Theology 

For background information on Theology, there are many reference sources available in both print and electronic format. Use these resources to clarify the meaning of your topic and to check for synonyms (similar words) for your topic words.

The Library's web page listing Electronic Reference resources could also be of value, especially Electronic Subject Dictionaries and Encyclopedias relating to Theology.

Codex Sinaiticus

A manuscript of the Christian Bible written in the middle of the fourth century, Codex Sinaiticus, contains the earliest complete copy of the Christian New Testament. The hand-written text is in Greek.

The New Testament appears in the original vernacular language (koine) and the Old Testament in the version, known as the Septuagint, that was adopted by early Greek-speaking Christians.

In the Codex, the text of both the Septuagint and the New Testament has been heavily annotated by a series of early correctors.

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought 1993

A Concise Companion to the Jewish Religion (Oxford) 1999

Encyclopedia of Early Christianity 1998

The Encyclopaedia of Judaism (3 vols.) 2000

Encyclopedia of Religion 2005

Harper's Encyclopedia of Religious Education 1990

New 20th Century Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge 1991

The Oxford Companion to the Bible 1993

The Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible 2001

The Papacy: An Encyclopedia (3 vols.) 2002

A Concise Dictionary of Theology 1991

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions 2000

A Dictionary of Buddhism (Oxford) 2004

Dictionary of Ethics, Theology and Society 1996

Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling 2005

A Dictionary of the Bible (Oxford) 2004

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible 2000

Historical Dictionary of Medieval Philosophy and Theology 2007

New Dictionary of Theology 1988

Oxford Dictionary of Islam 2003

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004

The Oxford Dictionary of Popes 2006

The Oxford Dictionary of Saints 2003

The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2005

Roget's Thesaurus of the Bible 1992

SCM Dictionary of Third World Theologies 2003

A Theological Glossary 1969

Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms 1996