Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (Online) by David Noel Freedman, editor-in-chiefMulti-volume. Over 6,200 entries, some as long as 40 pages; most have bibliographies. Entries cover every proper name, major words, each book of the Bible, Apocryphal texts, Dead Sea scrolls, and Nag Hamadi codices. Also available in the Marvin H. Pope Biblical Studies Seminar Room.
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Bible by John Rogerson (Editor)Traces the several routes whereby what was to be called the canon of Scripture was determined, and controversies surrounding which writings should be regarded as authoritative. Concludes with surveys of how the Bible is being used today in feminist criticism, and in the movements for theological liberation in Latin America, Africa, and Europe. Includes essays on Hebrew Bible.
Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible by Merrill C. Tenney, general editor ; Moisés Silva, revision editor.Includes more than 5,000 pages of vital information on Bible lands and people, more than 7,500 articles alphabetically arranged for easy reference; hundreds of full-color and black-and-white illustrations, charts, and graphs; 32 pages of full-color maps and hundreds of black-and-white outline maps for ready reference; and scholarly articles ranging across the entire spectrum of theological and biblical topics