Divinity with Religious Studies - Reference Works

The Library holds over 415 reference works relevant to Divinity and Religious Studies. An indicative selection is given below:

General

 Beaver, R. Pierce The world's religions Ref 290 Wor
Bowker, J Oxford dictionary of world religions Ref 200.3 Oxf
Clarke, P. Dictionary of ethics, theology and society Ref 170 Cla
Eliade, M. The encyclopedia of religion 16 vols Ref 200 Enc
Goring, Rosemary(ed.)Larousse dictionary of beliefs and religions Ref 291 Lar
Harris, Ian (ed.) Contemporary religions :a world guide Ref 291 Con
Hastings, James Encyclopaedia of religion and ethics Ref 200 Has
Hinnells, John R.(ed.) A New dictionary of religions Ref 291 New
May, H. Oxford Bible atlas Ref 220.912 Oxf
Russell, L. The dictionary of feminist theologies Ref 230 Rus
Stein, G. The encyclopedia of unbelief Ref 211 Enc
Swatos, W. The encyclopedia of religion and society Ref 200.3 Swa

Christianity

 Anderson, Gerald H. Biographical dictionary of Christian missions Ref 266 And
Atkinson, D. New dictionary of Christian ethics and pastoral theology Ref 241 Atk
Barrett, D. World Christian encyclopedia Ref 200.3 Wor
Barton, John The Oxford Bible commentary Ref 220.7 Oxf
Bercot, David A dictionary of early Christian beliefs Ref 230 Ber
Botterweck, G. Theological dictionary of the Old Testament Ref 221 Bot
Brasher, Brenda E. Encyclopedia of fundamentalism Ref 270.82 Bra
Carey, Patrick W. Biographical dictionary of Christian theologians Ref 230 Car
Carson, D.A. The new Bible commentary Ref 220.7 New
Catholic University of America, New Catholic encyclopedia(17 vols.) Ref 200 New
Cross, F. Oxford dictionary of the Christian church Ref 230 Cro
Danker, Frederick William A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature Ref 225.48 Dan
Douglas, J.D. New Bible dictionary Ref 220.3 New
Douglas, J.D. The illustrated Bible dictionary Ref 220 Ill
Durusau, Patrick High places in Cyberspace :a guide to biblical and religious studies, classics, and archaeological resources on the Internet Ref 220.16 Dur
Fahbusch, E. The encyclopedia of Christianity Ref 200.3 Chr
Fitzgerald, Allan D. Augustine through the ages :an encyclopedia Ref 230 Aug
Freedman, D. Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible Ref 220 Eer
Freedman, David Noel The Anchor Bible dictionary Ref 220.3 Anc
Goodrick, Edward W. The NIV exhaustive concordance Ref 220.2 NIV
Hawthorne, G. The dictionary of Paul and his letters Ref 227.04 Mar
Hitaker, R. Eerdmans analytical concordance to the RSV Ref 220.2 Eer
Houlden, L. Jesus in history, thought, and culture : (2vols.) Ref 232.03 Hou
Hunter, Rodney J. Dictionary of pastoral care and counseling Ref 253 Hun
Kittel, G. Theological dictionary of the New Testament Ref 225 Kit
Kohlenberger III, John R The NRSV concordance unabridged :including the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books Ref 220.2 NRSV
Kohlenberger III, John R. The Hebrew English concordance to the Old Testament :with the new international version Ref 221.44 Koh
Marshall, H. New Bible dictionary Ref 220.3 New
Richardson, A. New dictionary of Christian theology Ref 230 Ric
Ryken, Leland Dictionary of biblical imagery Ref 220.3 Ryk
Sunquist, Scott Dictionary of Asian christianity Ref 275 Sun
VanGemeren, Willem A. The new international dictionary of Old Testament theology & exegesis Ref 221.3 Van
Wakefield, G. A dictionary of Christian spirituality Ref 248 Dic
Whitaker, R. Eerdmans analytical concordance to the RSV Ref 220.2 Eer

Judaism

 Jacobs, Louis The Jewish religion :a companion Ref 296 Jac
Jastrow, Marcus Dictionary of the Targumim,
the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic literature Ref 296.1 Jas
Koehler, L. The Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of the Old Testament 5 vols, Ref 221.3 Heb
Neusner, Jacob Dictionary of ancient rabbis :selections…Ref 296 Neu
Neusner, Jacob Dictionary of Judaism in the biblical period :
450 B.C.E. to 600 C.E. Ref 296 Neu
Neusner, Jacob The encyclopaedia of Judaism Ref 296 Neu
Neusner, Jacob The Halakhah :an encyclopaedia of the law of Judaism Ref 296.18 Neu
Roth, Cecil Encyclopaedia Judaica Ref 296 Enc
Schiffman, Lawrence H. & VanderKam, James C. Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea scrolls
Ref 296.155 Enc
Zwi Werblowsky, R.J. & Wigoder, G. The Oxford dictionary of the Jewish religion Ref 296 Oxf

Islam

Esposito, John L. The Oxford encyclopedia of the modern Islamic world Ref 297 Oxf
Gibb, H. A. R. The Encyclopaedia of Islam Ref 297 Enc 2
Glasse, Cyril The Concise encyclopaedia of Islam Ref 297 Gla
Kassis, H.E. A concordance of the Qur'an Ref 297 Kor
Martin, Richard C Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim world Ref 297 Mar
McAuliffe, Jane D. Encyclopaedia of the Qur’an Ref 297 Kor
Netton, Ian R. Encyclopedia of Islamic civilisation and religion Ref 297 Net

CD-ROMs

Barth, Karl,1886-1968.: Die Kirchliche Dogmatik
Dead sea scrolls
Encyclopaedia Judaica
Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of the Old Testament
Luther's works
NIB :the new interpreter's Bible
Old Testament abstracts
The Theological Journal Library
The Utrecht psalter: picturing the Psalms of David

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