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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find a commentary on a particular book of the Bible?
If you are in the library, browse the Reference Shelves in 220.7, 221.7 and 225.7. Titles are roughly in alphabetical order by series title.
- If you are searching the online catalog, do a subject search similar to these examples:
- bible ot psalms commentaries
bible nt corinthians 2nd commentaries
How do I know which commentaries to use? There are so many!
The list of expository and popular commentaries is a good place to start.
This bibliography includes evaluative
annotations that are helpful for older titles:
Gorman, G. E. and Lyn Gorman. Theological and Religious Reference Materials: vol. 1
General Resources and Biblical Studies (Greenwood Press, 1984) REF 201.6 G67
Where can I find women's voices in biblical scholarship?
The Women's Bible Commentary (REF 220.7 W87 1998) has essays by women on the individual books of the Bible. Each includes a bibliography.
The IVP Women's Bible Commentary (REF 220.7 I96) has essays on the individual books of the Bible interspersed with topical articles. Includes bibliographies.
The Feminist Companion to the Bible series includes volumes on a number of the books in the canon.
Do a title search in the online catalog for "feminist companion to the". Then browse the results.In the online catalog and the ATLA Religion Database, do a keyword search for items containing the words Bible and feminine or feminist. Then browse the results. You will retrieve items with the subject heading "feminist criticism" and other items with these words in the title or contents notes.
Keyword search: "bible feminine" or "bible feminist"
What does ATLA stand for?
The American Theological Library Association. This professional association of librarians began indexing journals and book reviews in 1949 and multi-author works in 1960. In the early 1990's the indexing was converted to electronic form for the creation of the ATLA Religion Database.