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Bible Subject Guide: Find Books

A guide to the best scholarly resources for studying the Bible, in Geisel Library and online.

Finding Books in the Library

Books about the Bible are located on the Main Level of the library, in the BS call number section.  See the Geisel Library floor plan for the location of this section.

BS11-115 Early versions
BS125-355 Modern texts and versions
BS410-680 Works about the Bible
BS701-1830 Old Testament
BS1901-2970 New Testament

BS2615-2616  Gospel of John

For further help, watch our video tutorial on how to find books in the library.

New Books

Recent additions to Geisel Library collections, on the Bible:

Search Library Catalog

Library Catalog

Use this box to search the Geisel Library catalog for books and other materials in the library collection.

Search WorldCat

WorldCat

Use WorldCat to search the collections of libraries worldwide. If you find a book in this database that is not owned by Geisel Library, you can request it through Interlibrary Loan by clicking on the "Request via Interlibrary Loan" link in the book's catalog record.

Search by Subject

You may want to search by Subject in either Library Catalog or WorldCat to see the available books on a particular broadly-defined topic.  Try any of the following subject headings, or see a Reference Librarian for ideas on additional subject headings.

  • Bible Concordances
  • Bible N.T. Criticism
  • Bible N.T. John Commentaries (or other book)
  • Bible O.T. Genesis (or other Old Testament book)
  • Theology Dictionaries

Search by Keyword

Search by Keyword if you are unsure of the title or the 'official' subject heading, or if you are just beginning your research. Here are a few examples that would produce results for Bible research (note: use an asterisk * to locate plural and singular forms of your keywords):

  • anchor bible and isaiah
  • bible and concordance*
  • bible and literature
  • bible and commentar*
  • bible and commentar* and exodus

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