Reference Materials

Week 2 DISCOVER

Types of Reference Sources

Bible Dictionaries

• Mercer Dictionary of the Bible• Illustrated Bible Dictionary• New Bible Dictionary• Oxford Companion to the Bible• Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary• Anchor Bible Dictionary 6 vols• Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible 2 vols• Westminster Dictionary of the Bible

Bible Encyclopedias

• International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 4 vols

• Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible 5 vols

• The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible 4 vols

• Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia 2 vols

Specialty References: HermeneuticsManners and Customs of the BibleIVP Bible Background CommentaryDictionary of Biblical ImageryCambridge History of the Bible 3 vols. Dictionary of Paul and His LettersDictionary of Jesus and the GospelsDictionary of New Testament

BackgroundCities of the Biblical World

Apologetics

Baker’s Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics

Archeology

Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land

The Bible and ArcheologyDictionary of Biblical Archeology

Church HistoryThe Oxford Illustrated History of

ChristianityThe Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell

MovementsPictorial History of ProtestantismDictionary of Pentecostal and

Charismatic MovementsEncyclopedia of EvangelismInternational Dictionary of Pentecostal

and Charismatic MovementsDictionary of the Ecumenical Movement

Ethics

Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics

Baker’s Dictionary of Christian Ethics

Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics

World Religions

Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

Dictionary of World ReligionsThe Oxford Dictionary of the

Jewish Religion

Worship

• The Complete Library of Christian Worship

• The Oxford History of Christian Worship

Missions

• Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions

• Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions

• World Christian Encyclopedia 2 vols.

Counseling

• Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling

• Encyclopedia of Psychology 4 vols

Philosophy

Routedge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Philosophy

Spiritual Formation

Compete Book of Everyday Christianity

Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence

African-American

• Encyclopedia of African-American Religions

• An Encyclopedia of African-American Christian Heritage

Word Studies

• Expository Dictionary of Bible words

• Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words

• Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words

EXAMPLE

“The Problem of Evil”

“The Problem of Evil”

1. New Bible Dictionary2. The International Standard Bible

Encyclopedia3. New Dictionary of Theology4. Baker Encyclopedia of Christian

Apologetics5. The Oxford Companion to Christian

Thought6. New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and

Pastoral Theology

Gold Mind Discovery

22 pages of reading48 different sources38 different authors33 specific books3 Encyclopedia Entries2 Journal Articles

Key Sources

1. Lewis The Problem of Pain2. Geisler The Roots of Evil3. Geisler Philosophy of Religion4. Wenham The Enigma of Evil5. Wenham The Goodness of God6. Plantinga God, Freedom, and Evil7. Plantinga The Nature of Necessity8. Hick Evil and the God of Love9. Leibniz Theodicy10. Augustine The Nature of the Good

GOOGLE:

1. Wickipeida / No author2. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy /

No author3. Probe Ministries / Rick Rood4. Xenos Christian Fellowship / Dennis

McCallum 5. Catholic Education Resource / Peter

Kreeft6. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy /

James R. Beebe 7. Philosophy of Religion. COM / Tim Holt