BACKGROUND INFORMATION
CULTURAL & HISTORICAL INFORMATION
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Old Testament Background Information
New Testament Background Information
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In the Library Catalog try the following searches.
- Identify Library of Congress Subject Headings (from within a relevant book’s record) and click on those links to find more books:
- Examples:
- Bible. N.T. -- History of contemporary events.
- Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.
- Search for books on the specific social/cultural issue
- Search for general books on New Testament culture
Examples:
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Honor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity
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Call Number: 225.95 D46HISBN: 0830815724Publication Date: 2000 -
- Search for books on the literary background of the passage:
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How to Read the Bible Book by Book
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Call Number: 220.61 F32HISBN: 0310211182Publication Date: 2002 -
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Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament
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Call Number: REF 221 W176CISBN: 0310481619Publication Date: 1994 -
The IVP Bible Background Commentary
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Call Number: 221.7 W176IISBN: 0830814191Publication Date: 2000 -
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Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament
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ISBN: 9780310282938Publication Date: 2009 -
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You can find Bible Atlases in the 220.91 section of the Reference Collection on the main floor.
Oversized atlases are stored in the first row before the 000's.
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Zondervan Essential Atlas of the Bible
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Call Number: REF 220.91 R184ZEISBN: 9780310318576Publication Date: 2013
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The Oxford History of the Biblical World by
Call Number: REF 220.95 OX2CISBN: 0195087070Publication Date: 1999
