THE 205: Biblical Texts in Global Contexts (Wheeler): Biblical Commentaries

Characteristics of single-volume commentaries:

• Has chapters covering each book of the Bible
• Chapters are written by different authors
• How to cite (Chicago style)

Example:

1. Choose any biblical passage to look up in the sources today. It could be a passage that you recently read for class (such as: Joshua 2), or it could be any other passage of interest to you.
2. Use the Search for Book-Length Commentaries search box below to search for the name of your book of the Bible and the word "commentary:": 

   Example: Joshua commentary

3. Look for a book that was published after 2000, and is available in the Book Stacks. Write down or take a photo of the call number
4. We will go to the lower floor to find the book on the shelf and bring it back to the Classroom.

Characteristics of book-length commentaries:

• Covers 1 book of the Bible from start to finish (or may be part of a 2- or 3-volume set covering one book of the Bible)
• Entire book is written by the same author/co-authors
• How to cite (Chicago style)

Example:

How to find Book-Length Commentaries

Search for: [name of book of Bible] commentary

Example: Isaiah commentary