How to Find Scripture Materials in the E.L. Doheny Library
How to Find Scripture Materials in the Bible, Testament, Book. For example, for a search on Marks gospel, you would enter: Bible N.T. Mark. To retrieve books on the Prophets, the subject heading is: Bible O.T. Prophets. In other words, start with the general heading (Bible), then work your way down to the more specific.
Note: Some of the titles especially useful for exegesis have been shelved together in the reference room of the Theology Library.
The scripture section is shelved as follows:
At the beginning of the BS (Bible Studies) section are works on the Bible as a whole.
BS 1 355 Texts and versions of the Bible
Next, works on the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible.
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Texts and versions |
BS 700 1000 |
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Hebrew OT |
BS 715 |
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Commentaries |
BS 1100 |
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Individual Books (in order) |
BS 1200 1689 |
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OT Apocrypha |
BS 1691 1899 |
Then, works on the New Testament follow.
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Texts and versions |
BS 1900 2269 |
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Gospels |
BS 2549 2616 |
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Acts of the Apostles |
BS 2617 2620 |
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Epistles |
BS 2630 2815 |
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NT Apocrypha |
BS 2831 2970 |
Standard reference materials are classified as follows:
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Bible Dictionaries |
BS440 |
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NT Dictionaries |
BS2312 |
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Concordances (whole Bible) |
BS425 |
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Concordances (OT) |
BS1121 1128 |
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Concordances (NT) |
BS2301 2308 |
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Gospel Synopses |
BS2560 |
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Introductions |
BS475 |
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Introductions (OT) |
BS1140 |
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Introductions (NT) |
BS2330 |
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Commentaries (whole Bible) |
BS483 498 |
In addition, bibliographies and indexes devoted exclusively to Biblical Studies will be found at Z7770 7772:
 | Exegetical Bibliographies of Matthew, Mark and Luke/Acts |
| Gospel of John |
| Bibliographies of the NT |
| Classified Bibliography of the Acts of the Apostles |
| Classified Bibliography of Christ and the Gospels |
For journal articles on scriptural topics, use these online indexes:
| Catholic Periodical and Literature Index (CPLI) |
| ATLAReligion Index (within FirstSearch) |
| Religious and Theological Abstracts |
| NT Abstracts |
| OT Abstracts |
When you find relevant articles, check the black notebook in the reference room to determine if the library has holdings for that journal. Also note if the journal is housed in the Theology or the College Library.
If you need an article in a journal to which the library does not subscribe, fill out an ILL request form.
The most exhaustive index and bibliography for Biblical Studies is the Elenchus of Biblica in the reference collection (BS 1171.2 E63). It is published by the Vatican and is a polyglot of major languages. It is arranged systematically and has a very detailed index in Latin. All references in the index are to item numbers in the main body of the work. The Elenchus for the years 1997 - 2001 is on CD and may be accessed under "local databases."