Purpose of BIB 346 Course Guide
To help students start researching for the biblical exegesis research paper assigned in the Luke & Acts course.
Research Tools
...Find a book, ebook, or other media in the ORU Library? Use the opens new window Library Catalog.
...Find the full text of a journal in the ORU Library? Use the opens new windowJournal Finder+.
... Identify journal articles for a research paper? Use one or more relevant databases on the opens new window Database List.
...Jump start a research project or find information for a class assignment when you are not sure which database to use? Try opens new windowEagleSearch.
...Borrow a book the ORU Library does not own? Search opens new windowWorldCat.
Basic Search Strategies
To find commentaries or other works related to a particular book of the Bible, try one of these strategies by pasting them into a Library Catalog search box:
- opens new windowBible Luke commentaries (limited to ebooks)
- opens newwindowBible Acts commentaries (limited to ebooks)
- opens newwindowBible Luke criticism, interpretation, etc.
- opens newwindowBible Acts criticism, interpretation, etc.
- opens new windowBible Luke theology
- opens new windowBible opens new windowActs theology
- (opens new windowd: (Bible Gospels)) and (comment*)
To find Bible dictionaries or encyclopedias, try:
- opens new windowBible AND (dictionaries OR encyclopedias)
- opens new window"Bible New Testament" AND (dictionaries OR encyclopedias)
To find works on specific sections of the Bible, try:
To find works on specific parts of one or more of the gospels, try a subject search for:
Bibliographies
opens new windowEssential Bible Study Tools for Ministry (Bauer, 2014). Ebook Central.
See lists of "highly recommended" and "recommended" commentaries for each book of the Bible.
opens new windowCommentary and Reference Survey: A Comprehensive Guide to Biblical and Theological Resources (Glynn, 2007); BS511.3.G59 2007 LRC-R