Biblical Studies
Charles Conroy [www.cjconroy.net]



Publication Data for Some Works Listed in the "Abbreviations"



ABD
D. N. Freedman et al. (eds.), The Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 vol. (New York: Doubleday, 1992). In Sept. 2007 the work was sold to Yale University Press (New Haven, CT, and London), and its name was changed to "The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary" [AYBD] (the content remains unchanged).
ANEP
J. B. Pritchard (ed.), The Ancient Near East in Pictures Relating to the Old Testament. Second edition with Supplement (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 21969).
ANET
J. B. Pritchard (ed.), Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 31969).
COS
W. W. Hallo – K. L. Younger (eds.), The Context of Scripture. Vol. 1: Canonical Compositions from the Biblical World. Vol. 2: Monumental Inscriptions from the Biblical World. Vol. 3: Archival Documents from the Biblical World (Leiden: Brill, 1997 / 2000 / 2002).
DDD
K. van der Toorn – B. Becking – P. W. van der Horst (eds.), Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible. Second extensively revised edition (Leiden: Brill; Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999). [First edition: 1995]
IDB
G. A. Buttrick et al. (eds.), The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. 4 vol. (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1962).
IDBSup
K. Crim et al. (eds.), The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. Supplementary Volume (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1976).
JE
I. Singer (gen. ed.), The Jewish Encyclopedia: a descriptive record of the history, religion, literature, and customs of the Jewish people from the earliest times to the present day. 12 vol. (New York: Funk and Wagnalls, 1901-1906)   [full online version here].
JSHRZ
W. G. Kümmel et al. (eds.), Jüdische Schriften aus hellenistisch-römischer Zeit (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus Mohn, 1973ff). [The work has been appearing in separate fascicles. When completed, there will be five volumes of translations and a concluding sixth volume with introductions, bibliography, and indexes. As of Spring 2010, only volumes 1 and 6 remain to be completed. The five volumes of translations are as follows: Band 1: Historische und legendarische Erzählungen; Band 2: Unterweisung in erzählender Form (1999); Band 3: Unterweisung in lehrhafter Form (2001); Band 4: Poetische Schriften (1983); Band 5: Apokalypsen (2003).]
JSHRZ-NF
H. Lichtenberger – G. S. Oegema (eds.), Jüdische Schriften aus hellenistisch-römischer Zeit. Neue Folge (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2005ff). [As of Spring 2010, some fascicles from the first two volumes have appeared. The volume titles are: Band 1: Apokalypsen und Testamente; Band 2: Weisheitliche, magische und legendarische Erzählungen.]
NEAHL
E. Stern (ed.), The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 4 vol. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992; Jerusalem: The Israel Exploration Society & Carta, 1993). A supplementary volume appeared in 2008: E. Stern – H. Geva – A. Paris (eds.), New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Supplementary Volume 5 (Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society; Washington, DC: Biblical Archaeology Society, 2008).
NETS
A. Pietersma – B. G. Wright (eds.), A New English Translation of the Septuagint and the Other Greek Translations Traditionally Included under That Title (New York – Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).
OTP
J. H. Charlesworth (ed.), The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. Vol. 1: Apocalyptic Literature and Testaments. Vol. 2: Expansions of the "Old Testament" and Legends, Wisdom and Philosophical Literature, Prayers, Psalms, and Odes, Fragments of Lost Judeo-Hellenistic Works (Garden City, NY: Doubleday; London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1983 / 1985). The work was later included in The Anchor Bible Reference Library, as vols. 13 and 14. In 2007 the series was acquired by Yale University Press and was renamed as the Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library. Paperback edition: [same titles], (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2010).
RGG
(Die) Religion in Geschichte und Gegenwart (Tübingen: Mohr [Siebeck]): 1st ed. 5 vols. (eds. F. M. Schiele – H. Gunkel – O. Scheel) 1909-1913; 2nd ed. 5 vols. + Registerband (eds. H. Gunkel – L. Zscharnack) 1927-1932; 3rd ed. 6 vols. + Registerband (eds. K. Galling et al.) 1957-1965; 4th ed. 8 vols. + Registerband (eds. H. D. Betz et al.) 1998-2007; = [RPP] Religion Past and Present: Encyclopedia of Theology and Religion. (eds. H. D. Betz et al.) (Leiden: Brill, 2007ff).
