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Oxford Biblical Studies Online - Comprehensive Resource for Bible Study

Welcome to Oxford Biblical Studies Online, a comprehensive resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history. Explore authoritative scholarly texts, reference works, Bible texts, commentary, maps, articles, and more. Enhance your research with tools and resources provided.

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Oxford Biblical Studies Online - Comprehensive Resource for Bible Study

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  1. Oxford Biblical Studies Online Welcome Home A comprehensive resource for the study of the Bible and biblical history Featured Content Browse Search Welcome to a guided tour of Oxford Biblical Studies Online. Please click the forward arrows to advance to the next section or click on a topic in the left-hand table of contents to skip ahead. Revisit the previous section by clicking the back arrow. Tools and Resources Updates For More Information Next

  2. What is Oxford Biblical Studies Online? • Under the direction of a team of esteemed scholars and headed by Editor in Chief Michael D. Coogan, Oxford Biblical Studies Online integrates authoritative scholarly texts and reference works with tools that provide ease of research into the background, context, and issues related to the Bible. • Six Bible texts, from the King James version to the Jewish Study Bible • Apocrypha, commentary, and concordances • Over 6000 A-Z articles from Oxford encyclopedias, companions, dictionaries, and handbooks • Over 1000 maps and illustrations • Thematic guides and lesson plans • Updated twice per year Welcome Home Featured Content Browse Search Tools and Resources Updates For More Information

  3. Welcome • Narrow your search by browsing content by type – reference material, Bible texts, or images and maps Home • View Bible texts singularly, or use our side-by-side feature to compare a Bible text with commentary or with another Bible Featured Content Browse • Discover more about the Bibles and other texts available, or peruse added or updated content Search Tools and Resources Updates For More Information

  4. Welcome Home Featured Content Browse Search Tools and Resources • Focus On essays provide an in-depth exploration of issues of topical importance Updates For More Information

  5. Welcome • Assess author reliability by checking their references Home • Deepen and enrich your research with bibliographic information and links to related content Featured Content Browse Search • Access related editorially-selected articles within Oxford Biblical Studies Online Tools and Resources Updates For More Information

  6. Welcome Home Featured Content Letters from the Editor in Chief provide topical commentary and links to notable articles within Oxford Biblical Studies Online Browse Search Tools and Resources Updates For More Information

  7. Welcome Home Featured Content Browse • View timelines of the biblical world and biblical rulers, and see how events and biblical figures are related Jump to a specific date or easily scroll through dates from 1720 B.C.E. to 638 A.D. Search Tools and Resources View each timeline individually or together Updates Click on any link to find related content in Oxford Biblical Studies Online For More Information

  8. Welcome Home Featured Content Easily navigate to content by clicking on the icon in the top toolbar, or browse by content type on the right side of the screen Browse Search Tools and Resources Updates For More Information

  9. Welcome Home Featured Content Easily find pertinent results by sorting them by content type Browse Top toolbar remains static throughout the site for easy searching Save and refer back to your search by printing or emailing the results list Search Navigate through the results list Evaluate your results by looking at the title of entry, content type, abstract, and source Tools and Resources Updates Refine your results according to the filters on the left For More Information

  10. Welcome Home Narrow your results according to editorially suggested topics Perform an advanced search, or search for particular content in the Bibles, images and maps, or bibliographies Featured Content Browse Perform a quick search across all content or quickly find a particular Bible verse Search for a word or phrase in the full text of an entry or in the entry or chapter title, and choose to limit your search to entries or Bible texts Search Search for a particular author Tools and Resources Updates For More Information

  11. Welcome Be as specific or as general as you’d like by limiting your search to particular sources, content type, or Bible section Home Featured Content Browse Search Focus on a particular word or phrase Tools and Resources Updates For More Information

  12. Welcome Home Look for images or maps pertaining to specific topic areas Featured Content Browse Search Tools and Resources Search for a word or phrase either in the title/caption of the image/map or in a place name Filter your results by content type or source Updates For More Information

  13. Welcome Home Further filter your results by articles containing specific words or phrases Finally, filter your results by article topic Featured Content Browse Search Look for particular cited authors, journals, works, or publishers; or look for citations from a particular year Tools and Resources Updates For More Information

  14. Compare dates and weights & measures in the Bible with those of contemporary times Welcome Expand your research by accessing editorially selected links to relevant content on the web Home Browse the full list of tools and resources on the left Explore Biblical themes through background essays and in-depth content within the site Featured Content Access a list of Bible books Explore topics in biblical studies visually and access related articles Browse View the Catholic reading schedule Search Compare specific synoptic passages and subject matter Peruse an index of all commentary available on Oxford Biblical Studies Online Bring biblical studies alive in the classroom with commissioned lesson plans that include objectives, discussion questions, and activities Read all Focus On essays, current and archived Tools and Resources Deepen your research by accessing the bibliographies of Bible and Commentary texts Take a look at the Bible’s coverage of women Updates For More Information

  15. Welcome • Recent Updates: • Homepage redesign: • Increased discoverability of • content • More intuitive interface • Browse by content type (reference, Bibles, images and maps) • Entire Encyclopedia of Books of the Bible added • New thematic guides, lesson plans, and letter from the editor Home Featured Content Browse Search Tools and Resources Updates For More Information

  16. Discover More About: • The editors and editorial board • Content • Most recent updates • Technical questions • Fliers and informational materials • Schedule a live demonstration Welcome Home Featured Content Browse Search Thank You! To learn more about Oxford’s suite of award winning online products, please visit Tools and Resources Updates For More Information Back

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