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The following resources are useful for the process of "exegesis" or other scholarly readings of the books of the Bible as well as other important scripture and religious texts.


  • New Catholic Encyclopedia - Covers topics such as abortion, divorce, cloning, and reproductive technologies. Includes biographies of religious figures, photos, maps, illustrations and bibliographical citations.
  • The Jewish Encyclopedia This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.


Unless otherwise noted, all books are located in the Reference Stacks on the first floor of the library.

  • Jerome Biblical Commentary

Copies available in Reference Stacks on First Floor and in Circulating Collection on Second Floor - BS491.2 .B7

  • New Jerusalem Bible

BS195 .J4 1966 - Circulating Collection - Second Floor

Copies available in Reference Stacks on First Floor and in Circulating Collection on Third Floor - BS195 .J4 1985

  • The Anchor Bible

Available in Reference Stacks on First Floor - classed together under the call number BS192.2.A1 1964 .G3 A second copy of many volumes of the Anchor Bible is also available in the circulating collection (second floor), classed separately. Search the library catalog under names of individual books of the Bible.

  • Collegeville Bible Commentary

Copies available in Reference Stacks on First Floor and in Circulating Collection on Second Floor - BS491.2 .C66

  • The Interpreter's Bible

BS491.2 .I55

  • Women's Bible Commentary

Copies available in Reference Stacks on First Floor and in Circulating Collection on Second Floor - BS491.2 .W66 1998

  • Contemporary American Religion

BL2525 .C65

  • A Concordance of the Quran

BP133 .K37 1983

  • Encyclopedia Judaica

DS102.8 .E496

  • Catholic Encyclopedia

BX841 .C25

  • New Catholic Encyclopedia

BX841 .N44 2003

Full text available in Gale Virtual Reference Library

Full text also available through Net Library

1914 edition (Catholic Encyclopeida) also available online


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