THAT
E. Jenni – C. Westermann (eds.), Theologisches Handwörterbuch zum Alten Testament. I-II (München: Kaiser / Zürich: Theologischer Verlag, 1971-1976); = [DTAT] Dizionario Teologico dell'Antico Testamento. I-II. Edizione italiana a cura di G. L. Prato (Torino: Marietti, 1978-1982); = [DTMAT] Diccionario teológico manual del Antiguo Testamento. I-II (Biblioteca Bíblica Cristiandad; Madrid: Ediciones Cristiandad, 1978-1985); = [TLOT] Theological Lexicon of the Old Testament. I-III (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1997).
TUAT
O. Kaiser (ed.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Band 1: Rechts- und Wirtschaftsurkunden. Historisch-chronologische Texte. Band 2: Religiöse Texte. Band 3: Weisheitstexte, Mythen und Epen. 3 Bd. (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlags-Haus, 1981-1997). [The work appeared in fascicles. Band 1 was completed in 1985; Band 2 in 1991; Band 3 in 1997; these three volumes are now available in CD-ROM format.]
A Supplement was published in 2001: O. Kaiser (ed.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments: Ergänzungslieferung (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlags-Haus, 2001).
TUAT N.F.
A Second Series (Neue Folge) of the TUAT is in course of publication at present. Five volumes are already available: B. Janowski – G. Wilhelm (eds.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. Band 1: Texte zum Rechts- und Wirtschaftsleben (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlags-Haus, 2004); B. Janowski – G. Wilhelm (eds.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. Band 2: Staatsverträge, Herrscherinschriften und andere Dokumente zur politischen Geschichte (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlags-Haus, 2005); B. Janowski – G. Wilhelm (eds.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. Band 3: Briefe (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlags-Haus, 2006); B. Janowski – G. Wilhelm (eds.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. Band 4: Omina, Orakel, Rituale und Beschwörungen (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2008); B. Janowski – D. Schwemer (eds.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. Band 5: Texte zur Heilkunde (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2010).
TVOA
P. Sacchi (gen. ed.), Testi del Vicino Oriente Antico (Brescia: Paideia, 1990ss). [The individual volumes of the series are listed in the bibliographies under their respective authors.]
TWAT
G. J. Botterweck – H. Ringgren – H.-J. Fabry (eds.), Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Alten Testament (Band 1-8 + 10) (Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1973-2000). [Fabry's name appeared as one of the Herausgeber from Band 4 (1984) onwards, after Botterweck's death. The Hebrew part in 8 vols was completed in 1995. Band 10 (2000) contains various "Register" and "Literaturnachträge". Band 9 (Aramäisches Wörterbuch, hrsg. von Ingo Kottsieper) is still in course of publication (the first fascicle appeared in 2001: ’bbnh).]
An English translation [TDOT] is in course of publication under the title Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1977ff.). The Hebrew part was completed in 15 vols in 2006; the Aramaic part and an Index Volume have yet to be published.
An Italian translation [GLAT] is also in course of publication: Grande Lessico dell'Antico Testamento (Brescia: Paideia, 1988ss.).
The planned Spanish translation appears to have been abandoned after the first volume: Diccionario Teológico del Antiguo Testamento. Tomo I (Madrid: Ediciones Cristiandad, 1978).
TWNT
G. Kittel – G. Friedrich (eds.), Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Neuen Testament (Band I-X) (Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1933-1979). [The first four vols. were edited by G. Kittel; vols. five to nine were edited by G. Friedrich; the tenth volume, in two parts, contains various indexes (X/1) and bibliographical updatings (X/2).]
English translation [TDNT]: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. 10 vol. (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1964-1976). [The tenth vol. contains indexes but no bibliographical updatings.]
Italian translation [GLNT]: Grande Lessico del Nuovo Testamento. 16 vol. (Brescia: Paideia, 1965-1992). [The 16th vol. contains indexes but no bibliographical updatings.]
VOT
F. I. Andersen – A. D. Forbes, The Vocabulary of the Old Testament (Roma: Editrice Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 1989) [reprinted with some corrections 1992]


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