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).
Ancient Near East Monographs – Monografías sobre el Antiguo Cercano Oriente: under the auspices of the Society of Biblical Literature and the Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente [Universidad Católica Argentina, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Políticas y de la Comunicación]. The volumes of the series can be freely downloaded
here; they are also available for purchase in printed format.
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).
J. B. Pritchard (ed.), Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 31969).
Society for Old Testament Study, Book List. It appears annually in June. Since 1998 the Book List is also published as an issue of JSOT (in recent years the fifth issue of the annual volume).
Biblische Notizen (1976-2003) / Biblische Notizen, Neue Folge (2004ff). Founded by Manfred Görg in 1976, the journal is cited by number of Issue (Heft), each of which has its own pagination, not by yearly volume. After M. Görg's retirement a New Series (Neue Folge) began in 2004 with new editorial arrangements, but the Issue numbers continued without a break from Heft (Issue) 121. For that reason the New Series issues will not be indicated as such (i.e. with "N.F.") in the bibliographies of this site.
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). The work was re-issued by Brill as a three-volume set with the common copyright date of 2003. A fourth supplementary volume appeared in 2016 (copyright 2017): K. L. Younger (ed.), The Context of Scripture, Volume 4: Supplements (Leiden: Brill, 2017).
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]
M. Avi-Yonah – E. Stern (eds.), Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 4 vol. (Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society and Massada Press; London & Oxford: Oxford University Press; Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1975-1978). The 4 vols are: A-D 1975; E-Je 1976; Ji-N 1977; O-Z 1978. The first two volumes were edited by Avi-Yonah alone (he died in 1974); Stern helped to edit the last two volumes.
Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception (Berlin & New York: De Gruyter, 2009ff). The main editors for Vols 1-4 (2009 / 2009 / 2011 / 2012) were Hans-Josef Klauck; Bernard McGinn; Choon-Leong Seow; Hermann Spieckermann; Barry Dov Walfish; Eric Ziolkowski. Editors for Vol. 5 (2012): Dale C. Allison, Jr.; Volker Leppin; Choon-Leong Seow; Hermann Spieckermann; Barry Dov Walfish; Eric Ziolkowski. Editors for Vols 6-8 (2013 / 2013 / 2014): Dale C. Allison, Jr; Christine Helmer; Choon-Leong Seow; Hermann Spieckermann; Barry Dov Walfish; Eric Ziolkowski. Editors for Vols 9-11 (2014 / 2015 / 2015): Dale C. Allison, Jr., Christine Helmer, Volker Leppin, Choon-Leong Seow, Hermann Spieckermann, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric J. Ziolkowski. Editors for Vol. 12 (2016): Dale C. Allison, Jr., Christine Helmer, Steven L. McKenzie, Thomas Römer, Jens Schröter, Choon-Leong Seow, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric J. Ziolkowski. Editors for Vol. 13 (2016): Dale C. Allison, Jr., Christine Helmer, Volker Leppin, Choon-Leong Seow, Hermann Spieckermann, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric J. Ziolkowski. Editors for Vols 14-15 (2017 / 2017): Christine Helmer, Steven L. McKenzie, Thomas Römer, Jens Schröter, Choon-Leong Seow, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric J. Ziolkowski. Editors for Vol 16-17 (2018 / 2018): Christine Helmer, Steven L. McKenzie, Thomas Römer, Jens Schröter, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric J. Ziolkowski. Editors for Vol. 18 (2020): Constance M. Furey, Brian Matz, Steven L. McKenzie, Thomas Römer, Jens Schröter, Barry Dov Walfish, Eric J. Ziolkowski.
F. Skolnik (editor-in-chief) – M. Berenbaum (executive editor), Encyclopaedia Judaica. Second edition (Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA in association with the Keter Publishing House [Jerusalem], 2007). First edition: C. Roth – G. Wigoder (editors-in-chief), Encyclopaedia Judaica (Jerusalem: Encyclopaedia Judaica; New York: Macmillan, 1971-1972, with a corrected printing in 1996).
