, Michael A. Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2002.
- REF BM670.H3 F57 2002
- Encyclopedia of Midrash : Biblical interpretation in formative Judaism / edited by Jacob Neusner & Alan J. Avery Peck. Leiden, the Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2005.
- REF BM514 .E53 2005 2VOL
- The New Testament and the Mishnah : a cross-reference index / Charles R. Gianotti. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Book House, 1983.
- REF BS2310 .G56 1983
- The JPS dictionary of Jewish words / Joyce Eisenberg & Ellen Scolnic.Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2001.
- REF BM50 .E47 2001 Over 1000 entries for Jewish holidays and life-cycle events, culture, history, the Bible and other sacred texts, and worship. Each entry has a pronunciation guide and is cross-referenced to related terms.
- Talmud bavli im kol ha-mifrashim ke‘asher nidfas me-kedem ve-im hosfot hadshot
- REF BM497 1959 OVERSIZE
- Title romanized from the Hebrew "The Babylonian Talmud with all the interpretations that were printed earlier and with new additions as annotated in the second title-page" being the rabbinic commentaries on the Talmud's expansions on the Mishnah.
- Biblical and Judaic acronyms / compiled by Lawrence Marwick. New York : Ktav Pub. House, 1979.
- REF DS102.8 .M37
- Encyclopedia of Biblical interpretation : a millennial anthology / by Menahem M. Kasher ; translated under the editorship of Harry Freedman. New York : American Biblical Encyclopedia Society, 1953-
- REF BS1225.3 .K331
- Notes: Text of Pentateuch with commentary and Talmudic-Midrashic interpretations. Abridged translation of the author's Humash Torah shelemah.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Encyclopaedia Judaica. Jerusalem / New York : Macmillan c1971-72, v. 1, c1972.
- REF DS102.8 .E496 1971
- Use for articles on Biblical interpretation, history and brief commentary from a Jewish and contemporary perspective.
- The Jewish encyclopedia : a descriptive record of the history, religion, literature, and customs of the Jewish people from the earliest times to the present day / prepared ... under the direction of ... Cyrus Adler...[ et al.]; Isidore Singer ... managing editor . New York ; London : Funk & Wagnalls Company, 1901-06.
- REF DS102.8 .J6 1901
- A good resource but dated. Refer to Encyclopædia Judaica for more contemporary information on Biblical (as well as modern) issues from a Jewish perspective.
- A complete concordance to Flavius Josephus / in cooperation with Erwin Buck ... [et al.] ; edited by Karl Heinrich Rengstorf. Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2002.
- REF PA4224 .R4 2002 2VOL
- A concordance to the Targum of Isaiah : based on the Brit. Mus. Or. Ms. 2211 /J. B. van Zijl. Missoula, Mont.: Scholars Press, 1979.
- REF BS1514.A7 J6
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See also online resourcesHebrew Bible Septuagint Greek New Testament Latin Multilingual Interlinear Bibles Greek New Testament
- The Greek New Testament edited by Barbara Aland ... [et al.] in cooperation with the Institute for New Testament Textual Research, Münster/Westphalia. United Bible Societies, [c1994].
- REF BS1965 1975
- Greek-English New Testament /Nestle-Aland. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelstiftung, c1981.
REF BS1965 1981- Introduction in English; text in Greek and English; Appendices chiefly Latin.
"Zeugen, Zeichen, Abkürzungen" inserted. Appendices (p. [683]-779): Codices Graeci et Latini -- Textuum differentiae -- Loci citati vel allegati --Signa, sigla et abbreviationes.
"The 2nd edition of the Revised Standard version and the text of the Novum Testamentum Graece [26thed.], in the tradition of Eberhard Nestle and Erwin Nestle, edited by Kurt Aland ... [et al.] The critical apparatuses, prepared and edited together with the Institute for New Testament Textual Reseach, Münter/Westphalia by Kurt Aland and Barbara Aland."- The Greek New Testament: UBS4 with NRSV & NIV (John R Kohlenberger, III, editor; foreword by Bruce M. Metzger. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Publishing House, c1993).
- REF BS1965.5 1993
manuscripts, papyri, and patristic citations
- Kurzgefasste Liste der griechischen Handschriften des Neuen Testaments (in Verbindung mit Michael Welte, Beate Köster und Klaus Junack bearbeitet von Kurt Aland. 2., neubearbeitete und erg&anzte Aufl. Berlin; New York: W. de Gruyter, 1994).
