1. Searching by Subject 2. Searching for specific books or sections of the Bible 3. Searching for specific topics, genres or interpretations 4. Searching for works on people in the Bible 5. Searching for specific versions of the Bible 6. Other subject headings for Biblical Studies 
1. Using Databases to Find Articles 2. Quick Search Articles 3. Article Databases for Biblical Studies 4. Print Indexes 5. Biblical Studies Journals: Electronic 6. Biblical Studies Journals: Print 
1. Introduction 2. Databases for Biblical Studies 
1. Searching on the Internet 2. Guides to Resources on the Web 3. Biblical Studies Web Sites 4. Submit a Web Site! 5. Tutorials 6. Biblical Studies Blogs 
1. General Biblical Studies 2. Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 3. New Testament 
1. Research guides, handbooks, etc. 2. Dictionaries & Encyclopedias 3. Exegesis Guides 4. Concordances 5. Quick Search Articles 6. Article Databases 7. Web Sites 8. Online Language Resources 
1. Research guides, handbooks, etc. 2. Dictionaries & Encyclopedias 3. Exegesis Guides 4. Gospel Parallels 5. Concordances 6. Quick Search Articles 7. Article Databases 8. Web Sites 9. Online Language Resources 
1. Research Guides, Handbooks, etc. 2. Dictionaries & Encyclopedias 
1. Electronic Concordances 2. Print Concordances 
1. Introduction 2. Research guides, handbooks, companions and bibliographies 3. Research guides, etc.: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 4. Research guides, etc.: New Testament 5. Research guides and bibliographies: special topics 6. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias 7. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 8. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias: New Testament 
1. Online Language Resources 2. Lexicons: Hebrew 3. Lexicons: Greek 4. Lexicons: Aramaic 5. Reference Grammars: Hebrew 6. Reference Grammars: Greek 7. Reference Grammars: Aramaic 8. Other Language Resources 
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A guide to resources available at the Yale Divinity Library for Biblical Studies.
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1. Dictionaries & Encyclopedias: General Biblical Studies

 

2. Dictionaries & Encyclopedias: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

  • Dictionary of the Old Testament. Pentateuch - editors, T. Desmond Alexander, David W. Baker
    Call Number: BS1225.52 .D53 2003 (Trowbridge Reference Room)
    ISBN/ISSN: 0830817816
    This work is published by Intervarsity Press. It follows the format and approach of previous encyclopedias by the same publisher on the New Testament. The arrangement is alphabetical by topic, and most articles are of extensive length (no article is less than 1000 words, and some exceed 10,000 words). Thus, it is does not provide brief definitions and is more of an encyclopedia than a dictionary. It is thus of little help for quick, ready-reference, but provides more of an in depth approach to various topics related to the Pentateuch. According to the preface, “Some articles touch on areas rarely examined. Other articles provide helpful surveys, leading one into an understanding of the current state of discussion. Others take critical assumptions to task, seeking at least to identify the albatross if not to remove it…” The perspective throughout is definitely of an evangelical, conservative approach, but other perspectives are addressed. Within the articles, reasoned arguments for or against the different perspectives on a topic are offered. Each article is signed by the author. Extensive bibliographies are provided at the end of each entry. Cross-references are provided. Scripture and subject indexes are provided, as well as two maps of Palestine and the Ancient Near East during the period of the Pentateuch.
  • Theological wordbook of the Old Testament - R. Laird Harris, editor
    Call Number: BS440 T49 (Trowbridge Reference Room)
    ISBN/ISSN: 0802486312
    "A work for the "busy pastor or earnest Christian worker who has neither the time nor background for detailed technical study," but who needs, "a tool for the study of the significant words of the Hebrew Bible."--Introd. Essays on the words selected for extensive treatment were contributed by 46 evangelical scholars of various denominations and are signed with the contributors' initials. Words not chosen for essay treatment are given one-line definitions. Arrangement is according to the consonants of the Hebrew alphabet; related words are presented with the root from which they derive. Bibliographies accompany many of the articles. An index employing the numbers from James Strong's Exhaustive concordance of the Bible facilitates access." (Balay)
  • Theological dictionary of the Old Testament - edited by G. Johannes Botterweck and Helmer Ringgren
    Call Number: PJ4833 T5 (Trowbridge Reference Room)
    ISBN/ISSN: 0802823386
    Multi-volume Bible dictionary. Alphabetical by topic, entries are transliterated from the Hebrew. The focus in this dictionary is both linguistic and theological. Entries provide in-depth discussions of the key Hebrew and Aramaic words in the Old Testament. Contributors are international scholars from diverse religious traditions and thus exhibit a diversity of theological viewpoints. Entries typically treat the head term along with cognates and semantically related lexemes. Included is etymological analysis (which may involve investigation of sources in other ancient Near Eastern languages), a survey of the number and distribution of occurrences in the Old Testament, an overview of characteristic syntactical contexts, delineation of the semantic field, consideration of the theological significance of the data, and a bibliography. Frequently, translation equivalents that are found in the Septuagint are mentioned and, where relevant, usage in the Dead Sea Scrolls is discussed. Here and there, reference is made to rabbinic usage and apocryphal/pseudepigraphal connections. This is an important reference work for scholars working in the original language of the Hebrew scriptures.
  • Thesaurus of the language of the Bible : complete concordance : Hebrew Bible dictionary : Hebrew-English Bible dictionary - edited by Samuel E. Loewenstamm, with the co-operation of Joshua Blau
    Call Number: BS1121 L64 Oversize (Stack Reference)
  • Dictionary of the Old Testament. Wisdom, poetry & writings - Tremper Longman III, Peter Enns, editors
    Call Number: BS1200 .D53 2008 (Trowbridge Reference Room)
    ISBN/ISSN: 0830817832
  • Dictionary of the Old Testament. Historical books - editors, Bill T. Arnold, H.G.M. Williamson
    Call Number: BS1205.52 .D53 2005 (Trowbridge Reference Room)
    ISBN/ISSN: 0830817824
  • New international dictionary of Old Testament theology & exegesis - Willem A. VanGemeren, general editor
    Call Number: BS440 N438 1997
    ISBN/ISSN: 0310214009
  • The complete word study Old Testament : King James Version
    Call Number: BS885 1994 C43 (Trowbridge Reference Room)
    ISBN/ISSN: 0899576656
  • The Complete word study dictionary : Old Testament - Warren Baker, Eugene Carpenter
    Call Number: PJ4833 .B25 2003 (Marvin H. Pope Seminar Room)
    ISBN/ISSN: 0899576672
  • Dictionary of basic biblical Hebrew - Shlomo Karni
    Call Number: PJ4833 .K19X 2002
    ISBN/ISSN: 9652204986
 

3. Dictionaries & Encyclopedias: New Testament

 

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