Dictionaries/ Encyclopedias - Old Testament - RELS 110 - Huff - Marshall Brooks Library at Principia College

Online religion Encyclopedias

The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible by Coogan
ISBN: 0195377370
Publication Date: 2011
Encyclopedia of Religion
ISBN: 9780028657332
Publication Date: 2004
"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.
Encyclopedia Judaica
ISBN: 9780028659282
Publication Date: 2006
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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