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Dictionaries, Encyclopedia & Handbooks of the Bible

General

• Basic Dictionary of Bible People. Julien Chilcott-Monk, ed. SCM-Canterbury, 2004.
• The Biblical World. John Barton, ed. Vol. 1 (and copy); vol. 2. Taylor & Francis, 2002, 2004.
• Blackwell Companion to the Hebrew Bible. Ed. Leo G. Perdue. Wiley-Blackwell, 2001.
• Dictionary of Biblical Imagery: An Encyclopaedic Exploration of the Images, Symbols, Motifs, Metaphors, Figures of Speech, Literary Patterns and Universal Images of the Bible. Leland Ryken et al., eds. InterVarsity, 1998.
• Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. D.N. Freedman, A.C. Myers, A.B. Beck, eds. Eerdmans, 2000.
• Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. K. van der Toorn, et al., eds. 2nd Revd Edition. Eerdmans, 1999.
• Harper s Bible Dictionary, 1985. Glossary: Bible Research Tools Online.
• Holman Illustrated Pocket Bible Dictionary. B&H, 2007.
• International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Geoffrey W. Bromiley, eds. Vol. 1: A-D (and copy 1; copy 2); Vol. II: E-J (and copy); Vol. III: K-P (and copy); Vol. IV: Q-Z (and copy). 2nd Revised Edition. Eerdmans, 1979.
• Mercer Dictionary of the Bible. Watson E. Mills, et al., eds. Third Edition, Mercer, 1998.
• IVP Introduction to the Bible. Philip Johnston, ed. IVP, 2011.
• Oxford Companion to the Bible. Bruce M. Metzger, Michael D. Coogan, eds. Oxford, 1996. (Tyndale community: full-text access here).
• Oxford Dictionary of the Bible. 2nd ed. W.R.F. Browning, ed. Oxford, 2009 (Tyndale community: full-text access here).
• Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible. Bruce M. Metzger, Michael D. Coogan, eds. Oxford, 2004. (Tyndale community: full-text access here)
• Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies. John William Rogerson, Judith Lieu, eds. Oxford, 2006 (NB. Tyndale students have full-text access here).
• Oxford History of the Biblical World. M.D. Coogan, eds. Oxford, 2001.
• Pocket Dictionary of Biblical Studies. A.G. Patzia and A.J. Petrotta, eds. InterVarsity, 2002.
• Saint Mary s Press Essential Bible Dictionary. S. O Connell-Roussell and B. Singer-Towns, eds. Saint Mary s, 2005.
• Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament. G. Johannes Botterweck and Helmer Ringgren eds. Rev d Edition. Eerdmans, 1983; Vol. I; Vol. III; Vol. IV; Vol. V; Vol. VI;
  Vol. IX; Vol. XI; Vol. XII; Vol. XIII; Vol. XIV;
• Tyndale Bible Dictionary. W.A. Elwell, P.W. Comfort, eds. Tyndale House, 2001 (also copy).
• Westminster Guide to the Books of the Bible. William M. Ramsey. Westminster John Knox, 1994 (NB. Tyndale students have full-access to this text over NetLibrary).
• Westminster Theological Wordbook of the Bible. Donald E. Gowan, ed. Westminster John Knox, 2003.
• Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament. C.L. Meyers, et al., eds. Eerdmans, 2001.
• See also links to Dictionaries and Encyclopedia of Theology.

Old Testment Bible Commentaries

One-Volume Bible Commentaries

• Collegeville Bible Commentary: Based on the New American Bible. Robert J. Karris, Dianne Bergant, eds. Liturgical Press, 1992 (also copy 1 and copy 2).
• IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament. John H. Walton, et al., eds. InterVarsity, 2000 (also copy).

Commentaries - Book by Book

• Genesis: See Tyndale s Genesis Reading Room
• Exodus
• Leviticus
• Numbers
• Deuteronomy
  For a missional reading of biblical story, see Chris Wright s The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible s Grand Narrative (2006). See also audio of  A Day with Chris Wright: Reading the Bible through the lens of the Mission of God, held November 8, 2010.
• Joshua
• Judges
• Ruth
• 1 & 2 Samuel
• 1 & 2 Kings
• 1 & 2 Chronicles
• Ezra
• Nehemiah
• Esther
• Job
• Psalms
• Proverbs
• Ecclesiastes
• Song of Solomon
• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Lamentations
• Ezekiel
• Daniel
• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Jonah
• Micah
• Nahum
• Habakkuk
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi

