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It’s a Mitzvah
Ever been confused about the difference between Mishnah, Midrash, and Masorah? Visit our new Research Guide on Judaism for concise links to books, articles and web sites devoted to Jewish Studies. You’ll find top reference books, introductions, recommended web sites, and even a glossary of Jewish terms. Learn how to find even more books and articles on Jews and Judaism, along with instructions on getting started with the study of Talmud, Targums, and Midrash. Get acquainted with the wealth of resources on Jewish life, practice, and prayer. There’s more to Judaism than the Hebrew Bible—a lot more!
Visit the Research Guide to Judaism via Pitts Library Home Page, or directly at http://guides.theology.library.emory.edu/judaism
Posted February 8th, 2010 by Bill Shepherd
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Early Christian Apocrypha Guide
If you want to know the difference between the Acts of Thomas, the Apocalypse of Thomas, the Gospel of Thomas, and the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, visit our new (award-winning*) Early Christian Apocrypha Research Guide.
“Early Christian Apocrypha” or “New Testament Apocrypha” refers to a diverse set of early Christian writings that bear some formal resemblance to the canonical New Testament books: they are letters, gospels, acts, and epistles that purport to be by or about important figures from the apostolic age.
Early Christian Apocrypha can be quite confusing in their variety, with different titles used for the same texts, and the same titles used for different texts. It can also be extremely hard to find English translations. This can make study of these texts vexing, even for people familiar with the material. Our solution is the Early Christian Apocrypha Alphabetical List, found under the “Texts and Translations“ tab of the resource guide (also available directly). This is a list of a wide selection of early Christian writings, including texts found at Nag Hammadi. Each entry is given a brief description, plus the original language and century of composition, where known. Alternate titles and personal names are cross-referenced. English translations are noted where readily available, along with references to introductions and bibliographies in standard reference works and collections of apocryphal writings. It’s the fastest way to find basic and reliable information about a particular apocryphal text.
The guide also contains many other resources for the study of Early Christian Apocrypha, including how to find books, journals, and articles on the subject; recommended introductions, collections, and reference works; guides to online texts, translations, and reference resources; a research guide to Gnosticism and the Nag Hammadi documents; a guide on the formation of the New Testament canon; and brief guides on various related Christian writings, including the Apostolic Fathers, later patristic writers, Old Testament pseudepigrapha, and modern Christian apocrypha.
Visit the Early Christian Apocrypha Resource Guide from the Pitts Library Home Page (under “Research Guides”), or directly at http://guides.theology.library.emory.edu/eca.
*Chosen Christian Apocrypha Site of the Week at Apocryphicity!
Posted January 25th, 2010 by Bill Shepherd
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Build your research skills with library workshops
Are you interested in strengthening your skills for finding materials on the Web, locating helpful materials for exegesis, or using your mobile phone for information management and organization? Perhaps you are wondering what readings have inspired faculty members, or how the library’s theological resources can inspire creative work? These are only a few of the topics for this semester’s Wednesday Workshops. The spring schedule is now available, and the first 12 registrants for each workshop will receive lunches courtesy of the library.
Posted January 12th, 2010 by Tracy Powell
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Martin Luther King Day
Our new Martin Luther King Research Guide contains resources for the study of Martin Luther King’s life and legacy, including:
- How to find books and articles by and about Dr. King at Emory Libraries.
- Authoritative online resources about Dr. King.
- Recommended books by and about Dr. King, as well as articles.
- Books on Dr. King’s preaching.
- Reference works and bibliographies.
We’ve also included information about celebrating MLK Day, January 18, 2010, including the annual King Day of Service.
http://guides.theology.library.emory.edu/mlk
Posted January 7th, 2010 by Bill Shepherd
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Anchors Away!
If you’re wondering what has happened to your favorite volume of the Anchor Bible in the Durham Reference Room: it hasn’t disappeared, it’s just been re-shelved.
All reference copies of the Anchor Bible (and also the International Critical Commentary) are now shelved by the books of the Bible, rather than as a separate series. Thus the Anchor Bible volume on Genesis will be with other commentaries on Genesis, Romans with Romans, and so on (look for them under BS1235 through BS1675 for Old Testament, and BS2575 through BS2825 for New).
We hope this will make it easier to find individual commentaries in the Anchor Series, particularly as new editions are being issued (which according to the usual rules of cataloging a series would have been shelved out of canonical order, so that new volumes on Mark would appear after Revelation—talk about confusing!).
Remember that books in the reference collection do not circulate; please place them on the cart when you are finished with them. There are copies in the Anchor Series available in the stacks for checkout; Woodruff library also owns many volumes in the series.
Posted January 4th, 2010 by Bill Shepherd
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Request articles from Storage
Emory students, faculty, and staff can now request PDFs of articles from Theology volumes held in the Storage Library. To do so, follow these steps:
1. Perform a search in EUCLID for the title of interest, then click the “Request” button under the title information. You will be asked for your NetID and password.
2. Once you have completed this step, you will see a “Request it” button next to each volume held in the Storage Library. Click the button next to the volume that has the article of interest.
3. On the resulting page, click “Request item from Storage.”
4. You will then see a screen which shows 3 options. If you want the entire bound volume brought to the library, check the first option, “I am requesting the entire book or volume”. If you want a PDF of an article in this volume, enter the bibliographic information in the third option, “I am requesting an article from this journal”. If you want to request an article from a volume that is not listed in the catalog (after checking the card catalog to verify that we own it), enter the bibliographic information in the second option, “I am requesting an unlisted volume”.
5. After entering the needed information, click “Send request” to initiate the process.
Completed scans will arrive through ILLiad, and you will receive an email message when they are ready to be accessed.
If you have any questions about this process, please contact a reference librarian.
Posted December 28th, 2009 by Tracy Powell
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Winter break hours
The library will begin winter break hours on Wednesday, December 16. We will also be closed December 24-27, and December 31-January 3. See our library hours page for more information.
Posted December 13th, 2009 by Tracy Powell
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Help each other by placing books on re-shelving carts
During these busy days and nights of final papers and exams, please remember to help your fellow students and library users by placing all library materials as you are finished with them on the re-shelving carts located throughout the library and by returning any that are checked out to the circulation desk. Doing so will improve everyone’s ability to check for items that are not found in their regular locations. If you cannot find a re-shelving cart near you, please notify a member of the library staff. Best wishes as you finish the semester and prepare for the holidays ahead!
Posted December 4th, 2009 by Tracy Powell
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Tis the Season!
Looking for exegetical resources for the infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke? Wondering where to find out all about the Christmas episodes of TV shows? Wondering whether than online Christmas site is kid-safe? You’ll find answers to all this and more on our new Christmas Research Guide, part of our Seasonal Resources guides.
Posted November 30th, 2009 by Bill Shepherd
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Thanksgiving hours
The library will close at 5 PM on Wednesday, November 25 and will re-open at 7:30 AM on Monday, November 30. We wish you a happy Thanksgiving!
Posted November 22nd, 2009 by Tracy Powell
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