J. Dammen McAuliffe (ed.), Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān (Leiden: Brill, 2001-2006). Details: v. 1. A-D (2001) / v. 2. E-I (2002) / v. 3. J-O (2003) / v. 4. P-Sh (2004) / v. 5. Si-Z (2005) / v. 6 Index volume (2006). In the still-progressing Online Edition (Brill) there are updates of existing articles, new content, review essays, and much supplemental material.
G. A. Buttrick et al. (eds.), The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. 4 vol. (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1962).
K. Crim – L. R. Bailey – V. P. Furnish – E. S. Bucke (eds.), The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. Supplementary Volume (Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 1976).
Initially the periodical was entitled
Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society of Columbia University (New York) for vols. 1-13 (1968-1981: ISSN 0010-2016). This was succeeded by the
Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society for vols. 14-32 (1982-2011: ISSN 0897-6074) under the auspices of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York. Publication ceased with vol. 32 (2011). Articles can be downloaded from the
"JANES Article and Author List".
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.)
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 supplementary sixth volume with introductions, bibliography, and indexes. The volume titles are: Band 1: Historische und legendarische Erzählungen (Lief. 9 appeared in 2017); Band 2: Unterweisung in erzählender Form (1999); Band 3: Unterweisung in lehrhafter Form (2001); Band 4: Poetische Schriften (1983); Band 5: Apokalypsen (2003); Band 6: Supplementa (eds. H. Lichtenberger – G. S. Oegema; 1999ff).]
H. Lichtenberger – G. S. Oegema (eds.), Jüdische Schriften aus hellenistisch-römischer Zeit. Neue Folge (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2005ff). [as of Spring 2021, various fascicles from the first two volumes have appeared. The volume titles are: Band 1: Apokalypsen und Testamente; Band 2: Weisheitliche, magische und legendarische Erzählungen.]
W. Helck – E. Otto – W. Westendorf (eds.), Lexikon der Ägyptologie. 7 vol. (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1972-1996). [The first Lieferung appeared in 1972, the first volume was completed in 1975. The founding editors were Helck and Otto; after the latter’s death in 1974, Westendorf became co-editor with Helck from Vol. 2 onwards. The seventh volume (1996) consisted of "Nachträge, Korrekturen und Indices".]
Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche (Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder): 1st ed. 10 vol. (ed. M. Buchberger) 1930-1938 [= 2., neubearbeitete Auflage des Kirchenlichen Handlexikons]; 2nd ed. 2., völlig neu bearbeitete Auflage, 14 vol. (eds. J. Höfer – K. Rahner) 1957-1968 [vol. 12-14: Das Zweite Vatikanische Konzil]; 3rd ed. 3., völlig neu bearbeitete Auflage, 11 vol. (eds. W. Kasper mit K. Baumgartner, H. Bürkle, K. Ganzer, K. Kertelge, W. Korff, P. Walter) 1993-2001.
E. Stern (ed.) – A. Lewinson-Gilboa (assistant ed.), The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. 4 vol. (Jerusalem: The Israel Exploration Society & Carta; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993). A supplementary volume appeared in 2008: E. Stern (ed.) – H. Geva – A. Paris (assistant eds.), New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Supplementary Volume 5 (Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society; Washington, DC: Biblical Archaeology Society, 2008).
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).
E. M. Meyers (editor-in-chief), The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. Prepared under the auspices of the American Schools of Oriental Research. 5 vol. (New York – Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997).
D. M. Master (editor-in-chief), The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Archaeology. Editorial board members: J. K. Zangenberg, A. Faust, B. Alpert Nakhai, and L. M. White. 2 vol. (Oxford – New York: Oxford University Press, 2013).
W. Dittenberger (ed.), Orientis Graeci Inscriptiones Selectae: Supplementum Sylloges Inscriptionum Graecarum. 2 vol. (Leipzig: Hirzel, 1903-1905). Reprinted: Hildesheim: Olms, 1960.
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).
PIHANS. Uitgaven van het Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten te Leiden. Voorheen [formerly] Publications de l'Institut historique-archéologique néerlandais de Stamboul
Revue de Qumran (Paris 1958ff): issues 1 to 32 were published by Letouzey & Ané; Gabalda took over the publishing from issue 33 to the present. Articles in this journal are cited here, as far as possible, by the Tome and fascicle numbers, followed by the Issue number (in continuous numeration since the beginning) and the year of publication of that issue, e.g.