Note: Tyndale students also have access to the full-text version of the following commentaries from the Believers Church Bible Commentary Series (see Tyndale's Netlibrary eBooks):

• Genesis. Eugene Roop. Herald Press, 1987.
• Exodus. Waldemar Janzen. Herald Press, 2000.
• Judges. Terry Brensinger. Herald Press, 1999.
• Ruth, Jonah, Esther. Eugene Roop. Herald Press, 2002.
• Proverbs. John W. Miller. Herald Press, 2004.
• Jeremiah. Elmer A. Martens. Herald Press, 1986.
• Ezekiel. Millard Lind. Herald Press, 1996.
• Daniel. Paul M. Lederach. Herald Press, 1994.
• Hosea, Amos. Allen R. Guenther. Herald Press, 1998.

Bible Atlases

• Curtis, Adrian. Oxford Bible Atlas. Fourth edition. Oxford, 2007.
• Bible Geocoding (The location of every identifiable place mentioned in the Bible; using GoogleEarth)
  See also:
• The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible. Bruce M. Metzger, Michael D. Coogan, eds. Oxford, 2004.
• Losch, Richard R. The Uttermost Part of the Earth: A Guide to Places in the Bible. Eerdmans, 2005 (and copy).

Old Testament Theology and History

• Anderson, Bernhard W. Contours of Old Testament Theology. Fortress Press, 1999.
• Banks, Diane. Writing the History of Israel. Continuum, 2006 (full-text also available for Tyndale students via eBrary under the author name: "Boase, Elizabeth").
• Barr, James. History and Ideology in the Old Testament: Biblical Studies at the End of a Millennium. Oxford, 2000 (copy).
• Bartholomew, Craig G., et al., ed. Out of Egypt: Biblical Theology and Biblical Interpretation. Zondervan, 2004.
• Barton, John. The Old Testament: Canon, Literature and Theology. Ashgate, 2007; Reading the Old Testament: Method in Biblical Study. 2nd revised edition. Westminster John Knox, 1997 (see also 1st edition, 1984).
• Baylis, Albert H. From Creation to the Cross: Understanding the First Half of the Bible. Revd ed. Zondervan, 1996.
• Boadt, Lawrence. Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction. Paulist, 1984.
• Brettler, Marc Zvi. The Creation of History in Ancient Israel. Routledge, 1998 (and copy; available as full-text to Tyndale students via eBrary ebooks).
• Bright, John. A History of Israel. 4th ed. Westminster John Knox, 2000.
• Brin, Gershon. The Concept of Time in the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Brill, 2001 (full-text version available for Tyndale students via eBrary ebooks).
• Brueggemann, Walter. An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination. Westminster John Knox, 2003; Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy. Fortress, 2005; Reverberations of Faith: A Theological Handbook of Old Testament Themes. Westminster John Knox, 2002; The Prophetic Imagination. 2nd Revised Edition. Fortress, 2001; The Book that Breathes New Life: Scriptural Authority and Biblical Theology. Fortress Press, 2004.
• Callaway, Joseph A. Faces of the Old Testament. Smyth & Helwys, 1995.
• Charpentier, Etienne. How to Read the Old Testament. SCM-Canterbury, 1982.
• Childs, Brevard S. Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible. Fortress, 1993; Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context. Fortress, 1989; Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture. Fortress, 1979.
• Clements, Ronald E., ed. The World of Ancient Israel: Sociological, Anthropological and Political Perspectives. Cambridge, 1991 (also copy).
• Collins, John J. A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Fortress, 2007.
• Coogan, Michael D., ed. The Oxford History of the Biblical World. Oxford, 2001; The Old Testament: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford, 2008 (full-text available to Tyndale students via NetLibrary).
• Davies, Philip R. and John W. Rogerson. The Old Testament World. 2nd edition. Westminster John Knox, 2005 (also copy).
• Davis, Thomas W. Shifting Sands: The Rise and Fall of Biblical Archaeology. Oxford, 2004 (also copy).
