Old in the New

Free WorldCat on the Epistle of James, etc.

Thanks to Stephen C. Carlson, of Hypotyposeis, for pointing out that WorldCat, a library catalog of library catalogs is now available without subscription. This is a fantastic resource, and I highly recommend taking a look. I continually refer students at Gordon-Conwell to this resource, so that they can find virtually every book written and cataloged on a topic that they are studying. For instance, here's a link to all books written and cataloged on the Epistle of James, while here is a link to books on "James the Just."

A hint on searching for resources on books of the Bible: Use "su:bible su:n.t. su:bookname" in your search field, use n.t. for New Testament books but substitute o.t. for Old Testament books, then substitute the name of the biblical book for "bookname." Add "su:1st" or "su:2nd", etc. for books like 1 & 2 Corinthians, etc. See examples:

su:bible su:n.t. su:james (Bible N.T. James)

su:bible su:o.t. su:samuel su:2nd (Bible O.T. Samuel, 2nd)

su:james su:saint su:brother su:lord (James, Brother of the Lord, Saint)

The "su:" limits your search to the subject field, so that you don't end up finding the BasketWeavers' Bible by N.T. James (if such a book and author existed). Rather, you will only find books with records that have "bible n.t. james" in the subject field (the standard Library of Congress subject heading for all resources on the Epistle of James).

If you only want to see commentaries, then add "su:commentaries" to the search as well.

Labels: bibliography, resources

posted by jdarlack @ 7.8.06