1. Reference Materials DISCOVER Types of Reference Sources

2. Bible Dictionaries • Mercer Dictionary of the Bible • Illustrated Bible Dictionary • New Bible Dictionary • Oxford Companion to the Bible • Zondervan Pictorial Bible Dictionary • Anchor Bible Dictionary 6 vols • Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible 2 vols • Westminster Dictionary of the Bible

3. Bible Encyclopedias • International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 4 vols • Zondervan Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Bible 5 vols • The Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible 4 vols • Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia 2 vols

4. Specialty References: Hermeneutics • Manners and Customs of the Bible • IVP Bible Background Commentary • Dictionary of Biblical Imagery • Cambridge History of the Bible 3 vols. • Dictionary of Paul and His Letters • Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels • Dictionary of New Testament Background • Cities of the Biblical World

5. Apologetics • Baker’s Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics

6. Archeology • Encyclopedia of Archeological Excavations in the Holy Land • The Bible and Archeology • Dictionary of Biblical Archeology

7. Church History • The Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity • The Encyclopedia of the Stone-Campbell Movements • Pictorial History of Protestantism • Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements • Encyclopedia of Evangelism • International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements • Dictionary of the Ecumenical Movement

8. Ethics • Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics • Baker’s Dictionary of Christian Ethics • Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics

9. World Religions • Oxford Dictionary of World Religions • Dictionary of World Religions • The Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion

10. Worship • The Complete Library of Christian Worship • The Oxford History of Christian Worship

11. Missions • Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions • Biographical Dictionary of Christian Missions • World Christian Encyclopedia 2 vols.

12. Counseling • Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling • Encyclopedia of Psychology 4 vols

13. Philosophy • Routedge Encyclopedia of Philosophy • Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Philosophy

14. Spiritual Formation • Compete Book of Everyday Christianity • Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence

15. African-American • Encyclopedia of African-American Religions • An Encyclopedia of African-American Christian Heritage

16. Word Studies • Expository Dictionary of Bible words • Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words • Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words

17. EXAMPLE “The Problem of Evil”

18. “The Problem of Evil” • New Bible Dictionary • The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia • New Dictionary of Theology • Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics • The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought • New Dictionary of Christian Ethics and Pastoral Theology

19. Gold Mind Discovery • 22 pages of reading • 48 different sources • 38 different authors • 33 specific books • 3 Encyclopedia Entries • 2 Journal Articles

20. Key Sources • Lewis The Problem of Pain • Geisler The Roots of Evil • Geisler Philosophy of Religion • Wenham The Enigma of Evil • Wenham The Goodness of God • Plantinga God, Freedom, and Evil • Plantinga The Nature of Necessity • Hick Evil and the God of Love • Leibniz Theodicy • Augustine The Nature of the Good

21. GOOGLE: • Wickipeida / No author • Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy / No author • Probe Ministries / Rick Rood • Xenos Christian Fellowship / Dennis McCallum • Catholic Education Resource / Peter Kreeft • Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy / James R. Beebe • Philosophy of Religion. COM / Tim Holt