Recommended Books and eBooks
These books are located in the General Collection on the 2nd floor of the library, unless they are eBooks. Click on the title for more information.
The Oxford Bible Commentary by Call Number: BS491.3 .O94 2001
The New Interpreter's Bible by Call Number: BS491.2 .N484 1994
An Introduction to Islam by Call Number: BP161.2 .D46 1994
Recommended Reference Books
These books are located in the Reference Collection on the 1st floor, unless they are eBooks. Click on the title for more information.
The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible - A-C by Call Number: BS440 .N443 2006
The Anchor Bible Dictionary by Call Number: BS440 .A54 1992
A Concordance to the Apocrypha-Deuterocanonical Books of the Revised Standard Version by Call Number: BS1700 .C66 1983- The New Interpreter's Bible by Call Number: BS491.2 .N484 1994
Women in Scripture by Call Number: BS575 .W593 2000
Men and Women of the Bible by Call Number: BS571 .T57 2002
The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible by Call Number: BS570 .O94 2001
Finding Books
Searching the UNCW Library Catalog will help you find books, commentaries, and references that will be helpful for this course.
You can start with a keyword search for your topic - for example, Isaiah AND prophet. Once you find a book or books that look useful, you can look at the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record to find more materials that might be helpful. Some examples of useful subject headings are:
- Bible -- Commentaries
- Bible O.T. -- Commentaries
- Bible. Joshua -- Criticism and interpretation
- Bible. Judges -- Commentaries (NOTE: You can do this with any book of the Bible: "Bible. [Book title] -- Commentaries")
- Bible O.T. -- Minor Prophets -- Commentaries