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Biblical "Commentary" Available Online

Bible Dictionaries & Encyclopedias of the Bible Available Online

4 Enoch: the Online Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins
Bible Odyssey (Society of Biblical Literature)
Dictionary for theological interpretation of the Bible. Ed. Vanhoozer, Bartholomew, Treier, & Wright. 2005.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BS440 .D495 2005.
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. 2nd ed. Ed. Green. 2013.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BS2555.52 .D53 2013.
Dictionary of Nature Imagery in the Bible
Focuses on "the Hebrew Bible, although Second Temple Literature and the New Testament will be addressed as they eucidate passages in the Hebrew Bible."
Dictionary of New Testament background. Ed. Evans & Porter. 2000.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BS2312 .D53 2000.
Dictionary of Paul and his letters. 2nd ed. McKnight, Cohick, & Gupta. 2023.
Dictionary of scripture and ethics. Ed. Green, Lapsley, Miles, & Verhey. 2012.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BS680.E84 D53 2011.
Dictionary of the New Testament use of the Old Testament. Ed. Beale, Carson, Glad, & Naselli. 2023.
Cf. the 2007 Commentary on the New Testament use of the Old Testament, also ed. Beale.
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch. Ed. Alexander & Baker. 2003.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BS1225.52 .D53 2003.
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical books. Ed. Arnold & Williamson. 2005.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BS1205.55 .D53 2005.
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, poetry, and writings. Ed. Longman & Enns. 2008.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BS440 .D53 2008.
Dictionary of the Old Testament: Prophets. Ed. Boda & McConville. 2012.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BS1505.55 .D53 2012.
Dictionary of the later New Testament and its developments. Ed. Martin & Davids. 1997.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BS2625.5 .D53 1997.
Dictionnaire de la Bible. Ed. Vigouroux. 1912.
Dictionnaire de la Bible. Supplément. Ed. Vigouroux. 1907- .
Vols. 1 (Abdeh)-8 (Providentissimus) only online. SPU has vols. 1 (Abdeh)-13 (Tanis) at REF BS440 .D53 Suppl.
Dictionnaire encyclopédique de la Bible. 3rd ed., rev. & aug. 2002
Eerdmans dictionary of early Judaism. Ed. Collins & Harlow. 2010.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BM176 .E34 2010.
Eerdmans dictionary of the Bible. Ed. Freedman, Myers, & Beck. 2000.
SPU houses this also on paper at General Collection and REF BS440 .E44 2000.
Encyclopaedia Judaica. 2nd ed. Ed. Berenbaum & Skolnik. 22 vols. 2007.
Requires a King County Library System login. SPU has the 1st (1972) edition at REF DS102.8 .E496.
Encyclopedia of the Bible and its reception
SPU houses this also on paper at BS440 .E539 2009.
Encyclopedia of the Dead Sea scrolls. Ed. Schiffman & VanderKam. 2 vols. 2000.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BM487 .E53 2000.
Evangelical dictionary of biblical theology
Iconography of Deities and Demons in the Ancient Near East (IDD): An Iconographic Dictionary with Special Emphasis on First-Millennium Palestine/Israel
Complements the Dictionary of deities and demons in the Bible (DDD), at REF BS680 .G57D53 1999.
Ministry Matters
Includes the New interpreters dictionary of the Bible, but is not available here.
New dictionary of biblical theology. Ed. Alexander & Rosner. 2000.
SPU houses this also on paper at General Collection and REF BS440 .N437 2000.
Oxford companion to the Bible. Ed. Metzger & Coogan. 1993.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF BS440 .M434 1993.
Oxford dictionary of the Jewish religion. 2nd ed. Ed. Berlin & Grossman. 2011.
Oxford encyclopedia of archaeology in the Near East. Ed. Meyers. 5 vols. 1997.
SPU houses this also on paper at REF DS56 .O9 1997.
Oxford encyclopedia of biblical interpretation. Ed. McKenzie. 2 vols. 2013.
Oxford encyclopedia of the Bible and archaeology. Ed. Master. 2 vols. 2013.
Oxford encyclopedia of the Bible and ethics. Ed. Brawley. 2 vols. 2014.
Oxford encyclopedia of the Bible and gender studies. Ed. O'Brien. 2 vols. 2014.
Oxford encyclopedia of the Bible and law. Ed. Strawn. 2 vols. 2015.
Oxford encyclopedia of the Bible and the arts. Ed. Beal. 2 vols. 2016.
Oxford encyclopedia of the Bible and theology. Ed. Balentine. 2 vols. 2015.
Oxford encyclopedia of the books of the Bible. Ed. Coogan. 2 vols.
Rösel & Bull. Bibelkunde zum Alten und Neuen Testament.
WiBiLex: Das Wissenschaften Bibellexikon im Internet
WiReLex: Das Wissenschaftlich-Religionspädagogischen Lexikon

Bible Dictionaries & Encyclopedias Available Offline (with links to those, as above, online)

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Basic English-Bible Reference

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