Biblical Foundations Guide

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This subject guide provides an overview of Bible Study resources available at the AST Library.  The resources listed in the guide are general bible study resources and are good for both Biblical Foundations courses, BF1001-- Hebrew Bible and BF1002-- New Testament.  These sources were chosen to reflect the wide range of issues and provide basic resources for study.

 

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Novanet subject headings:

These subject headings are usable in the Novanet catalogue.

 

Searching by scripture citations in Novanet:

Search in the “Browse and alphabetical list….”, using the following subject headings:

Old Testament- Bible. O.T.

e.g. Bible. O.T. Genesis -- Criticism, interpretation, etc

New Testament- Bible. N.T.

e.g.  Bible. N.T. Luke -- Criticism, interpretation, etc

For instructions on how to find journal articles  by scripture citation using our research databases,  please visit the AST Library website Subject Guides page :

http://www.astheology.ns.ca/library/subjectnwriting.html

 

Study Bibles

Most study Bibles will be in the BS 191.5 range.

The new Oxford annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books. 3rd ed.  ( New York: Oxford University Press, c2001).                                                                                      

AST Reference collection: BS 191.5 A1 2001 N49

To find more, try this "Keyword anywhere" search in Novanet for:  Study Bible*. Note, adding the " * " symbol at the end of the keyword “bible” truncates it so it will find items listed under  "Bible" and "Bibles".

 

Bible Dictionaries

Bible Dictionaries identify and define people, places, and objects in the Bible.

 

The Anchor Bible dictionary. 6 volumes. (New York: Doubleday, c1992).                               

AST General Collection:  BS 440 A54 1992                                                                             

AST Reference Collection:  BS 440 A54 1992

Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible.  Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans, 2000.                            

AST Reference Collection: BS 440 E44 2000

The Oxford companion to the Bible. New York; Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1993.      

AST Reference Collection: BS 440 M434 1993

To find more, try this "Subject begins with..." search in Novanet for: Bible -- Dictionaries

 

Interlinear Bibles

Interlinear Bibles have English text and Biblical languages side-by-side making it easy to identify Hebrew and Greek words if you know their passage in the Bible.

The Zondervan Greek and English interlinear New Testament (NASB-NIV).  Ed. William D. Mounce, Robert H. Mounce.  Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan, c2008.                                        

AST Reference Collection:  BS 1965.5 2008b

Interlinear for the rest of us :the reverse interlinear for New Testament word studies.  Ed.  William D. Mounce.  Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, c2006.                                               

 AST Reference Collection:  BS 1965.5 2006  

The interlinear Hebrew/Greek English Bible. 4  volumes. Wilmington, Del.: Associated Publishers and Authors, 1976-1979.                                                                                          

AST Reference Collection: BS 3.5 1976

The New Greek-English interlinear New Testament. Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Pub., 1993.        

AST Reference Collection: BS 1965.5 1993c

To find more, try this "Keyword anywhere" search in Novanet for: Bible Interlinear

 

Concordances

Concordances list the occurrance of every word or proper name in the Bible. It is based either on the original Hebrew or Greek or on a particular translation. Most of our concordances are in the BS 425 range.

 

The NRSV concordance unabridged: including the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, c1991.                                                                                              

AST Reference Collection: BS 425 K645 1991

The strongest NIV exhaustive concordance. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 2004.                 

AST Reference Collection: BS 425 G62 2004

To find more, try this "Subject begins with..." search in Novanet for: Bible -- concordances.

 

Commentaries

Commentaries outline and explicate the argument of Biblical books often unit by unit and verse by verse.

The New Interpreter's Bible. 13 volumes. Nashville: Abingdon Press, c1994-c2004.                 

AST General Collection: BS 491.2 N484 1994                                                                                     

AST Reference Collection: BS 491.2 N484 1994

Oxford Bible commentary. New York; Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2001.                                

AST Reference Collection: BS 491.3 O94 2001

The five books of Moses :Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. New York: Schocken Books, c1995.   

AST Reference Collection: BS 1223 A3 F68 1995

The IVP women's Bible commentary. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, c2002.              

AST Reference Collection: BS 521.4 I97 2002

Note: to find more detailed commentaries on specific books in the Bible, try this subject keyword search for Bible commentaries and whatever book or section you are interested in, i.e. Bible commentaries Genesis or Bible commentaries Galatians.  This also works in most journal databases.

 

Recommended resources for BF1002:  Biblical Foundations—New Testament

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels.  Ed.  Joel B. Green, Scot McKnight.  Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, c1992.                                                                                                        

AST Reference Collection:  BS 2555.2 D53 1992

Dictionary of Paul and his letters.  Ed.  Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin.  Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c1993.          

AST Reference Collection:  BS 2650.2 D53 1993  

 

Key Journals

(Shelved alphabetically by title the AST Library. Click on the title to see our holdings.) 

 

Research Databases

AST Library Research Databases

Websites

BibleGateway is a free, searchable online bible available in over 50 languages.  You can search by keywords, topic, or verse.

www.biblegateway.com

 

Additional resources

The Layman's parallel Bible: King James Version, New International Version, Living Bible, New Revised Standard Version. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, c1991.

Dictionary of Biblical imagery. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, c1998.