SELECTED
RESOURCES
RELI 330--Old Testament Studies: Prophets and Politics
April 7, 2008
Gail Egbers
535-8869
egbersgl@plu.edu
BOOKS:
Our online library catalog
provides access to the materials in our
library. Some relevant topics include:
Prophets
Bible. O.T.
Isaiah--Commentaries
Bible. O.T.
Prophets -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. O.T. --
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.
O.T. Samuel
-- 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 will also help you locate full-text journals
online. |
REFERENCE
MATERIALS
Routledge
Religious Reference Resources Online (via PLU
library website)
Dictionaries
- Anchor Bible Dictionary (ref BS440.A54 1992) The most comprehensive of the modern
dictionaries
- Dictionary of
biblical interpretation
(ref. BS500.D5 1999)
- Dictionary for theological
interpretation of the Bible
(REF BS440.D495 2005)
- Dictionary of the Bible (ref.BS440.B73 1996)
- Eerdmans Bible Dictionary (ref.
BS440.E44 2000)
- Illustrated Dictionary &
Concordance of the Bible (ref
BS440.I36 1986)
- Interpreter’s Dictionary of
the Bible (vol. 1-4: ref
BS440.I63; supplement: BS440.I63 Suppl.)
- JPS dictionary of Jewish words (ref. BM50.E47 2001)
- Women in Scripture (ref BS575
.W593 2000)
Commentaries
- Anchor
Bible (ref. BS192.2.A1
1964.G3 )
- New Interpreter's Bible (ref.BS491.2.N484 1994)
- New Jerome Biblical Commentary (ref.BS491.2.N485 1990)
- The
HarperCollins Bible Commentary (ref BS491.2.H37 2000)
- Word biblical commentary (BS491.2.W67 1982) (Not in reference
collection)
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 “old
testament”
or commentary
Isaiah.
or
2.
Do a Subject Browse
search. In the “Search For” box type a
subject
heading such as
Bible. O.T.
Isaiah—Commentaries or Bible. O.T.
Ezekiel –
Commentaries.
Word study
tools
- Concise Concordance To The New Revised
Standard Version
(ref.BS425.C66x 1993)
- The NRSV Concordance (ref BS425 .K645 1991)
- NIV Complete Concordance (ref. BS 425 .G6)
- Roget’s Thesaurus of the Bible (ref BS432.D34)
- Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament (ref BS440.B5713)
Other Reference tools
- Abingdon Bible Handbook (ref BS475.2.B5)
- Complete Literary Guide to the Bible (ref BS535.C56 1993)
- Encyclopedia of prophecy (ref. BF1786.A84 2001)
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ref BS440.I6 1979)
- Macmillan Bible Atlas (ref G2230.A2 1993)
BEYOND PLU
PLU's
library may not own all of the materials you want to use.
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.
You can get assistance 24 hours at day
using our
cooperative service. Find this button on
the library home page (http://www.plu.edu/~libr)
| 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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