Selected Reference Works for Bible Translation

The works listed below, unless otherwise noted, are all housed in the MacKimmie Library Reference collection on the second floor of the Library Block (2LB).

DICIONARIES and ENCYCLOPEDIAS which contain information on Bible Translation include the following titles located on 2LB:

• BM 50 E52 1971
  Encyclopedia Judaica
  16 vols.
  Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219
• BR 95 E8913
  The Encyclopedia of Christianity
  See section "Bible Versions"
• BR 95 08 1974
  Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
  Ed. by F.L. Cross and E.A. Livingston
• BS 440 A53 1992
  The Anchor Bible Dictionary
  6 vols.
  See v. 6 "Versions" and "Theories of Translation"
• BS 440 D49 1990
  Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation
  See sections "Translation, Problems of" and "Translations"
• BS 440 H32
  Dictionary of the Bible
  Edited by James Hastings
  5 vols.
  See v. 4 under "version"
• BS 500 D53 1999
  Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation
  2 vols.
  See section "Translation"
• BV 2040 E49 1975
  Encyclopedia of Missions
  See sections "Bible Translation" and "Bible Versions"
• BX 841 N48 1967
  New Catholic Encyclopedia
  15 vols. + supplements
• P 29 E48 1994
  Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics
  10 vols.
  See v. 1 under "Bible", "Bible Translation into Exotic Languages and "Bible Translation Ancient Versions"
• P 306 R65 1998
  Routledge Encyclopedia of Translation Studies
  See under "Bible translation"- provides good overview of the history of translations and linguistic and sociolinguistic issues
• PA 881 B38 1979
  A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature
• PA 881 K5613 1964
  Theological dictionary of the New Testament
  Ed. by G. Kittel. 10 vols.
• PR 149 B5 D52 1992
  Dictionary of Biblical Tradition in English Literature
  See esp. "The English Bible: A Brief History of Translation p. 875-880

HANDBOOKS include the following titles located on 2LB

• BS 417 D34 1993
  Multipurpose Tools for Bible Study
• BS 417 S67 1981
  Handbook of Biblical Criticism
  Good source of definitions for terms and concepts in the field of Biblical Studies
• BS 445 C3
  Cambridge history of the Bible
  3 v.
  Good overview of the various translations
  See "Bible and the Missionary" v.3 p. 383-407
• BS 2560 073 1982
  A Synopsis of the Four Gospels in a New Translation

PERIODICAL ARTICLES about Bible Translation can be found by using BIBLIOGRAPHIES and INDEXES.

BIBLIOGRAPHIES (2LB) include:

• BS 410 L34 1972
  Biblical Bibliography 1930-1983
  3 vols.
  See Table of Headings section at the back of v.3 under "Translations of the Bible"
• BS 417 B75 1963
  Historical Catalogue of the Printed editions of the Holy Scripture
  vol 1 and vol 2(pt.1-3)
  Guide to the translations of the Bible in all languages
• BS 600.2 F56 1990
  An Introductory Bibliography for the Study of Scripture
• BS 744 B74 1973
  Classified Bibliography to the Septuagint
• BS 2310 H37 1985
  The New Testament: a bibliography

INDEXES include:

• ATLAS Full Text Plus
  This major index to Religious studies articles published from 1949 to the present is available electronically to University of Calgary students, faculty and staff via the web. Full text is available for a number of the journals.
• BS 410 E52
  Elenchus of Biblica, formerly called Elenchus Bibliographicus Biblicus
  v. 48, 1968-
• BS 410 N45
  New Testament Abstracts, v. 1, 1956-
  See "Biblical Translation" in the General section
  Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219
• BS 410 O42
  Old Testament Abstracts, v. 1, 1978-
  Also available electronically on standalone workstation 219
• Linguistics Abstracts Online, 1981-
  - Excellent source to locate articles on Bible translation.
  - Available electronically to University of Calgary students, faculty and staff via the web.
• MLA Bibliography, 1963-
  - Major index for literature and linguistics, good source to locate articles on Bible translation.
  - Available electronically to University of Calgary students, faculty and staff via the web.

CONCORDANCES

• BS 425 S76 1894
  Exhaustive concordance of the Bible
• BS 2305 M65 1979
  An Analytical concordance to the Revised Standard Version of the New Testament

WEBSITES

• Bible Translation - links to a variety of resources on Bible translation
• Ethnologue - information on the world's languages including dates of earliest and most recent publications of the Bible.
• Resources Pages for Biblical Studies - see esp. "Bible Texts" and "Linguistic Resources"
• United Bible Societies - provides translation tools and includes link to Newsletter TICTALK which provides information on recent trends and publications that pertain to Bible translations