- REF Z7771 M3 A4 1994
- The standard reference for Greek manuscripts of the New Testament. The first edition must be supplemented by the addenda which have appeared in Materialien zur neutestamentlichen Handschriftenkunde 1 (ANTF 3, Berlin: 1969): 1-53 (Suppl. List VII), and in the successive Reports of the Hermann Kunst Foundation for New Testament Textual Research for 1970-1971, pp. 14-19; 1972-1974, pp. 11-13; 1975-1976, pp. 11-16; and 1985-1987, pp. 59-60. (Aland)
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Leningrad codex
- Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia / = [Torah, Nevi’im u-Khetuvim] quae antea cooperantibus A. Alt, O. Eissfeldt, P. Kahle ; ediderat R. Kittel ; adjuvantibus H. Bardtke ... [et al.] ; cooperantibus H.P. Rüger et J. Ziegler ; ediderunt K. Elliger et W. Rudolph ; textum Masoreticum curavit H.P. Rüger ; masoram elaboravit G.E. Weil. Stuttgart : Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, c1967/77 [i.e. 1977]
- REF BS715 1977A
- Best resource for critical scholarship with apparatus and marginalia to suggest secondary readings and textual difficulties.
- Biblia Hebraica Leningradensia : prepared according to the vocalization, accents, and masora of Aaron ben Moses ben Asher in the Leningrad Codex / edited by Aron Dotan. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, 2000.
- REF BS715 2000
- Not a scholarly edition; lacks apparatus and maginalia for independent critical judgment and secondary readings. Appendices gather useful liturgical items.
- JPS Hebrew-English Tanakh : the traditional Hebrew text and the new JPS translation. Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 1999.
- REF BS895 .J4 1999
- Side by side Hebrew-English columns. Hebrew based on Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Some footnoted variants. Helpful for quick contextual study of Hebrew texts--not an interlinear edition.
- Ancient Hebrew inscriptions : corpus and concordance / G.I. Davies ; assisted by M.N.A. Bockmuehl, D.R. de Lacey, and A.J. Poulter. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1991.
- REF PJ5034.8.P3 D38 1991
Older editions:
- Torah Nebi’im Kethubim [Romanized title] = The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic text. Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society of America, 1955.
- REF BS715 1955 H6
- Side by side Hebrew-English columns. Based on non-critical Masoretic text and older English (Jewish) translation.
- REF BS715 1949 .K6
- Biblia Hebraica / adjuvantibus W. Baumgartner ... [et al.] ; edidit Rud. Kittel ; textum masoreticum curavit P. Kahle. Genevae ; Stutgardiae : Pro Societatum Biblicarum Confoederatione emitis Virgembergicum institutum Biblicum, 1949, c1937.
- REF BS715 1949 .K5
- The Old Testament : diligently revised according to the Massorah and the early editions with the various readings; from the mss. and the ancient versions / by C.D. Ginsberg. London : British and Foreign Bible Society, 1926. 4 volumes
- REF BS715 1926 G5
- [Sefer Torah, Nevi’im u-Khetuvim (romanized form)]. New York : Hebrew Publishing Company, [1916/17]
- REF BS715 1916
- entirely Hebrew, with helps according to the Masorah
- Biblia Hebraica / ad optimas editiones inprimis Everardi van der Hooght ; ex recensione Aug. Hahnii expressa ; praefatus est Ern. Fr. Car. Rosenmüller.
- REF BS715 1838
- The NIV triglot Old Testament / introd. by John R. Kohlenberger III. Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan Pub. House, c1981.
- REF BS701 1981
- NIV - LXX - Rabbinic Hebrew texts in adjacent columns
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Multi-language
(Polygots)- The Hexaglot Bible : comprising the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments in the original tongues : together with the Septuagint, the Syriac (of the New Testament), the Vulgate, the authorized English, and German, and the most approved French, versions : arranged in parallel columns / edited by Edward Riches de Levante ; assisted by competent Biblical scholars.
- REF BS1 1874
Prolegomenon.--v.1. Pentateuch.--v.2. Joshua-Kings.--v.3. I Chronicles-Song of Solomon.--v.4. Isaiah-Malachi.--v.5.
Gospels.--v.6. Acts-Revelation.
- REF BS1331 .V3
- Text in Hebrew, Greek and Latin in parallel columns, specifically on the books of Kings and Chronicles.