• Day, John. Yahweh and the gods and goddesses of Canaan. Continuum, 2002.
• De Vaux, Roland. Ancient Israel: Its Life and Institutions. Tr. John McHugh. Eerdmans, 1997.
• Dillard, Raymond B., and Tremper Longman. An Introduction to the Old Testament. Zondervan, 1994.
• Eichrodt, Walther. Theology of the Old Testament, Vol. I; Vol. II. J.A. Baker, trans. Westminster John Knox, 2001/1967.
• Elledge, C.D. The Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls. Society of Biblical Literature, 2005 (also copy; full-text available to Tyndale students via eBrary ebooks).
• Ellens, Deborah, and Wonil Kim, eds. Reading the Hebrew Bible for a New Millennium: Form, Concept, and Theological Perspective. Vol. 1: Theological and Hereneutical Studies; Vol 2: Exegetical and Theological Studies. Continuum, 2000.
• Free, Joseph P. and Howard F. Vos. Archaeology and Bible History. Revised ed. Zondervan, 1992.
• Gerstenberger, Erhard S. Theologies in the Old Testament. John Bowden, trans. Continuum, 2002.
• Goldingay, John. Old Testament Theology, Vol. 1: Israel s Gospel. Vol. 2: Israel s Faith. InterVarsity, 2003, 2006; Theological Diversity and the Authority of the Old Testament. Eerdmans, 1987.
• Gordon, Cyrus H. and Gary A. Rendsburg. The Bible and the Ancient Near East. 4th ed. W.W. Norton, 1998.
• Gordon, Robert P., and J.C. de Moor, eds. The Old Testament in Its World. Brill, 2004 (available as full-text to Tyndale students only via eBrary ebooks).
• Hallo, William W., and K. Lawson Younger, eds. The Context of Scripture: Canonical Compositions, Monumental Inscriptions and Archival Documents from the Biblical World, vol. 1-3. Brill, 2003 (available only to Tyndale students as eBrary ebook).
• Hasel, Gerhard. Old Testament Theology: Basic Issues in the Current Debate. Eerdmans, 1991.
• Hess, Richard S., and Gordon J. Wenham, eds. Make the Old Testament Live: From Curriculum to Classroom. Eerdmans, 1998.
• Hill, Andrew E., and John H. Walton A Survey of the Old Testament. Second edition. Zondervan, 2000; also Old Testament Today: A Journey from Original Meaning to Contemporary Significance. Zondervan, 2004.
• Holdsworth, John. SCM Studyguide to the Old Testament. SCM-Canterbury, 2005 (also copy).
• Homan, Michael. To Your Tents, O Israel!: The Terminology, Function, Form, and Symbolism of Tents in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East. Brill, 2002 (full-text available to Tyndale students only via eBrary ebooks).
• House, Paul R. Old Testament Theology. InterVarsity Press, 1998.
• Jensen, Joseph. God s Word to Israel. Revised edition. Liturgical, 1990.
• Kaiser, Walter C. Toward an Old Testament Theology. Zondervan, 1991; Toward Rediscovering the Old Testament. Zondervan, 1987; The Christian and the Old Testament. William Carey Library, 1999.
• Keyser, B.Donald, and H.W. Ballard. From Jerusalem to Gaza: An Old Testament Theology. Smyth & Helwys, 2002.
• Knierim, Rolf P., ed. The Task of Old Testament Theology: Substance, Method, and Cases: Essays. Eerdmans, 1995.
• La Sor, William S., David A. Hubbard, Frederic W. Bush, and Leslie C. Allen. Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament. 2nd ed. Eerdmans, 1996.
• Lemche, Niels P. The Old Testament Between Theology and History: A Critical Survey. Westminster John Knox, 2008.
• Levin, Christoph. The Old Testament: A Brief Introduction. Tr. Margaret Kohl. Princeton, 2005.
• Long, V. Philips, Gordon J. Wenham and David Weston Baker, eds. Windows into Old Testament History: Evidence, Argument, and the Crisis of "Biblical Israel". Eerdmans, 2002.
• MacDonald, Nathan. Not Bread Alone: The Uses of Food in the Old Testament. Oxford, 2008.
• Malamat, Abraham. History of Biblical Israel: Major Problems and Minor Issues. Brill, 2001 (available to Tyndale students only as an eBrary ebook).
• McConville, J.G. God and Earthly Power: An Old Testament Political Theology, Genesis-Kings. Continuum, 2006.
