Courses Meeting This Goal:
UC 220 -- Religious Foundations and the
Bible
Objectives of this goal include:
Note:
Sources with an "R" at end of call number are located in the Reference
Area, First Floor. Others are located in the Main stacks.
Atlases and
History |
Bibles |
Commentaries |
Concordances |
Dictionaries |
Encyclopedias |
Scholarly record of the development of the Bible.
Includes maps of the various changes and historical events shaping the lands mentioned in the Bible.
"More than 300 specially commissioned maps and illustrations, color photographs, reproductions of works of art and artifacts of ancient civilizations, full-spread reconstructions of biblical cities and buildings -- plus a 32-page gazetteer of 900 place-names found in the Bible."
There are many versions of the Bible in both the circulating and reference collections. A few of the frequently used ones are cited here. You may want to browse the shelves under the Dewey Decimal call number "220.52" for other versions or ask a librarian for help.
Includes Old and New Testaments in side by side column from King James Version, New International Version, Living Bible and New Revised Standard Version for easy comparison.
Provides authoritative interpretations of the Old and New Testament along with the Apocryphal books. Commentaries are based on the canon (church) laws from Judaism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. Literary, cultural, and historical perspectives given. Some scholars consider this to be a successor to Peake's Commentary on the Bible.
This completely new work began publication in 1994 and the 12-volume set is scheduled for completion by 2000. Contributors include diverse Protestant and Roman Catholic theologians. Format in each volume includes Scripture passages (from both the New Revised Standard and New International versions of the Bible) followed by commentaries and a "Reflections" section.
These volumes have been published to date:
Note: Multiple copies of the Interpreter's older edition are in the circulating collection
This concordance is for the New Revised Standard Version.
This is the classic 1890 very complete concordance to the King James version.
Background on significant religious traditions from all geographic areas and from antiquity to the present.
"Covers all the important names, places and subjects of the Bible" in Old and New Testament times.
A one-volume dictionary of biblical terms designed to "foster evangelical biblical scholarship." Maps and illustrations included.
Actually an encyclopedia with entries for each book of the Bible, Apocryphal texts, proper names and major words. Most entries include bibliographies.
Searching for Materials Using CHARLI and
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Understanding CHARLI and OhioLINK
CHARLI is Capital's online library catalog. It lists all books, and nearly everything else,
included in the Main and Law Library collections. OhioLINK is a statewide network of academic
and other research libraries which share their books through a huge virtual catalog. If the book
you need is not available at Capital, you can quickly jump into OhioLINK and request a loan. The
book should arrive within two to three business days. Be sure to check OhioLINK if you are not
finding enough information in Capital's collection.
Some headings with which to begin your subject (S>) searches for this course include:
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Searching For Videos Using CHARLI
To find videos on CHARLI, conduct a subject or keyword search first. Then, limit the search results by "Material Type" and select "Audiovisuals" to retrieve video selections. Videos are stored in the southwest corner on the second floor. Some videos of course-related interest that you might want to check out (if not on reserve at the Circulation Desk) are:
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Searching For Periodical Articles
Periodical Abstracts and LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe are good online periodical indexes for magazine and newspaper articles, respectively, about current religious issues. Access these online databases, from the Web versionof CHARLI, by clicking on Indexes/Databases.
For indexing of more scholarly journals in religion, consider using the ATLA Religion Database. Produced by the American Theological Society, ATLA Religion Database is a comprehensive reference database designed to support religious and theological scholarship. It contains more than one million citations from 1,400+ international journal titles and 14,000 multi-author works and book reviews related to religious studies. Coverage begins in 1949.
Connect to ATLA Religion Database from the library home page by clicking Indexes/Databases then Arts and Humanities or Alphabetical List of All Databases.
The Bible in English is an electronic text that you can access from the library home page. Select E-texts then References Resources. It contains the full text of 21 editions of the Bible, written in English from the 10th through the 20th century. While the database is more appropriate for scholarly research, you may find the keyword searching of the Good News Bible or the New English Bible useful.
Once you have found a potentially useful article:
Searching for Internet
Resources
There are many sites on the Internet related to religion. For research purposes you will probably want to avoid many of the individual home pages emphasizing a particular creed. Some better places to start are:
This site offers at least seven different interfaces for looking up bible verses/passages in many different Bible versions and translations. While much of this may be too scholarly for most undergraduate projects there are a few Bible versions such as the "New International Version" and the older "Revised Standard Version" that could be useful. Note that most recent translations are absent because of copyright restrictions.
Mike Madin at the University of Washington maintains this "Academic Info Religion Gateway," as part of the educational directory, "Academic Info." It is excellent for the study of Eastern religions as well as Christianity, Islam, Judaism and mythology.
This award-winning site, sponsored by the Institute for Christian Leadership, is a gateway to a broad range of information. The emphasis is evangelical Christian resources. The Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet section includes a Web Subjects Guide leading to the "Not Just Bibles" section with an intersting array of categories. See for example: art, education, sports and women.
This site is well-organized, updated regularly and ofen praised as one of the best religion sites having everything from religious texts,libraries, psychology and sociology of religion, ethics and moral values, biblical studies, and more.
A typical Yahoo directory site with hundreds of religion-related categories to browse and thousands of links.
If you're new to the Capital University Library or need a little help getting started with your information search, you can connect directly from here to an online introductory library tutorial. You can work at your own pace through as many sections of the tutorial as you want, learning how to use the library as you go.
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