Top of Bible Reference Guide | Top of Texts & Versions Guide Septuagint (Greek Old Testament)
- Bibliography of the Septuagint = Bibliographie de la Septante : (1970-1993) / par Cecile Dogniez ; avec une préface de Pierre-Maurice Bogaert. Leiden, the Netherlands ; New York : Brill, 1995.
- REF Z7772.A1 D645 1995
Greek-English editions- Septuaginta; id est, Vetus Testamentum graece iuxta LXX interpretes (edidit Alfred Rahlfs. Stuttgart, Privilegierte württembergische Bibelanstalt 1935).
- REF BS741 R34 1952
- "Rahlfs's edition is complete and useful for quick reference, but the apparatus is too small for most text-critical needs." (McCarter)
- The Old Testament in Greek, according to the text of Codex Vaticanus : supplemented from other uncial manuscripts, with a critical apparatus containing the variants of the chief ancient authorities for the text of the Septuagint / edited by Alan England Brooke and Norman McLean. Cambridge [England] : University Press, 1906-40.
- REF BS41 1906 .B7
- The Septuagint with Apocrypha : Greek and English / Sir Lancelot C. L. Brenton. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, c1851, 1999 printing.
- REF BS742 .B746 1999
- The Septuagint with Apocrypha, Greek and English (Sir Lancelot C.L. Brenton. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House, [1985?])
- REF BS742 B7 1972
- The NIV triglot Old Testament / introd. by John R. Kohlenberger III. Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan Pub. House, c1981.
- REF BS701 1981
- NIV - LXX - Rabbinic Hebrew texts in adjacent columns
Greek and Latin
- Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine textum Graecum post Eberhard Nestle et Erwin Nestle communiter ediderunt Barbara et Kurt Aland ... [et al.]; textus Latinus Novae Vulgatae Bibliorum Sacrorum editioni debetur; utriusque textus apparatum criticum recensuerunt et editionem novis curis elaboraverunt Barbara et Kurt Aland una cum Instituto Studiorum Textus Novi Testamenti Monasteriensi Westphaliae. 3., neuarb. Aufl. (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1994, c1984). 1957
- REF BS1965 1957
Targumim (Aramaic)
- The Bible in Aramaic: based on old manuscripts and printed texts (edited by Alexander Sperber; with a foreword by Robert P. Gordon. 2nd ed. Leiden; New York: E.J. Brill, 1992).
- REF BS709.13 1956 (SWITCH WITH 1992 ED. IN CIRC.??)
- Concordance of the First Targum to the book of Esther /Bernard Grossfeld. Chico, Calif. : Scholars Press, c1984.
- REF BS1374.A73 G76 1984
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The Vulgate
Online Vulgate from the Hypertext Bible- Biblia sacra: iuxta Latinam Vulgatam versionem ad codicum fidem, iussu Pii pp. XI, cura et studio monachorum Sancti Benedicti Commissionis Pontificiae a Pio pp. X institutaesodalium, praeside Aidano Gasquet, S.R.E. cardinale edita (Romae: Typis polyglottis Vaticanis, 1926-<1987>)
- REF BS75 1926
English Translation of the Vulgate
- The Holy Bible, translated from the Latin Vulgate; diligently compared with the Hebrew, Greek, and other editions in divers languages. The Old Testament first published by the English college at Douay, A.D. 1609, and the New Testament first published by the English college at Rheims, A.D. 1582. With annotations, references, and an historical and chronological index; the whole revised and diligently compared with the Latin Vulgate by Bishop Richard Challoner, A.D. 1749-1752. [Published with the] approbation of His Eminence James, cardinal Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore. Rockford, Ill.: Tan Books and Publishers, 1989.
- REF BS180 1989
Greek and Latin
- Novum Testamentum Graece et Latine textum Graecum post Eberhard Nestle et Erwin Nestle communiter ediderunt Barbara et Kurt Aland ... [et al.]; textus Latinus Novae Vulgatae Bibliorum Sacrorum editioni debetur; utriusque textus apparatum criticum recensuerunt et editionem novis curis elaboraverunt Barbara et Kurt Aland una cum Instituto Studiorum Textus Novi Testamenti Monasteriensi Westphaliae. 3., neuarb. Aufl. (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1994, c1984). 1957
- REF BS1965 1957
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- The Interlinear Bible, Hebrew-Greek-English: with Strong's Concordance Numbers above Each Word (Jay P. Green, Sr., general editor and translator. 1 vol. ed. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrikson Publishers, 1986).
