Bible Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Links:
General Bible Study Sites
Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

 

Resources in the Library:
Print Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
CD-ROMs
Search the Online catalog

See also:
Bible Versions in English
Bible Online Catalog Search Tips


This guide lists starting points for locating resources for Bible study. For more resources, please consult the Library's homepage or consult a reference librarian for assistance (423) 614-8562.
 
General Bible Study Tools

Bible: English Versions
Bible Gateway
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Christianity.com Bible Study Tools
Crosswalk.com
Lectionary, Scripture Study, and Worship: Links and Resources
New Testament Gateway
Old Testament Gateway
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies
Society of Biblical Literature
StudyLight.org

 

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Online Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary (1859)
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)
 2000 print edition shelved in the Reference – Ref. BX841 .N443
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Holman Bible Dictionary
Hypertext Bible Dictionary (Postmodern Bible Dictionary, 1996-2004)
International Standard Bible Dictionary
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Jack Van Impe's Dictionary of Prophecy Terms
Jewish Encyclopedia
King James Dictionary
Smith's Bible Dictionary

 

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Print Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

For tips on locating other Bible dictionaries or encyclopedias in the library, see Bible Online Catalog Search Tips.

General Bible Dictionaries
The Anchor Bible Dictionary. Doubleday, 1992.
 Ref. BS440 .A54 1992

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Eerdmans, 2000.
 Ref. BS440 .E44 2000

Harper’s Bible Dictionary. Harper San Francisco, 1996.
 Ref. BS440 .H235 1996; and
 CD-ROM - Circulation Desk - Media BS125 .L64 1995 (Logos Bible Software)

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Eerdmans, 1979.
 Ref. BS440 .I6 1979

The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible. Abingdon, 1976.
 Ref. BS440 .I63

The New Bible Dictionary. Intervarsity Press, 1996.
 Ref. BS440 .N4 1996; and
 CD-ROM - Circulation Desk - Media BS125 .L64 1995 (Logos Bible Software)

New International Dictionary of the Bible. Zondervan, 1987.
 Ref. BS440 .N44 1987
 

Biblical Theology
Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Baker Books, 1996.
 Ref. BS440 .E78 1996 and Crosswalk.com

New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Intervarsity Press, 2000.
 Ref. BS440 .N437 2000

The New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. Edited by Colin Brown. Eerdmans, 1975-78.
 Ref. BS2397 .N48

New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology & Exegesis. Zondervan, 1997.
 Ref. BS440 .N448 1997


History of the English Bible
Dictionary of the English Bible and Its Origins. Sheffield Academic Press, 2000.
 Ref. BS455 .G55 2000


Illustrated Dictionaries
The Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Tyndale House, 1980.
 Ref. BS440 .I44 1980

The Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible. Zondervan, 1975.
 Ref. BS440 .Z63


People and Places
See also: Bible Handbooks and Maps.

Dictionary of Bible Place Names. Revell, 1970.
 Ref. BS630 .R645

The Oxford Guide to People & Places of the Bible. Oxford University Press, 2001.
 Ref BS570 .O94 2001
 

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CD-ROMs

The Basic IVP Reference Collection CD-ROM. Inter-Varsity Press, 2003.
 CD-ROM - Circulation Desk - Media BS440 .B3

Includes: New Bible dictionary ▪ New Bible commentary ▪ New Bible atlas ▪ Dictionary of Biblical imagery ▪ Dictionary of Jesus and the gospels ▪ Dictionary of Paul and his letters ▪ Dictionary of the later New Testament & its developments ▪ Hard sayings of the Bible ▪ The IVP Bible background commentary: New Testament ▪ The IVP Bible background commentary: Old Testament ▪ New dictionary of Biblical theology ▪ New dictionary of theology ▪ Pocket dictionary for the study of New Testament Greek ▪ Pocket dictionary of apologetics & philosophy of religion ▪ Pocket dictionary of Biblical studies ▪ Pocket dictionary of theological terms.

Harper’s Bible Dictionary. Harper San Francisco, 1996.
 Ref. BS440 .H235 1996; and
 CD-ROM - Circulation Desk - Media BS125 .L64 1995 (Logos Bible Software)

The New Bible Dictionary. Intervarsity Press, 1996.
 Ref. BS440 .N4 1996; and
 CD-ROM - Circulation Desk - Media BS125 .L64 1995 (Logos Bible Software)
 

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Search the Online Catalog

 For more Bible dictionaries or encyclopedias in the library, search the Library's online catalog for the following terms:

BIBLE - BIOGRAPHY
BIBLE - DICTIONARIES
BIBLE - GEOGRAPHY
BIBLE - THEOLOGY - DICTIONARIES
BIBLE. ENGLISH - DICTIONARIES
 

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