Bible dictionaries provide in-depth, encyclopedic articles on books of the Bible, as well as people, places, topics, events, and practices mentioned in the Bible. Many dictionary articles include select bibliographies for further study, and this feature contributes to the usefulness of dictionaries at the beginning of the research process.
Call Number: REL REF 220.7 A539
Publication Date: 1964
Call Number: REL REF 281.1 A541
Publication Date: 2009-
Call Number: REL REF 220.7 B827
Publication Date: 2005
Call Number: REL REF 220.77 C168C
Publication Date: 1979
Call Number: REL REF 281.1 C561
Publication Date: 2003-
Call Number: REL REF 220.77 C762
Call Number: REL REF 220.7 E66
Publication Date: 2000-2012
Call Number: REL REF 220.77 H553
Publication Date: 1971
Call Number: REL REF 220.7 I612
Publication Date: 1975
Call Number: REL REF 220.77 I618
Publication Date: 1993-1998
New Cambridge Bible Commentary by Bill T. Arnold and Ben Witherington III
Call Number: REL REF 220.77 N532C
Publication Date: 2003--
Call Number: REL REF 220.77 N532
Publication Date: 1994-2021
Call Number: REL REF 270.607 R332
Call Number: REL REF 220.7 S667
Publication Date: 2000
Call Number: REL REF 220.7 T974
Publication Date: 2005-2017
Call Number: REL REF 220.77 W532
Publication Date: 1995-2013
Call Number: REL REF 220.7 W811
Publication Date: 2015
Call Number: REL REF 220.7 W924
Publication Date: 1982
Call Number: REL REF 225.07 A149
Publication Date: 1996-2011
Call Number: REL REF 220.7 A921
Publication Date: 1989
Call Number: REL REF 225.077 B167
Publication Date: 1996-
Call Number: REL REF 225.77 B627
Publication Date: 1960-
Publication Date: REL REF 225.7 W513E
Call Number: REL REF 225.77 I962
Publication Date: 1992-2009
Call Number: REL REF 220.77 N5321
Publication Date: 1951-
Call Number: REL REF 225.77 N532G
Publication Date: 1978-
Publication Date: 2008-
Call Number: REL REF 225.77 P641
Publication Date: 1990-
Call Number: REL REF 225.07 S123
Publication Date: 2010-
Publication Date: 1958-1989
Call Number: REL REF 225.77 Z872
Publication Date: 2008-
Dictionaries and encyclopedias typically include bibliographies at the end of each chapter. These updated lists of sources on specific research topics are invaluable at the beginning of the research process. The sample below shows the first two pages of a bibliography at the end of an encyclopedia chapter on ecclesiology.
To cite an article such as this one, using SBL Style, obtain the page range of the chapter along with the author's name. The author's name typically appears after the bibliography at the end of the chapter. In the example above, the author's name occurs between the end of the bibliography and the beginning of the next article heading.
Example bibliography entry:
Smith, M.J. “Feminist and Womanist Criticisms.” Pages 278-283 in Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. Edited by Joel B. Green, Jeannine K. Brown, and Nicholas Perrin. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2013.