Earlham School of Religion & Bethany Theological Seminary: Reference

Online version of the fifteen volume, 2nd edition (Macmillan, 2005). An outstanding scholarly work on almost any religious topic. We also have both the 1st and 2nd editions in print in our reference section.

Online version of the 22-volume, 2nd edition set from Macmillan (2007).
Providing an exhaustive and organized overview of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple period to the contemporary State of Israel, from Rabbinic to modern Yiddish literature, from Kabbalah to "Americana" and from Zionism to the contribution of Jews to world cultures.

Online version of the Sage Press title (2008)

This groundbreaking reference tool introduces key names, theories, and concepts for interpreting Scripture.

"With over two hundred in-depth articles, Donald McKim's Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters introduces readers to the principal players in that history: their historical and intellectual contexts, their primary works, their interpretive principles and their broader historical significance."

Richard Soulen and R. Kendall Soulen have thoroughly revised this comprehensive guide to the basic terms and concepts of biblical criticism. Integrating the newest methods and theories of biblical studies, this third edition contains over eight hundred terms, phrases, names, explanations of common abbreviations, notes on major methodologies and exegetical basics, biographical sketches of key figures in the history of research, analytical outlines of fundamental critical problems, a list of bibliographic tools, plus an invaluable diagram of biblical interpretation. Everything a student needs for a class in biblical interpretation.

Six years in the making, this state-of-the-art dictionary offers the most up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of biblical subjects and scholarship. An essential reference for every serious reader of the Bible. SEE ALSO: For online access, we also subscribe to Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary Online (under our Databases A-Z page).

This one volume dictionary offers the most important articles from the four IVP New Testament dictionaries in a more succinct and accessible form. More than 130 articles are included, covering New Testament books, theological topics, historical events, background topics and methods of study. Also featured are maps, charts and tables, a glossary of terms, essential bibliographies, a Scripture index, and cross-references to the full-sized New Testament dictionaries.

Key Bible dictionary for Bible readers, students, teachers, and ministers. Print only, but digital copy available to read for free in the Internet Archive.

"This volume takes on the ambitious task of identifying every woman and group of women mentioned in the Bible, whether named or unnamed, well known or heretofore not known at all. The result is more than eight hundred articles, written by the finest scholars in the field, that examine the numerous women who have often been obscured by the androcentric nature of the biblical record and by centuries of translation and interpretation that have paid little or no attention to them."

Four volumes. International in scope and attentive to developmental histories that have varied geographically. Provides information on theology, culture, eminent lives, material artifacts, and comparative religions.

Single volume covering beliefs and cultural practices of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites in North America.