METHODS OF BIBLICAL ANALYSIS

Library Research Guide

Student Supplement for the SBL Handbook of Style

Online Bible and Strong's Concordance Searching

Blue Letter Bible search includes Strong's numbers, several Bible dictionaries (BLB, Nave's, Vines, Torrey's, Hitchcock's, and Easton's Dictionaries), and 10 Bible versions.

Crosswalk offers a search that includes KJV or NAS and Strong's numbers in addition to multiple translations, commentaries, concordances, and Bible dictionaries.

Bible Gateway provides search capabilities for dozens of Bibles in many different languages, including Greek and Hebrew. It also links to commentaries and Bible dictionaries online.

E-Sword offers downloadable Bible software, including the BLB and Strong's Concordance, as well as an online version.

Unbound Bible includes Greek and Hebrew lexicon search.

Catalog and Online Database Searching Hints

Search ATLA Religion Database.

Search the library's holdings (the catalog) using the search box above, or search multiple libraries’ holding through WorldCat.

Both use Library of Congress Subject Headings. These headings are designed to group related subjects together. Typical Bible related headings include:

• Bible -- Concordances.
  
• Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  
• Bible. N.T. Matthew.
  
• Bible. N.T. Matthew. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  
• Bible. N.T. Matthew. -- Criticism, textual.
  
• Bible. O.T. Genesis.

Selected Reference Books (Dulaney-Browne Library 1st floor)

Brown, Francis. The Brown, Driver, Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon: With an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic: Coded with the Numbering System from Strong’s Exhaustive cCncordance of the Bible. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, 1996 printing.
Call Number: 492.45 G391b 1996

Botterweck, G. Johannes. Theological dictionary of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1974-1990.
Call Number: 221.3 B659tEw

Strong, James. The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible. Nashville, Tenn.: T. Nelson, 2001.
Call Number: 220.52033 St88n 2001

Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.... Nashville: Abingdon, 1980.
Call Number: 220.52 St88e

Circulating copies:

Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.... Nashville, Abington: 1976, c1890.
Call Number: 220.52 St88e 1978
Location: 3rd floor Oversize Circulating Materials

Strong, James. The exhaustive concordance of the Bible.... New York: Abingdon Press, c1890, 1965 printing.
Call Number: 220.2 St923 (2 copies)
Location: Circulating Storage Area (Ask at the Circulation Desk)