BOOKS:  Our online library catalog provides access to the materials in our library.    Some relevant topics include:

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:

•  ATLA (via EBSCO)
• Catholic Periodical and Literature Index (via EBSCO)
• Religion and Philosophy Collection (via EBSCO)
• Religious & Theological Abstracts (via PLU Library Homepage)

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

• Northwest University
• St. Martin's University
• University of Puget Sound
• Seattle Pacific University
• Seattle University

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)