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Biblical Studies: Bible Backgrounds - Reference
This guide will lead you to library and external resources that will help you in you biblical studies research.
Presents the multifaceted world of ancient writing that forms the background to the literature of the Hebrew Bible. Provides reliable access to a broad, balanced and representative collection of ancient Near Eastern texts that have some bearing on the interpretation of the Bible by 90 contributors.
Includes:
• Christianity: The Complete Guide
• Jesus: The Complete Guide
• Mary: The Complete Resource
• The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient
Media
• The History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ
• The Reception of Jesus in The First Three Centuries
Publication Date: 1969-12-21 (3rd edition 2016 is also available as an ebook)
Reference Books in the Library's reference collections that are helpful in understanding life in Biblical times. Note that Bible atlases are also very useful.
Includes 3 volumes:v. 1Canonical compositions from the biblical world. v.2 Monumental inscriptions from the biblical world. v.3 Archival documents from the biblical world.CLICK TITLE LINK FOR EBOOK ACCESS.
free online digitized virtual library of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Hundreds of manuscripts made up of thousands of fragments – discovered from 1947 and until the early 1960’s are now available to the public online. The high resolution images are extremely detailed and can be accessed through various search options on the site.