A number of bibles in English and French from the King James and Douai to modern translations are located in the Reference Collection in the
BS185-192 range. For other editions and languages, check the library catalogue or ask in Special Collections.
Editions
The principal English editions are:
King James or Authorized Version (1611):
To search Omni by Uniform Title: Bible. English. Authoriz[s]ed
e.g. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments
REF BS185.19uu .O9 [Before 1950?]
King James Bible via Literature Online.
Searchable; part of LION. Under REFERENCE SHELF, change 'Select reference' to King James Bible.
American Revised or American Standard Versions (1901)
(a revision of the King James Version)
To search Omni : Bible. English. American Revised
e.g. Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments
Jordan Special Collections BS190 .A1 .1901 N
Revised Standard Version (1952):
(a revision of the American Standard Version)
To search Omni : Bible. English. Revised Standard
e.g. The Holy Bible
REF BS191.A1 1952 N4
New King James Version (1982):
To search Omni : Bible. English. Authorized. 1982
e.g. Holy Bible: the New King James Version
REF BS185.1982 N37 1982
Douai-Rheims Version:
(Roman Catholic)
To search Omni : Bible. English. Douai. or Bible. O.T. English. Douai.
New American Bible Version (1970):
(Roman Catholic)To search Omni : Bible. English. New American
e.g. Saint Joseph edition of the New American Bible
BS192.3 .1970 N48 1970t
Jerusalem Bible Version (1966):
(Roman Catholic: translated on the basis of Greek and Hebrew texts)
To search Omni : Bible. English. Jerusalem
e.g. The Jerusalem Bible
REF BS195.J4 1966
Codex Sinaiticus, a manuscript of the Christian Bible written in the middle of the fourth century, contains the earliest complete copy of the Christian New Testament. The hand-written text is in Greek.
Commentaries
Books of the Bible
REF BS540.B62 1989
Cambridge Companion to the Bible
BS475.2.C26 1997
Harper's Bible Commentary
REF BS491.2.H37 1988t
Encyclopedia of Biblical Theology: the Complete Sacramentum Verbi
REF BS440.B46713 1981
"An important work of Roman Catholic biblical scholarship, providing articles on theological significant words."
The Interpreter's Bible
BS491.I7
The King James and Revised Standard versions with general articles and introduction, exegesis, and exposition.
Signed articles cover "key persons, places, events, concepts, institutions and realities of biblical times". Bibliographic citations included. Along with a short general bibliography at the end, maps and an index are included".
Dictionaries
The New International Dictionary of Biblical Archaeology
BS622.N48 1983
Has "brief definitions of terms and concise signed articles on persons, places, deities relevant to the study of Biblical archaeology". Includes bibliographies.