Research Guides: THRS 202 and SII 106: Portraits of Christ and Sacred Scriptures (Pizzuto): Resources

Bible Commentaries

There are many bible commentaries in Gleeson in the stacks on the lower level. Commentaries for the entire bible have call numbers beginning BS485 - BS491. You can browse the stacks to find different commentaries.

Commentaries on only one book of the Bible:

If you are looking for commentaries just on one specific book in the bible, you can search our library catalog with the subject Bible [name of the book you are looking for] commentaries and that will show you commentaries just on that book in the bible.

Most commentaries only on the book of Matthew begin with the call number BS 2575

Most commentaries only on the book of Mark begin with the call number BS 2585

Most commentaries only on the book of Luke begin with the call number BS 2595

Most commentaries only on the book of John begin with the call number BS 2615

Books with these call numbers are all on the lower level of Gleeson Library.

Finding bibles in print at Gleeson Library

Most English language bibles in print at Gleeson Library can be found on the lower level of the library, beginning with the call number BS185 - BS198. You can browse the stacks in that area to find specific bibles.

Some selected bible translations

Anchor Bible/Anchor Yale Bible
Call Number: BS192
Publication Date: 1956 - ongoing

A multivolume set with extensive notes and commentary, in contemporary English.
Jerusalem Bible
Call Number: BS195 .J4 1966a
Publication Date: 1966

In contemporary English
The New Scofield Reference Bible
Call Number: BS185 1967 .N4
Publication Date: 1967

King James Translation (Shakespearean English)
New Oxford Annotated Bible
Call Number: BS191.5 .A1 1994
Publication Date: 1994

"New Revised Standard" translation (contemporary English)
The New Jerusalem Bible by Henry Wansbrough
Call Number: BS195 .N375 1999
Publication Date: 1999

In contemporary English
The Catholic Study Bible by Donald Senior (Editor)
Call Number: BS192.3.A1 1990 .N48
Publication Date: 1990

The New American Bible translation (contemporary English)
Ignatius Bible (2nd Catholic Edition)
Call Number: BS191.A1 2006 .S26
Publication Date: 2006

The Revised Standard Translation (a revision of the King James translation)
The Jewish Study Bible by Adele Berlin (Editor); Marc Zvi Brettler (Editor); Michael Fishbane (Editor)
Call Number: BS895 .J4 2004
Publication Date: 2004

In contemporary English

Bible Dictionaries and Atlases

The Anchor Bible Dictionary by David Noel Freedman; Anchor Bible Staff
Call Number: BS 440. A54 1992
Publication Date: 1998
The Cultural Dictionary of the Bible by John J. Pilch (Preface by)
Call Number: BS440 .P653 1999
Publication Date: 1999
The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary by Paul J. Achtemeier; Achtemeier
Call Number: BS 440 .H235 1996
Publication Date: 1996
The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible by Katharine Doob Sakenfeld (General Editor)
Call Number: BS 440 .N443 2006
Publication Date: 2009
Oxford Bible Atlas by Herbert G. May (Editor); John Day (Revised by); John May (Editor)
Call Number: BS 630 .096 1984
Publication Date: 1985
Bible Atlas by Yohanan Aharoni; Michael Avi-Yonah; Anson F. Rainey; Ze'ev Safrai
Call Number: G 2230 .A2 1993
Publication Date: 1993

Bible Reference Sources

Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Oxford Biblical Studies Online provides a comprehensive resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history. Includes authoritative scholarly texts and reference works with tools that provide ease of research into the background, context, and issues related to the Bible.

Easy to search and navigate, this site offers a ready access point for a wealth of Bible text and commentary—including the New Oxford Annotated Bible and five other popular Oxford Study Bibles—under the direction of a team of esteemed scholars headed by Editor in Chief Michael D. Coogan.

Texts from selected Oxford Bibles can be viewed in side-by-side display with the user's choice of commentary and annotations from the Study Bibles, the stand-alone Oxford Bible Commentary, and A-Z concordances for the NRSV and NAB translations. The Bible content is supplemented by collections of major apocryphal Old and New Testament texts in translation.

In addition to the Bible texts, Oxford Biblical Studies Online offers quick access to over 5,000 A-Z entries from the Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea Scrolls, Oxford Companion to the Bible, and a wealth of other Oxford references. Users can easily navigate to hundreds of topical essays within the Oxford Study Bibles themselves, in The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies, The Oxford History of the Biblical World, The Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible, Oxford Bible Atlas, and other works, and access hundreds of searchable images and maps from these major scholarly publications.

Research in Oxford Biblical Studies Online is enhanced by timelines, a special Tools & Resources section with informative tables and charts, a list of Internet resources approved and recommended by specialists in the field, a lectionary calendar, and suggested reading lists for further research. A Bible Verse Look-up feature and sophisticated search and browse capabilities allow for easy navigation through the site.

Oxford Biblical Studies Online is updated with new content and revised articles twice a year. In addition to this, Focus On essays are updated six times per year, keeping researchers informed of advances in the field.

On-Campus Link
Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception
EBR offers the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible in Judaism and Christianity. EBR also documents the history of the Bible's reception in the Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspora; in Islam, in other religious traditions, as well as in literature, art, music, and film.

On Campus Link

Articles in journals and magazines

You can search for articles about the Bible in this database, which contains the contents of New Testament Abstracts. You can search by topics, like Social Justice and Jesus, or search a specific verse, like "John 3:16"

EBSCO Religion
Ebsco Religion allows you to search the following databases simultaneously:
ATLA Religion Database
Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
Index to Jewish Periodicals
New Testament Abstracts
Old Testament Abstracts

On-Campus Link

Bible concordances

A Bible concordance is an alphabetical list of the principal words used in the Bible, listing where in the Bible they are used.

Strongest Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible by James Strong; John R. Kohlenberger; James A. Swanson (Revised by)
Call Number: BS425 .S8 2001b
Publication Date: 2001
Nelson's Complete Concordance of the New American Bible
Call Number: BS425 .E4
Publication Date: 1977