• Merrill, Eugene. Everlasting Dominion: A Theology of the Old Testament B&H Publishing, 2006.
• Millard, A.R., J.K. Hoffmeier, D.W. Baker, eds. Faith, Tradition, and History: Old Testament Historiography in its Near Eastern Context. Papers prepared for a symposium held at Wheaton College in November 1990. Eisenbrauns, 1994.
• Miller, James M., and John H. HayesA History of Ancient Israel and Judah. Westminster John Knox, 1986.
• Miller, Patrick D. The Way of the Lord: Essays in Old Testament Theology. Eerdmans, 2007.
• Mitchell, Eric, and Archie England. Old Testament Survey: A Student s Guide. 2nd edition. B&H Publishing, 2007 (also copy).
• Nicholson, Ernest W. God and His People: Covenant and Theology in the Old Testament. Oxford, 1988; see also: Covenant as Context: Essays in Honour of E.W. Nicholson, ed. Robert B. Salters. Oxford, 2003.
• Ollenburger, Ben C., ed. Old Testament Theology: Flowering and Future, Vol. 1. 2nd revd ed. Eisenbrauns, 2004.
• Olyan, Saul M. copy; full-text available to Tyndale students via eBrary ebooks).
• Pardes, Ilana. The Biography of Ancient Israel: National Narratives in the Bible. Univ of California, 2002 (see copy; full-text version available to Tyndale students over eBrary).
• Pate, C. Marvin, J. Scott Duvall, and J. Daniel Hays. The Story of Israel: A Biblical Theology. InterVarsity, 2004.
• Perdue, Leo G. Reconstructing Old Testament Theology: After the Collapse of History. Fortress Press, 2005.
• Pleins, J. David. The Social Visions of the Hebrew Bible: A Theological Introduction. Westminster John Knox, 2000.
• Preuss, Horst Dietrich. Old Testament Theology, vol. 1 (and copy); Vol. II (and copy). Leo G. Purdue, trans. Westminster John Knox, 1996.
• Provan, Ian W., V. Philips Long, Tremper Longman. A Biblical History of Israel. Westminster John Knox Press, 2003.
• Prussner, Frederick C., and John H. Hayes. Old Testament Theology: Its History and Development. Westminster John Knox Press, 1985.
• Rendtorff, Rolf. The Old Testament: An Introduction. Tr. John Bowden. Fortress Press, 1991.
• Rogerson, John W. A Theology of the Old Testament. Cultural Memory, Communication, and Being Human. Fortress, 2010.
• Rogerson, John W., and Philip R. Davies. The Old Testament World. Revd ed. Continuum, 2005 (also copy; 1st edition).
• Sailhamer, John H. Introduction to Old Testament Theology: A Canonical Approach. Zondervan, 1995.
• Schmidt, Werner H. Old Testament Introduction. Tr. M. J. O Connell and D.J. Reimer. 2nd rev d ed. De Gruyter, 1999.
• Scobie, Charles H. H. The Ways of Our God: An Approach to Biblical Theology. Eerdmans, 2003.
• Smith, Mark S. The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel. 2nd ed. Eerdmans, 2002; The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel s Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts. Oxford, 2003 (and copy).
• Soggin, J. Alberto. An Introduction to the History of Israel and Judah. 3rd ed. SCM-Canterbury, 1999.
• Smith-Christopher, Daniel L. A Biblical Theology of Exile. Fortress, 2002.
• Strawn, Brent A., and Nancy R. Bowen, eds. A God So Near: Essays on Old Testament Theology in Honor of Patrick D. Miller. Eisenbraums, 2003.
• Thompson, Thomas L. Early History of the Israelite People: From the Written and Archaeological Sources. Brill, 2002 (also copy 1; copy 2).
• von Rad, Gerhard. Old Testament Theology, vol. 1; vol. 2. Westminster John Knox Press, 2001; From Genesis to Chronicles: Explorations in Old Testament Theology. Tr. K.C. Hanson. Fortress, 2005 (and copy).
• Wood, Leon J. A Survey of Israel s History. Rev d. Zondervan, 1986.
• Wright, Christopher J.H. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible s Grand Narrative InterVarsity, 2006; God's People in God's Land: Family, Land, and Property in the Old Testament. Eerdmans, 1990.
• Zimmerli, Walther. Old Testament Theology in Outline. Tr. David Green. Continuum, 1978; The Fiery Throne: The Prophets and Old Testament Theology. Tr. K.C. Hanson. Fortress, 2003.

