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THEO 5102: Research Methods
Distinguishing Reference Sources
Biblical Interpretation
Many subjects have multiple reference sources available, by different editors and publishers, varying by date, length, and, in some measure, viewpoint. For example, research on biblical interpretation is served by a variety of reference works, covering a variety of approaches to and historical contexts of biblical interpretation.
Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation by
Call Number: Ref BS500 .D5 1990Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation, 2 vols. by
Call Number: Ref BS500 .D5 1999Dictionary of Biblical Criticism and Interpretation by
Call Number: Ref BS440 .D496 2007Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible by
Call Number: Ref BS440 .D495 2005Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters by
Call Number: Ref BS501.A1 H57 20072nd edition., a new and expanded edition.Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception by
Call Number: Ref BS440 .E539
Early Christianity
Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity by
Call Number: Ref BR66.5 .D5813 2014Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity (online) by
Call Number: BR66.5 .D5813 2014ebWiley Blackwell Companion to Patristics by
Call Number: Ref BR60.A65 W55 2015Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, 2 vols. by
Call Number: Ref BR162.2 .E53 1997Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments by
Call Number: Ref BS2625.5 .D53 1997Dictionary of the Later New Testament and Its Developments (online) by
Call Number: BS2625.5 .D53 1997ebEarly Christian World, 2 vols. by
Call Number: Ref BR165 .E17 2000Dictionary of Early Christian Literature, 2 vols. by
Call Number: Ref BR66.5 .L4813 2000Trinitas by
Call Number: REF BT111.2 .O23 1987Verbum Caro: An Encyclopedia on Jesus, the Christ by
Call Number: Ref BT199 .O23 1992Veni Creator Spiritus by
Call Number: Ref BT121.2 .O335 1990Ecclesia by
Call Number: Ref BX841 .O36 1996Theotokos: An Encyclopedia of the Blessed Virgin Mary by
Call Number: Ref BT599 .O23 1983Creeds and Confessions of Faith in the Christian Tradition, 4 vols. by
Call Number: Ref BT990 .C64 2003 (v.1-4)
Judaism
Several different reference sources are also available on Judaism, for example. Though the most recent and extensive scholarly resources on your subject are usually preferable to older and shorter/briefer resources, others may also be useful for you, depending on your subject and the nature of your research. In any case, consulting all that may be helpful is usually advisable, rather than limiting your reference work to one or two sources.
New Encyclopedia of Judaism by
Call Number: Ref BM50 .E63 2002Updated ed. of: The encyclopedia of Judaism.Encyclopedia of Judaism by
Call Number: Ref BM50 .K37 2006Concise Encyclopedia of Judaism by
Call Number: Ref BM50 .C619 1998Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism by
Call Number: Ref BM176 .E34 2010Dictionary of Judaism in the Biblical Period: 450 B.C.E. to 600 C.E., 2 vols. by
Call Number: Ref BM50 .D525 19962 vols.