One of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Photo by Tango7174. CC-ASA-4.0I
Bible -This is the subject heading for the Bible in its entirety
Bible Old Testament - This is the subject heading for the Old Testament
Bible Hexateuch
Bible Pentateuch
Bible Prophets
Bible Apocrypha - This is the subject heading for the entire Apocrypha
Bible New Testament - This is the subject heading for the New Testament
Bible Gospels
Bible Epistles
Bible Epistles of Paul
Bible Pastoral Epistles
Bible Epistles of John
Bible Catholic Epistles
Bible Genesis
Bible Exodus
Bible Leviticus
Bible Numbers
Bible Deuteronomy
Bible Joshua
Bible Judges
Bible Ruth
Bible Samuel 1st
Bible Samuel 2nd
Bible Kings 1st
Bible Kings 2nd
Bible Chronicles 1st
Bible Chronicles 2nd
Bible Ezra
Bible Nehemiah
Bible Esther
Bible Job
Bible Psalms
Bible Proverbs
Bible Ecclesiastes
Bible Song of Solomon
Bible Isaiah
Bible Jeremiah
Bible Lamentations
Bible Eziekel
Bible Daniel
Bible Hosea
Bible Joel
Bible Amos
Bible Obadiah
Bible Jonah
Bible Micah
Bible Nahum
Bible Habakkuk
Bible Zephaniah
Bible Haggai
Bible Zechariah
Bible Malachi
Bible Matthew
Bible Mark
Bible Luke
Bible John
Bible Acts
Bible Romans
Bible Corinthians 1st
Bible Corinthians 2nd
Bible Galatians
Bible Ephesians
Bible Philippians
Bible Colossians
Bible Thessalonians 1st
Bible Thessalonians 2nd
Bible Timothy 1st
Bible Timothy 2nd
Bible Titus
Bible Philemon
Bible Hebrews
Bible James
Bible Peter 1st
Bible Peter 2nd
Bible John 1st
Bible John 2nd
Bible John 3rd
Bible Jude
Bible Revelation
Bible Apocrypha Rest of Esther
Bible Apocrypha Ezra 2nd
Bible Apocrypha Tobit
Bible Apocrypha Judith
Bible Apocrypha Maccabees 1st
Bible Apocrypha Maccabees 2nd
Bible Apocrypha Maccabees 3rd
Bible Apocrypha Esdras 1st
Bible Apocrypha Esdras 2nd
Bible Apocrypha Esdras 3rd
Bible Apocrypha Esdras 4th
Bible Apocrypha Wisdom of Solomon
Bible Apocrypha Ecclesiasticas
Bible Apocrypha Baruch
Bible Apocrypha History of Susanna
The tool you will use to find biblical commentaries and works of biblical criticism is the DUQSearch online catalog. Instructions on how to use DUQSearch to find these types of works will be found below
Step 1: Find the Correct Library of Congress Subject Heading for a Biblical Book
To search quickly and efficiently for biblical commentaries and criticism, you need to first find the correct Library of Congress subject heading for the biblical book you are interested in. On the left of the screen is a box in which you can find the correct heading. You can find four different sorts of headings:
Once you find the correct heading, write it down, or copy it to paste it into the search box in the Classic Catalog. By the way, for this kind of search to work, you must use a correct Library of Congress subject heading.
A very powerful and flexible way to search the DUQSearch Catalog is to use the Advanced Search. In order to do this you must first get to the DUQSearch Catalog. You may do so by clicking the Gumberg Library link on the left at the top of the screen, which will take you to the library's homepage. The Advanced Search link is under the DuqSearch search box.
Enter the correct LCSH for the biblical book you are interested in the the first search box. Enter the word "commentaries" (or "criticism") in the second box. Leave the menus to the right of the search boxes set for "Select a Field (optional)." Do not click Search yet.
DUQSearch will automatically find printed books, ebooks, and articles from selected databases when a search is run. Sometimes this gives an overwhelming result. If all you want to find are printed books and ebooks, no articles, type your search in the Advanced Search boxes, then scroll down. On the right, look for the limiter All Gumberg Specialized Collection Catalogs. Click the check box to the left of it. then click Search. This will limit your search to printed books and ebooks only.
