RELG 210 – The Old Testament: Texts and Traditions
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Genesis Cycle: Separation of Day and Night, Jacob Bouttats
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Bible Commentaries
Commentaries are biblical scholars' interpretation and analysis of scripture.
- The New Interpreter's Bible Commentary byReference - Main Level R 220.7 N42N2 2015
- The Harper Collins Bible Commentary byReference - Main Level R 220.7 2000
- Women's Bible Commentary byReference - Main Level R 220.7082
- Old Testament Library Commentaries44 volumes, Upper Level Call Numbers 221 - 229
Biblical Dictionaries and Concordances
Dictionaries and concordances provide an alphabetic index of the principal words used in the Bible, with references to relevant passages for each word.
- The Anchor Bible Dictionary byReference - Main Level R 220.3 An21A
- The Concise Concordance to the NRSV byReference - Main Level R 220.520423; C748C
- The Harper Collins Bible DictionaryReference - Main Level R 220.3 H234H 2011
- The NIV Exhaustive ConcordanceReference - Main Level R 220.5/208
