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Bibles
Ref. Holy Bible. Revised Standard Version (RSV)
BS191
.A1
Ref. Holy Bible. New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
BS191.5
.A1
Ref. Holy Bible. New International Version (NIV)
BS195
.N37
1993b
Bible Concordances
"Where in the bible does the word "compassion" appear? Use a concordance to find biblical passages that use a specific term. Make sure the version of the concordance matches the version of the bible you are using. Below are two concordances, but there are many others next to these on the shelves in the reference section.
Ref. NIV Complete Concordance
BS425
.G6
Ref. NIV Exhaustive Concordance (Zondervan)
BS425
.G62
Ref. NRSV Concordance
BS425
.K645
Bible Dictionaries and Handbooks
These contain entries on a variety of Bible themes and characters and are an excellent place to begin your research. Entries vary from short introductions to in-depth discussions.
Ref. Holman Bible Handbook
BS 417
.H63
Ref. Cambridge Companion to the Bible
BS 475.2
.C26
Ref. Anchor Bible Dictionary
BS 440
.A54
Ref. Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible
BS 440
.I63
Ref. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
BS 440
.I6
Ref. Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament
BS 2310
.H68
Bible Atlases
These sources will provide information on the many geographical references in the Bible. The atlas case is in the corner nearest the reference desk.
ATLAS Harper Atlas of the Bible
CASE
ATLAS Macmillan Bible Atlas
CASE
Ref. New Bible Atlas
BS 635.2
.N45
Ref. Holman Bible Atlas
G2230
.B63
Ref. Baker Encyclopedia of Bible Places
BS 635.2
.B34
Bible Commentaries
Turn to these for analysis, commentary on specific scripture passages. Most of these sets are many volumes. An entire volume may be devoted to the Gospel of Mark, for instance. You would probably want to look at more than one commentary.
Ref. Expositor's Bible Commentary
BS 491.2
.E96
Ref. Anchor Bible Commentary
BS 192.2
A1
1964
.G3
Ref. Word Biblical Commentary
BS 192.2
491.2
W67
NIV Application Commentary - Emphasizes contemporary significance of Biblical texts. These volumes are not all shelved together. You need to look in the catalog to find the call number for a particular commentary, e.g. "NIV Application Commentary" +Hosea.
New American Commentary: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture. Contemporary Evangelical scholarship; assumes the inerrancy of Scripture. Most of these are shelved at Ref. BS 491.2 .N38.
Bibliographies for Biblical Research: Most are shelved together at Ref. Z7772.L1 B4. Some are in the BS section; check the online catalog for these.
ATLA Religion Database is an index to journal articles, book reviews, and collections of essays in all fields of religion. More than 600 journals are indexed annually. The database includes more than 1.3 million bibliographic records for journal articles, more than 200,000 essay citations, and more than 400,000 book review citations. Links are provided to 100,000 full text articles from more than fifty journals. This database is produced by the American Theological Library Association.
on the left.
http://www.northpark.edu/library/bi/AtlaEbsco.htm
The online catalog will help you find books in the North Park library on your topic. We have a very large collection of theological and biblical studies books.
Websites can be unreliable because anyone can create them regardless of their authority on the subject matter. When writing a research paper, the use of websites should be kept to a minimum and limited to those sponsored by well-known authorities or organizations. Go to Keyword Search and click on Search Multiple Versions under Select Version(s) to do a simultaneous search.
http://www.biblegateway.com/ is an excellent way to search several versions of the Bible by passage (Philippians 4: 6-9) or keyword (prayer and petition).