Biblical Studies (Divinity): Reference Tools: Atlases, Dictionaries, Concordances, etc.

Available online using this link; also available in print: Divinity Library Reference, BS630 .O96 2007

Available in Print, Divinity Reference,BS630 .R37 2010

Copies of the Anchor Bible Dictionary are located in the Reference Room, BS440 .A54.

Full list of the Bible Dictionaries available through the Duke Libraries catalog.

Electronic copies of titles in the series Blackwell Companions to Religion. Hint: uncheck the "Available Online" box to see even more print search results.

Classic encyclopedia of the ancient world.

Bible dictionary, commentary, and encyclopedia all-in-one, this work provides articles on the history of biblical scholarship according to its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity. NOTE: this work is not complete, content is added gradually.

Also in print, Reference DS102.8 .E496 2007

Database that includes the New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary series, as well as reference works such as the New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible.

Provides access to six Oxford editions of the Bible, with commentary and annotations from study Bibles combined with reference material and source texts.

Scholarly and useful brief reference work on issues of Classical and Hellenistic culture and history.

Integrated study of the history, art, architecture, languages, literatures, and religion of biblical Israel and early Judaism and Christianity in their larger cultural contexts. Look under "Tools & Resources" -- "Reference Works."

Accordance is a popular bible tool that can be purchased for personal use from the Accordance website. Visit this link to learn more about Accordance. Accordance is installed on one of the computers at the library front-desk area.

A biblical concordance and morphological analysis program containing the full text of 44 versions of the Bible in English, Greek, Hebrew plus 9 other languages. Installed on computers throughout the library. BW is no longer supported/produced for individual purchase.

A bible tool available for free download. It is a leaner version of a Bibleworks or Accordance and features many free texts and reference sources for close study of the Bible. Resources not in the public domain do have to be purchased.

Software with many options for expansions targeted towards word-study or preaching. There is a basic free version as well as an academic discount.