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The Jessie C. Eury Library has numerous biblical commentaries to support students and faculty at Lincoln Christian University.
A biblical commentary is an explanation or exegesis of a book or passage in the Bible. Commentaries:
Online Commentaries
The Jessie C. Eury Library has access to a growing number of Online Commentaries including the renowned Anchor Bible Commentary series.
Enjoy using all 89 volumes of this commentary series which includes the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocryphal books.
Commentaries are shelved in the Reference Collection and General Stacks.
Reference Collection commentaries:
Reference commentaries are for in-library use, but may be checked out overnight as needed.
All other commentaries are shelved in General Stacks.
General Stacks commentaries:
Keep in mind that when you are writing an exegetical paper, often you are focusing on a specific passage rather than the entire book. You can place a Scan Request for just the section you need!
To search for books on the Bible it is helpful to use Library of Congress Subject Headings.
To narrow a search place another word such as commentaries after the initial search.
To find commentaries about a specific book of the Bible, use the following format:
Bible N.T. Book of Bible. Commentaries
To learn more about New Testament commentaries, consult the following resources:
Refer to the the Bible Research Guide and the Old Testament Research Guide for information on additional commentaries you may wish to consult.