LibGuides: REL 190 Introduction to the Bible: Finding Information

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The Oxford Bible Commentary by John Barton (Editor); John Muddiman (Editor) The Oxford Bible Commentary is an exciting new ecumenical verse-by-verse commentary on the whole Bible, including all the books of the Apocrypha, for use by Christians, Jews, and members of other religious traditions, or of none. 1.5 million words long, it has been written by a team ofinternationally respected biblical scholars chosen for their expertise and ability to communicate rather than for their adherence to any particular faith. Now available in paperback, the Oxford Bible Commentary will provide the one-volume resource for the Bible for the 21st century.
ISBN: 9780199277186
Publication Date: 2013-09-15

929.org
An online forum/discussion platform dedicated to contemporary and historical Jewish readings/interpretations of Tanakh
Bible Odyssey
Learn more about some familiar and perhaps unfamiliar people and passages from the Bible. Main articles are connected to related articles and multimedia content that invite you to explore different angles on the subject.

Oxford Academic
Titles include; The Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible: Digital Collection, Oxford Illustrated History of Bible, Oxford History of the Biblical World, Oxford Bible Atlas, Fourth Edition, Oxford Bible Commentary, and more

Oxford Reference
- Why search here? You need preliminary background information for an assignment.
- What's included? A collection of electronic encyclopedias and dictionaries published by Oxford University Press.

Academic Search Complete
- Why search here? Great starting point, with something for every subject!
- What's included? Lots of full-text, mostly peer-reviewed and recent, with some older and popular sources.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
- Why search here? You’re looking for journal articles for a topic related to religions.
- What's included? Full-text journals and essays from over 360 religion and theology journals. The option to find articles about specific Christian/Judaic scripture passages.
JSTOR
- Why search here? It’s an excellent tool for scholarly articles and books/chapters from university presses, covering most disciplines.
- What's included? The collection's strength lies in its complete back issues of journal titles covering 75 disciplines, while a weakness is a "moving wall" limiting access to the most recent journal issues - the coverage skews older, so it’s not always a great starting point for researching topics that need to have the most current sources.
Project Muse
- Why search here? You need scholarly articles on the humanities and social sciences.
- What's included? Project Muse is a collection of established and longstanding scholarly journals in full-text for humanities and social sciences journals. Strengths of this collection include its caliber of content with historical and the current holdings.

Biblical Studies- Old testament, Hebrew Bible Cambridge Core Offerings
This links to a search of 155 results within the subject "Biblical Studies - OT, Hebrew Bible" in the Cambridge Core collection. You can refine the search using the options on the left-hand side of the page.

The Cambridge Companion to the Bible by Bruce Chilton (Editor); Howard Clark Kee; Eric M. Meyers; John Rogerson; Amy-Jill Levine; Anthony J. Saldarini
ISBN: 9781139167376
Publication Date: 2012-05-28
The Cambridge Companion to the Bible, 2nd edition provides in-depth data and analysis of the production and reception of the canonical writings of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, and also of the apocryphal works produced by Jewish and Christian writers. Unique among single-volume introductions, this book focuses on the ever-changing social and cultural contexts in which the biblical authors and their original readers lived. The authors of the first edition were chosen for their internationally recognized expertise in their respective fields: the history and literature of Israel; postbiblical Judaism; biblical archaeology; and the origins and early literature of Christianity. In this second edition, all chapters have been updated and thoroughly revised,under the direction of a new volume editor, Bruce D. Chilton. More than 22 new maps, 90 new photographs and a full-color section help illustrate the book.