SELECTED RESOURCES
RELI
212—Introduction to Religion &
Literature of the New Testament
February 28, 2008
Gail Egbers
535-8869 egbersgl@plu.edu
BOOKS: Our computerized catalog
provides access to the
materials in our library.
Some relevant topics include:
Salvation—Biblical
teaching
Jesus
Christ—History of doctrines
Women in
the Bible
Discipleship
Bible. N.T. John—Theology
Jesus
Christ—Person and offices
Bible.
–N.T.—Gospels—Criticism, interpretation, etc.
PERIODICALS:
Periodical indexes provide the most
efficient subject access to journals, magazines, and newspapers.
Following are some indexes you might want to use for this project:
| LOCATING PERIODICALS/JOURNALS:
Use Journals
at PLU to
identify the call number of the journal you need.
Journals
at PLU
also helps you locate full-text journals online. |
REFERENCE MATERIALS
- Abingdon Bible Handbook
(ref BS475.2.B5)
- Anchor Bible Dictionary
(ref
BS440.A54 1992)
- Complete Literary Guide to the
Bible(ref
BS535.C56 1993)
- Dictionary of the Bible (ref.BS440.B73 1996)
- Eerdmans dictionary of the
Bible (ref.
BS440.E44 2000)
- Harpercollins Bible Commentary
(ref.
BS491.2.H37 2000)
- Harper’s Bible Dictionary
(ref BS440.H237 1985)
- Horizontal Line Synopsis Of
The
Gospels (ref. BS2560.S8)
- Illustrated Dictionary &
Concordance of the Bible (ref BS440.I36 1986)
- International Standard Bible
Encyclopedia (ref BS440.I6 1979)
- Interpreter’s Dictionary of
the Bible
(ref BS440.I63)
- Jesus and His World: An
Archaeological And Cultural Dictionary (ref. BR130.5.R68 1995)
- Jesus in history,
thought, and culture: an encyclopedia (REF BR145.3.H68 2003)
- Literary Guide to the Bible (ref
BS511.2.L58 1987)
- Lives of Jesus : a history and
bibliography (ref.BT301.9.K57 1985)
- Macmillan Bible Atlas
(ref
G2230.A2 1993)
- New Atlas of the Bible
(ref
BS621.N4413 1969a)
- New Bible Dictionary (ref BS440.N48x 1982)
- New Interpreter's Bible
(ref.BS491.2.N484 1994)
- New Jerome Biblical Commentary(ref.BS491.2.N485
1990)
- New Westminster Dictionary of
the
Bible (ref BS440.G4)
- Roget’s Thesaurus of the Bible(ref
BS432.D34)
- Routledge
Religious Reference Resources Online (via
PLU library website)
- Theological Dictionary of the New
Testament (ref.PA881.T4713 1985)
HOW CAN I FIND A
COMMENTARY?
Some well known commentaries are
listed in the reference materials above. To find additional
commentaries go to the library catalog (http://library.plu.edu)
then:
1. Do a Keyword
search. In the “Search For” box type the word commentary and
whatever you want a commentary of for example:
| commentary
“new testament” |
or
2. Do a Subject
Browse search. In the “Search For” box type a subject heading
such as
|
Bible. N.T. Luke—Commentaries |
or
| Bible.
N.T. Epistles of John – Commentaries |
INTERNET
The Internet does
not have the best resources for scholarly research.
Check
out this website for ideas for evaluating sources:
http://www.plu.edu/~egbersgl/evalinternet
BEYOND PLU
PLU's
library may
not own all of the materials you want to use. You may either
order them
from Interlibrary Loan or go to a local library personally. We
are part
of a consortium of libraries that includes:
You
may use your PLU ID card to check out materials
from
these libraries.
If
you wish to order from Interlibrary Loan,
be
sure to
allow sufficient time for the materials to arrive.
|
If you have questions while
doing library research, ask for help at the reference desk or make an
appointment with me for personal research assistance. My office hours are
Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00-5:00.
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