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Topic Guide - Biblical Studies

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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

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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