Old Testament Ethics

• Barton, John. Understanding Old Testament Ethics: Approaches and Explorations. Westminster John Knox, 2003.
• Birch, Bruce C. Let Justice Roll Down: The Old Testament, Ethics, and Christian Life. Westminster John Knox, 1991 (see also copy); What Does the Lord Require? The Old Testament Call to Social Witness. Westminster John Knox, 1985; (with Larry L. Rasmussen), Bible and Ethics in the Christian Life. Revised ed. Fortress, 1989.
• Carroll, M. Daniel. Theory and Practice in Old Testament Ethics. Continuum, 2004.
• Janzen, Waldemar. Old Testament Ethics: A Paradigmatic Approach. Westminster John Knox, 1994 (limited preview with Google Books). [Recommended by ANF]
• Jensen, Joseph. Ethical Dimensions of the Prophets. Liturgical, 2006.
• Kaiser, Walter C. Toward Old Testament Ethics. Zondervan, 1991.
• Rodd, Cyril S. Glimpses of a Strange Land: Studies in Old Testament Ethics. Continuum, 2001.
• Wright, Christopher. Old Testament Ethics for the People of God. InterVarsity, 2004; God's People in God's Land: Family, Land, and Property in the Old Testament. Eerdmans, 1990.

Biblical Hebrew

• Andersen, Francis I., and A. Dean Forbes. The Vocabulary of the Old Testament. 2nd ed. Pontificium Institutum Biblicum, 1992.
• Arnold, Bill T., and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge, 2003 (available as full-text to Tyndale students via eBrary ebooks).
• Bergman, Nava. The Cambridge Biblical Hebrew Workbook: Introductory Level. Cambridge, 2005.
• Clark, Matityahu, ed. Etymological Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew. Based on the Commentaries of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch. Feldheim Publishers, 1999.
• Ellis, Robert Ray. Learning to Read Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar. Baylor, 2006.
• Fohrer, Georg. Hebrew and Aramaic Dictionary of the Old Testament. Tr. W. A. Johnstone. De Gruyter, 1973.
• Futato, Mark D. Beginning Biblical Hebrew. Eisenbrauns, 2003.
• Gesenius, Heinrich Wilhelm. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament: Including the Biblical Chaldee. Tr. Edward Robinson. 20th edition. Crocker and Brewster, 1871 (compare with 1987 German edition).
• Holladay, William L., ed. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Based Upon the Lexical Work of Ludwig Köhler and Walter Baumgartner. 10th ed. Eerdmans, 1988 (copy 1; copy 2).
• Hostetter, Edwin C. An Elementary Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Continuum, 2000 (also copy).
• Joüon, Paul, and T. Muraoka. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Rev d ed. Editrice Pontificia Università Gregoriana, 2006 (copy of Part II).
• Kelley, Page H., Terry L. Burden, Timothy G. Crawford. Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar. Eerdmans, 1994 (235 pp; also 1992 edition, 453 pp.).
• La Sor, William S. Handbook of Biblical Hebrew: An Inductive Approach Based on the Hebrew Text of Esther. Eerdmans, 1989.
• Martin, James D. Davidson s Introductory Hebrew Grammar. 27th ed. Continuum, 1993.
• Murphy, Todd J. Pocket Dictionary for the Study of Biblical Hebrew. InterVarsity, 2003.
• Van der Merwe, Christo H.J., Jackie A. Naudé, and Jan H. Kroeze. A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar. Continuum, 1999.
• Walker-Jones, Arthur. Hebrew for Biblical Interpretation. Brill, 2003; also copy published by Society of Biblical Literature, 2003.
• Walsh, Jerome T. Style and Structure in Biblical Hebrew Narrative. Liturgical Press, 2001.
• Waltke, Bruce K., and Michael P. O Connor An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Eisenbrauns, 1990.

Old Testament Exegesis

• See the Biblical Interpretation and Application Reading Room

Other Biblical Studies Resources on the WWW

Bible - Reference / General

• Bible Gateway
• NRSV On-line Bible
• Blue Letter Bible
• Overview of English Bible Translations
• Hebrew Bibles
• OpenBible.info unconventional Bible Book Browser and Topical Index
• Biblical Studies.org.uk: An Internet Resource for Studying the Bible
• Biblical Studies Resources (Maintained by Dr. Jim West)
• BibleTexts.Com
• BibleWorks software for 5 simultaneous on-campus users (on Tyndale s library & computer lab computers).

Old Testament Resources on the WWW

• TANAKH: Resources for Academic Study (OT)
• Early Jewish Writings
• Scrolls from the Dead Sea
• ETANA -Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives

• See Tyndale's eJournal Database (note: for Tyndale students and faculty only). Choose EBSCOhost database; log in; choose "EBSCOhost" and then "ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials"; then choose "Scriptures" (at top). You will find many full-text theological journal articles available to you on any verse or chapter of the Bible. See list of Tyndale's academic ejournals with full-text articles for download.

Other Tyndale Online Reading Rooms

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