- REF BS715 1986
- This interlinear of the OT and NT has Strong's numbers above each Hebrew or Greek word and two English translations, one underneath the Hebrew or Greek text and one in a column on the side. The Hebrew text is the Masoretic text, but the Greek Text (the NT) is Stephens Edition of 1550, which is not the best Greek text.
- The Analytical Greek New Testament. Greet-Text Analysis edited by Barbara Friberg & Timothy Friberg. Grand Rapids: Baker Book house, 1981.
- REF BS1965 1981b
- No translation, but a helpful grammatical analysis in code placed interlinearly.
- The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament: a New Interlinear Translation of the Greek New Testament, United Bible Societies' Third, Corrected Edition with the New Revised Standard Version, New Testament (Translators, Robert K. Brown and Philip W. Comfort; editor, J.D. Douglas. 3rd corr. ed. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Pub., 1990).
- REF BS1965 1990
- REF BS1965.5 1990b
- This interlinear New Testament sets an interlinear translation underneath the Greek text, with the NRSV translation in a column on the side. Symbols are used in the interlinear translation to help clarify Greek grammatical constructions and idioms.
- The NIV Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament. (Ed. John R. Kohlenberger III. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1979-1985). 4 volumes.
- REF BS715 1979
- 1987 one volume edition:
- REF BS715 1987
- The Hebrew Text is the Masoretic text of the Leningrad Codex B19a (BHS). A grammatically literal translation based on the vocabulary of the NIV is set underneath the Hebrew text and the NIV translation is in a column on the side
- The interlinear Bible : Hebrew-Greek-English, with Strong's Concordance numbers above each word / Jay P. Green, Sr., general editor and translator. Peabody, MA : Hendrickson Publishers, c1986.
- REF BS3.5 1986
- The Interlinear Hebrew/Greek English Bible / Jay Green, general editor and translator. Wilmington, Del. : Associated Publishers and Authors, 1976-1979.
- REF BS3.5 1976
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Introductions & Histories in Reference
As the rubric implies, these works simply introduce the history and any issues lying just behind a text. While more detailed, usually, than dictionary and encyclopedias, these works are less engaged with information derived from the biblical texts themselves such as a good commentary might describe. However, general overviews are useful to grasp the peculiar setting of a scripture, and 'Introductions and Histories' provide this possibility. Learn to use the indexes in the back of each volume to locate specific scriptural references and where a text might fit in the broad sweep of Israel and the Church, both chronologically and ideologically.
Nota bene: most Intros and Histories (no matter how objective and factual) betray some confessional leaning or adherence to sets of "facts" on the part of the author(s). Comparison between volumes can prove interesting.Choose: OLD TESTAMENT or NEW TESTAMENT Top of Bible Reference Guide - The Blackwell companion to the Hebrew Bible / edited by Leo G. Perdue. Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell, 2001.
- REF BS1171.3 .B57 2001
- Pt. 1. The Hebrew Bible in modern study -- Preparatory issues in approaching biblical texts / Antony F. Campbell -- Methods of modern literary criticism / David Jobling -- Social scientific approaches / Charles E. Carter -- Pt. 2. Israelite and early Jewish history -- Early Israel and the rise of the Israelite monarchy / Carol Meyers -- The history of Israel in the monarchic period / Leslie J. Hoppe -- Exile, restoration, and colony: Judah in the Persian Empire / Robert P. Carroll -- Pt. 3. Archaeology of ancient Israel and early Judaism -- Archaeology and the history of Israel / William G. Dever -- Biblical and Syro-Palestinian archaeology / William G. Dever -- Pt. 4. The religious and social world of ancient Israel and early Judaism -- Canaan / Dennis Pardee -- The household in ancient Israel and early Judaism / Joseph Blenkinsopp -- Archaeology, the Israelite monarchy, and the Solomonic Temple / William G. Dever -- Schools and literacy in ancient Israel and early Judaism / André Lemaire -- Pt. 5. Old Testament theology -- Modern approaches to Old Testament theology / Henning Graf Reventlow -- Symmetry and extremity in the images of YHWH / Walter Brueggemann -- Theological anthropology in the Hebrew Bible / Phyllis A. Bird -- The community of God in the Hebrew Bible / R.E. Clements -- Old Testament ethics / Bruce C. Birch -- Pt. 6. The Torah -- Creation and redemption in the Torah / Rolf Rendtorff -- Law and narrative in the Pentateuch / Calum Carmichael -- Pt. 7. The prophets -- Former prophets: the Deuteronomistic history / Hermann Spieckermann -- Latter prophets: the major prophets / Klaus Koch -- Latter Prophets: the minor prophets / James L. Crenshaw -- Pt. 8. The writings -- Narrative texts: Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah / Ralph W. Klein -- The Psalter / Erhard S. Gerstenberger -- Wisdom literature / Katharine J. Dell -- Apocalyptic literature / John J. Collins.
