The Required Texts for this class are available on Reserve (LL2).

Miller, J. Maxwell and John H. Hayes. A History of Ancient Israel and Judah. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1986.
BRES DS117 .M6 1986

Gottwald, Norman K. The Hebrew Bible: A Socio-Literary Introduction. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985.
BRES BS1140.2 .G59 1985

When beginning study in an unfamiliar subject area, it is useful to consult reference books such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and bibliographies. These will provide a general overview or outline of a particular topic.
Bibles | Concordances | Commentaries | Encyclopedias | Atlases

Bibles:
The following list provides a call number for each translation. There may be more titles available for each version. See Finding Books in BobCat for search strategies to help you find specific Bibles.

The Jewish Publication Society Tanakh
REF1 BS896.A1 P45 1985

The (New) King James Version
REF1 BS185 1993 .M8 1993

New Revised Standard Version (RSV)
REF1 BS191.5.A1 1993 .G73

The New American Bible
REF1 BS192.3 1970 N47

The New English Bible
REF1 BS192.A1 1970 L6

The New International Version (NIV)
REF1 BS195 .N37 1984

The New American Standard Bible
REF1 BS195 .N35 1992b

Concordances:
Different versions of the Bible have different concordances that are available in Bobst. See Finding Books in BobCat for search strategies to help you find specific Concordances.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, with key-word comparison of selected words and phrases in the King James version with five leading translations. By James Strong. Nashville: Abingdon, 1980.
REF1 BS425 .S8 1980

Nelson's Complete Concordance of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Ed. by John W. Ellison. New York: Nelson, 1957.
REF1 BS425 .E4 1957

Commentary:
Many Bible Commentaries are available in Bobst in addition to the Anchor Bible Commentary example listed below. See Finding Books in BobCat for search strategies to help you find specific Commentaries.

Ezekiel 21-37: A New Translation with Introduction and Commentary. By Moshe Greenberg. New York: Doubleday, 1997.
REF1 BS192.2.A1 1964 G3 vol.22A

Encyclopedias


The Anchor Bible Dictionary. Ed. by David Noel Freedman. New York: Doubleday, c1992-. 6 v.
REF1 BS440 .A54 1992

Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Ed. by Jack M. Sasson. New York: Scribners, 1995. 4 v.
REF1 DS57 .C55 1995

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. Ed. by Eric M. Meyers. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. 5 v.
REF1 DS56 .O9 1996

Smithsonian Timelines of the Ancient World. Ed. by Chris Scarre. New York: D. Kindersley, 1993.
REF1 D54.5 .S65 1993

Atlases:

Atlas of the Bible. By John Rogerson. New York: Facts on File Publications, 1985.
REF1 BS630 .R6 1985

Israel: The Historical Atlas: The Story of Israel: From Ancient Times to the Modern Nation. By Joel Brinkley et al. New York: Macmillan, 1997.
REF1 G2236.S1 I8 1997