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Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception: A Comprehensive Reference Work

The Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception is the first comprehensive reference work on the Bible and its multifaceted reception. Edited by a diverse team of international scholars from over 50 countries, this interdisciplinary resource offers an invaluable tool for scholars in Biblical, Religious Studies, and related fields. Featuring a powerful search engine, regular updates, and a user-friendly interface, it covers the Bible's origins, its development in various canonic forms, and its impact across religions and cultures, making it a pivotal resource for academic research.

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Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception: A Comprehensive Reference Work

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  1. Content • First Comprehensive Reference Work on the Bible and its reception, edited by an international team of scholars from over 50 countries, all experts in theirfields. • CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2010 • Interdisciplinary and international • Excellent resource for scholars in Biblical and Religious Studies and related fields • Easy searching of the content via a powerful search engine • Regular update of the online version (four times a year) offering articles that weren’t yet published in print

  2. Content • EBR pursues a twofold task: • Rendering of the current state of knowledge • Comprehensive and in-depth • Origins and development of the Bible in its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity • Documenting the history of the Bible's reception • Christian churches and the Jewish Diaspora • Islam, other religious traditions and current religious movements, Western and non-Western alike, • literature, art, music, and film

  3. The Search • Simple search • The simple searchscansthefulltext. Example: Searchfor “Dalai Lama“

  4. The Search • Resultslist • 3 entries Resultscanbesortedby Lemma orRelevance Select thenumberofresults per page. Clicking on the title opensthedocumentdisplay

  5. The Search • Documentdisplay Change to “Reading View“ Navigatebetween all searchresults Download PDF file Bibliographicalinformation DOI Author

  6. The Search • Documentdisplay Fold out function Crossreferencewithinthedatabasecontent A greybackgroundmarkswords/phrasesfromthesearch

  7. The Search • Searchesusingthe browse function • In the browse menu, all articlesarelisted in alphabetical order. Jump toanyarticle Choose an articlebyclicking on the title

  8. The Search • Advancedsearch Advancedsearchoptions: Add moreoptions Click hereto open theadvancedsearchoptions

  9. The Search • Advancedsearch: Using a searchcriteriumfromthedrop-down menu. Numberofsearchresults Choosefrom4 searchcriteria:

  10. The Search • Complexsearch:Combiningtwosearchcriteria Clear yoursearchfrom individual searchcriteria Here in combinationwith AND Possiblecombinations:

  11. Additional Database Features • Graphics, figuresandplates • A numberofarticlesincludegraphics, figuresorplates. These appearwhenscrolling down tothebottomofthearticle. Clicking on thegraphicopens an enlargeddisplay.

  12. Additional Database Features • Find-as-you-type display The same appliestothe Browse function Matchingarticlesappearalreadywhiletyping.

  13. Additional Database Features • Helpfuldocuments • Youcan find further PDF documentsunderneaththe browse menu. Search Help Abbreviations/Transliteration

  14. Contact De Gruyter Genthiner Straße 13 10785 Berlin Germany Tel. +49 (0)30.260 05-0 Fax. +49 (0)30.260 05-251 E-mailinfo@degruyter.com Website www.degruyter.com Youcan find furtherinformation on theEncyclopediaoftheBibleandItsReceptionatwww.degruyter.com/ebr

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