Finding bibles in print at Gleeson Library
Most English language bibles in print at Gleeson Library can be found on the lower level of the library, beginning with the call number BS185 - BS198. You can browse the stacks in that area to find a bible.
Or use this is an advanced search to find Bibles in the Ignacio Catalog (Gleeson Library's collections) both print and electronic.
You can add keywords to this search to find specific bibles.
Some Selected Bibles
Ebook Bibles
The Holy BibleISBN: 9781775411994Publication Date: 2009-01-01The King James Bible for ebook readers, desktops, tablets and phones. Including Old Testament and New Testament, this is a wonderful tool that keeps the scriptures at your fingertips. The translation that became the Authorized King James Bible was begun in 1604 and in 1611 was published by the Church of England, under the direction of King James. The translation was done by forty-seven Church of England scholars, the New Testament coming from the Greek Textus Receptus (Received Text), the Old Testament from the Masoretic Hebrew text, and the Apocrypha from the Greek Septuagint (LXX), except for two Esdras from the Latin Vulgate.
New American BibleISBN: 9781935302742Publication Date: 2011-11-01New American Bible translated from the original languages with critical use of all the ancient sources / authorized by the Board of Trustees of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, and approved by the Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Print Bibles
Jerusalem BibleCall Number: BS195 .J4 1966aISBN: 9780232512830Publication Date: 1966In contemporary English
The New Scofield Special Study Bible by Call Number: BS185 1967 .N4ISBN: 9780195279252Publication Date: 1978-04-06BL 1967 edition BL Words of Christ in red BL Authorized King James Version text
The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, New Revised Standard Version by Call Number: BS191.5 .A1 1994ISBN: 9780195283563Publication Date: 1991-03-31
The New Jerusalem Bible by Call Number: BS195 .N375 1999Publication Date: 1999In contemporary English
The Catholic Study Bible by Call Number: BS192.3.A1 1990 .N48Publication Date: 1990The New American Bible translation (contemporary English)
Bible Commentaries
There are many bible commentaries in Gleeson in the stacks on the lower level. Commentaries for the entire bible have call numbers beginning BS485 - BS491. You can browse the stacks to find different commentaries. If you are looking for commentaries just on one specific book in the bible, you can search our library catalog with the subject Bible [name of the book you are looking for] commentaries.
Anchor Bible/Anchor Yale BibleCall Number: BS192.2 A1 Vols.1-26Publication Date: Publication Date: 1956 - ongoingA renowned multivolume set with extensive notes and commentary, in contemporary English. Individual volumes on different sections of scripture.
Bible Dictionaries and Atlases
The New Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible by Call Number: BS 440 .N443 2006Publication Date: 2009
Bible Reference Sources
- Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception
EBR offers the current state of knowledge on the origins and development of the Bible in Judaism and Christianity. EBR also documents the history of the Bible's reception in the Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspora; in Islam, in other religious traditions, as well as in literature, art, music, and film.
Articles in journals and magazines
You can search for articles about the Bible in this database, which contains the contents of New Testament Abstracts and Old Testament Abstracts. You can search by topics, like Social Justice and Jesus, or search a specific verse, like "John 3:16"
Bible concordances
A Bible concordance is an alphabetical list of the principal words used in the Bible, listing where in the Bible they are used.
Strongest Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the BibleCall Number: BS425 .S8 2001bPublication Date: 2001