- Old Testament introduction / Edwin C. Hostetter. Grand Rapids, Mich: Baker Books, c1995.
- REF BS1140 .2 H678 1995
- Introduction to the Old Testament : from its origins to the closing of the Alexandrian canon / J. Alberto Soggin. Philadelphia : Westminster Press, c1980.
- REF BS1140.2 .S6713 1980
- "Translated by John Bowden from the Italian Introduzione all'Antico Testamento, second revised and updated edition ... with additional revisions by the author, made in March 1980 on the basis of the third Italian edition. The bibliographies were revised for English-speaking readers by R.J. Coggins and have been updated by the author"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
- REF BS1140 E583
- Introduction to the Old Testament / initiated by Ernst Sellin ; completely revised and rewritten by Georg Fohrer; translated by David E. Green. Nashville: Abingdon Press, c1968.
- REF BS1140 S44 1968
- Handbook to the Old Testament / Claus Westermann ; translated and edited by Robert H. Boyd. Minneapolis, MN : Augsburg Pub. House, 1976.
- REF BS1193 .W4 1976
- "A translation of the introduction and Old Testament sections of [the author's] Abriss der Bibelkunde." Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Understanding the Old Testament / edited by O. Jessie Lace. Cambridge [England] : University Press, 1972.
- REF BS1197 .L24
- Old Testament illustrations : photographs, maps and diagrams / compiled and introduced by Clifford M. Jones. Cambridge [England] : University Press, 1971.
- REF BS1180 .J65
- Pictoral illustration of select books and stories--a scholarly approach and companion to Lace's "Understanding the Old Testament."
- Handbook on the prophets : Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, minor prophets / Robert B. Chisholm, Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2002.
- REF BS1505.2 .C53 2002
- The Historical Books / by Richard D. Nelson. Nashville : Abingdon Press, c1998.
- REF BS1205.2 .N45 1998
- treats OT historiography from Joshua through Nehemiah
- REF BS 1187 .A25 1968
- SEE ALSO: introductory articles in
- The Interpreter's Bible REF BS491.2 .I55 &
- The New Interpreter's Bible REF BS491.2 .N484 1994
- Winding quest : the heart of the Old Testament in plain English / by Alan T. Dale ; colour illustrations by Geoffrey Crabbe. London : Oxford University Press, 1972.
- REF BS1197 .D28
- Based on selections from the Old Testament--a basic reader without commentary per se.
New Testament Introductions & Histories- The new interpreter's Bible. New Testament survey. Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon Press, c2005.
- REF BS2330.3 .N49 2005
- The Gospels and narrative literature / Robert C. Tannehill -- Jesus and the Gospels / Christopher M. Tuckett -- The Gospel of Matthew / M. Eugene Boring -- The Gospel of Mark / Pheme Perkins -- The Gospel of Luke / R. Alan Culpepper -- The Gospel of John / Gail R. O'Day -- The Acts of the Apostles / Robert W. Wall -- Introduction to the epistolary literature / Robert W. Wall -- The letter to the Romans / N.T. Wright -- The first letter to the Corinthians / J. Paul Sampley -- The second letter to the Corinthians / J. Paul Sampley -- The letter to the Galatians / Richard B. Hays -- The letter to the Ephesians / Pheme Perkins -- The letter to the Philipians / Morna D. Hooker -- The letter to the Colossians / Andrew T. Lincoln -- The first letter to the Thessalonians / Abraham Smith -- The second letter to the Thessalonians / Abraham Smith -- The first and second letters to Timothy and the letter to Titus / James D. G. Dunn -- The letter to Philemon / Cain Hope Felder -- The letter to the Hebrews / Fred B. Craddock -- The letter of James / Luke Timothy Johnson -- The first letter of Peter / David L. Bartlerr -- The second letter of Peter / Duane F. Watson -- The first, second, and third letter of John / C. Clifton Black -- The letter of Jude / Duane F. Watson -- The book of Revelation / Christopher C. Rowland.
