"Presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture." It will be useful for your group presentation.
Encyclopaedia Judaica is a great source for biographical information on characters from the Old Testament. Entries are written by Jewish scholars. It will be useful for your group presentation.
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Find information about people, places, passages, and other bible questions from the Society of Biblical Literature. The Society of Biblical Literature is the oldest and largest learned society devoted to the critical investigation of the Bible based on the Humanities’ core disciplines.
The Anchor Bible Dictionary
The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible
Women in Scripture by 
Men and Women of the Bible
Encyclopedia of Religion
Encyclopedia Judaica
