Books on Reserve
Sampling of books on reserve. Click here for complete list.
Eve and Adam : Jewish, Christian, and Muslim readings on Genesis and gende - Kristen E. Kvam, Linda S. Schearing, and Valarie H. Ziegler.
Call Number: ReserveShelf BS1235.3 .E87 1999
ISBN/ISSN: 0253212715
How has Genesis 1-3 defined and enforced gender roles?
Helpmates, harlots, and heroes : women's stories in the Hebrew Bible - Bellis, Alice Ogden, 1950-
Call Number: ReserveShelf BS575. B45 1994
ISBN/ISSN: 0664254306
This book collects stories of women found in the Old Testement and summarizes their stories. Discusses Eve, women in prophetic lit., women of the wisdom lit.,subversive women like Ruth, Esther, Susanna, and Judith, and more.
Her Story : Women in Christian Tradition - MacHaffie, Barbara J.,
Call Number: Reserve Shelf BV639.W7 M24 2006
ISBN/ISSN: 0800638263
Women in the New Testament - Getty-Sullivan, Mary Ann
Call Number: ReserveShelf BS2445 .G48 2001
ISBN/ISSN: 0814625460
The Gospel of Mary of Magdala : Jesus and the first woman apostle - Karen L. King.
Call Number: ReserveShelf BT1392.G652 K56 2003
ISBN/ISSN: 0944344585
Explores the view that Mary Magdala was a prostitute and explains how conflicts and controversies shape early Christianity.
Reference Books
Below are a selected few reference books relating to gender and the bible.
Women's Bible Commentary - Carol A. Newsom and Sharon H. Ringe, editors
Call Number: [REF] BS491.2 .W66 1992
ISBN/ISSN: 028104581X
Breaks down the books of the Bible and notes the significance of women in each story.
All the Women of the Bible - Deen, Edith.
Call Number: [REF]BS575 .D4
ISBN/ISSN: 0060618523
A biographical look at every woman in the scripture. Alphabetical as well as chronological listings included.
Women in Scripture : a Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books, and the New Testament - Merril D. Smith
Call Number: [REF]BS575 .W593 2000
ISBN/ISSN: 0395709369
Online Reference Shelf
McQuade Library subscribes to a few online reference sources.
- Brittanica Online
A premiere encyclopedia and suite of reference sources, including an atlas, historical timelines, country data and a quotation database. - Credo Reference Contains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range or subject-specific titles.
What about Wikipedia?
For most topics, it's a good idea to use and cite scholarly works rather than Wikipedia.
Visit McQuade's "Wikipedia: Researchers Beware" page for more information.
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