- The Birth of the New Testament / C.F.D. Moule. London : A. & C. Black, 1981.
- REF BS2330.2 .M6 1981
- REF BS2330 .F413 1975
- Translation of Einleitung in das Neue Testament by P. Feine and J. Behm, as revised (17th ed.) by W.G. Kümmel
- Handbook of early Christianity : social science approaches / edited by Anthony J. Blasi, Jean Duhaime and Paul-Andr? Turcotte. Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, c2002.
- REF BR166 .H36 2002
- Social sciences studying formative Christian phenomena : a creative movement / David G. Horrell -- Major social scientific theories : origins, development, and contributions / Paul-Andr? Turcotte -- General methodological perspective / Anthony J. Blasi -- Archaeological and architectural issues and the question of demographic and urban forms / Carolyn Osiek -- An illustration of historical inquiry : histories of Jesus and Matthew I.1-25 / Ritva H. Williams -- Literary source and redaction criticism / Steven L. Bridge -- Statistical textual analysis : a special technique / Robert A. Wortham -- Aspects of rhetorical analysis applied to New Testament texts / Ernst R. Wendland -- Structuralism and symbolic universes : Second Temple Judaism and the early Christian movement / Peter Staples -- Early Christianity as an unorganized ecumenical religious movement / Frederick Bird -- Jesus and Palestinian social protest : archaeological and literary perspectives / Peter Richardson and Douglas Edwards -- Civilizational encounters in the development of early Christianity / Donald A. Nielsen -- Early Christian culture as interaction / Anthony J. Blasi -- "Becoming Christian" : solidifying Christian identity and content / David G. Horrell -- Sociological insights into the development of Christian leadership roles and community formation / Howard Clark Kee -- Establishing social distance between Christian and both Jews and pagans / Jack T. Sanders -- Connections with elites in the world of the early Christians / Philip A. Harland -- Government and public law in Galilee, Judaea, Hellenistic cities, and the Roman Empire / John W. Marshall and Russell Martin -- Persecution / Harold Remus -- Vulnerable power : the Roman empire challenged by the early Christians / Warren Carter -- The limits of ethnic categories / Nicola Denzey -- The economy of first-century Palestine : state of the scholarly discussion / Philip A. Harland -- Modes and relations of production / Dimitris J. Kyrtatas -- What would you do for a living? / David A. Fiensy -- Conflicting bases of identity in early Christianity : the example of Paul / Nicholas H. Taylor -- Dread of the community : a psychoanalytical study of fratricidal conflict in the context of first-century Palestine / Richard K. Fenn -- Conversion in early Christianity / Jack T. Sanders.
- Catholic Biblical encyclopedia, New Testament / John E. Steinmueller and Kathryn Sullivan ; introduction by James-M. Vosté. New York : J. F. Wagner, c1950.
- REF BS2312 .C373 1950
- SEE ALSO: introductory articles in
- The Interpreter's Bible REF BS491.2 .I55 &
- The New Interpreter's Bible REF BS491.2 .N484 1994
- REF BS2330.2 .G8 1970
- A Conservative introduction to the New Testament / by Samuel A. Cartledge. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 1957.
- REF BS2330 .C33 1957
- A Survey of the New Testament / Robert H. Gundry. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan Pub. House, c1981 (1982 printing)
- REF BS2535.2 .G85 1982
- self-styled evangelical and orthodox critical approach.
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©Laurentian Library, Codex Amiatinus, where the Prophet Ezra mends and reads the refound texts of the Bible, in accord with the prophecy of the Prophetess Huldah: 2 Chronicles 34.14-33; recounted: Ezra 7.1-10; 10.6-15; Nehemiah 8.1-13-30. The portrait is doubly that of Ezra and of Cassiodorus who made the Codex Grandior, brought from Vivarium in Italy to Jarrow in England and there copied by Coelfrith to be brought back to Italy, who died on the journey, its exemplar in Northumberland destroyed by Vikings. [City and Book Websites © Julia Bolton Holloway (juliana@tin.it, Biblioteca e Bottega Fioretta Mazzei, Piazzale Donatello 38, 50132 FIRENZE, ITALY), 1997-2001] www.umilta.net/congress.html
©Ownership of the original manuscript at BIBLIOTECA MEDICEA LAURENZIANA permission pending.
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