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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:
Honor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity by Call Number: 225.95 D46HISBN: 0830815724Publication Date: 2000
- Search for books on the literary background of the passage:
Examples:
How to Read the Bible Book by Book by Call Number: 220.61 F32HISBN: 0310211182Publication Date: 2002
Chronological and Background Charts of the Old Testament by Call Number: REF 221 W176CISBN: 0310481619Publication Date: 1994
The IVP Bible Background Commentary by Call Number: 221.7 W176IISBN: 0830814191Publication Date: 2000
Chronological and Background Charts of the New Testament by ISBN: 9780310282938Publication Date: 2009
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.
Zondervan Essential Atlas of the Bible by Call Number: REF 220.91 R184ZEISBN: 9780310318576Publication Date: 2013
The Oxford History of the Biblical World by
Call Number: REF 220.95 OX2CISBN: 0195087070Publication Date: 1999