RevQ 26,3 [103] (2014). Each Tome normally covers a two-year period and comprises four fascicles. This normal rhythm was disturbed a few times in the 1970s and 1980s. The journal now has its own
website, with an
index of past volumes.
(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.
M. P. Streck (ed.), Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie. Begründet von E. Ebeling und B. Meissner, fortgeführt von E. Weidner, W. von Soden und D. O. Edzard. 15 vols. (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1928-2018) [Streck took over as editor in 2005. The concluding vol. 15 was published in Oct. 2018.]
Religion Past and Present: Encyclopedia of Theology and Religion. 14 vol. (eds. H. D. Betz – D. S. Browning – B. Janowski – E. Jüngel) (Leiden: Brill, 2007-2013). [English version, with adaptations, of RGG, 4th ed.]
La Sainte Bible: texte de la Vulgate, traduction française en regard avec commentaires théologiques, moraux, philologiques, historiques, etc., rédigés d'après les meilleurs travaux anciens et contemporains / introduction critique spéciale pour chaque livre par Drach (Paris: Lethielleux, 1871-1889) [36 v. in 20]. [Paul-Louis-Bernard Drach (1791-1865)]
Sacred Books of the Old Testament: a critical edition of the Hebrew text printed in colors, with notes prepared by eminent Biblical scholars of Europe and America under the editorial direction of Paul Haupt. 16 vol. (Leipzig: J. C. Hinrichs; Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press; London: David Nutt, 1893-1904).
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).
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).
A Second Series (Neue Folge) of the TUAT has been published in nine volumes (2004-2020), as follows: 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); B. Janowski –D. Schwemer (eds.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. Band 6: Grab-, Sarg-, Bau- und Votivinschriften (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2011); B. Janowski – D. Schwemer (eds.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. Band 7: Hymnen, Klagelieder und Gebete (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2013); B. Janowski – D. Schwemer (eds.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. Band 8: Weisheitstexte, Mythen und Epen (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2015); B. Janowski – D. Schwemer (eds.), Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments. Neue Folge. Band 9: Texte zur Wissenskultur (Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 2020).
P. Sacchi (gen. ed.), Testi del Vicino Oriente Antico (Brescia: Paideia, 1990ss). [The collection is divided into nine subject areas; the individual volumes are listed in the bibliographies under their respective authors.]
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 (Aramaic): H. Gzella (ed.), Theologisches Wörterbuch zum Alten Testament. Band IX: Aramäisches Wörterbuch (Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2016).
English translation [TDOT]: Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1977-2018): the Hebrew part was completed in 15 vols in 2006; the Aramaic part (vol. 16) appeared in 2018.
Italian translation [GLAT]: Grande Lessico dell'Antico Testamento (Brescia: Paideia, 1988-2010); this is complete except for the Aramaic material.
The planned Spanish translation appears to have been abandoned after the first volume: Diccionario Teológico del Antiguo Testamento. Tomo I (Madrid: Ediciones Cristiandad, 1978).
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.
H.-J. Fabry – U. Dahmen (eds.), Theologisches Wörterbuch zu den Qumrantexten (Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2011-2016). Band I (חתם–אב) was published in 2011, Band II (סתר–טהר) in 2013, Band III (תשׁבחות–עבד) in 2016.
Italian translation [DTSQ]: Dizionario teologico degli scritti di Qumran. Volume I: ʾāb–binjāmîn. Edizione italiana a cura di Francesco Zanella (Biblioteca del Commentario Paideia, 8.1; Torino: Paideia / Claudiana, 2019).
Ugarit-Forschungen: Internationales Jahrbuch für die Altertumskunde Syrien-Palästinas (Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, 1969ff). All but five of its annual volumes bear a volume date that is one year earlier than the actual year of publication, e.g. Band 40 (2008) appeared in 2009 which is the copyright date. The five exceptions are Bände 1-4 (1969-1972) and Band 25 (1993), where the volume date and the date of publication are the same. References to essays in UF in this site use only the volume date, not the date of publication.
F. I. Andersen – A. D. Forbes, The Vocabulary of the Old Testament (Roma: Editrice Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 1989) [reprinted with some corrections 1992]