ENG 426A, Religion and Literature (Sabbath): Quick Reference

Wigoder, Geoffrey, et al. The New Encyclopedia of Judaism. New York University Press, 2002.

Comay, Joan. Who's Who in the Old Testament. Routledge, 2002. Summarizes historical, geographical and archaeological evidence of named people.

Brownrigg, Ronald. Who's Who in the New Testament. Oxford University Press, 2002. Includes all the people mentioned by name in the New Testament as well as some who remain unnamed like the centurions at Capernaum and Calvary, together with certain political and religious groups, such as the Sadducees and the Essenes.

Fergusson, David, et al., eds. Cambridge Dictionary of Christian Theology, Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Maqsood, Ruqaiyyah Waris. Need to Know? Islam. Collins, 2008. Overview of what Islam is and what it means today.

Encyclopaedia of the Qurʾān, General Editor: Jane Dammen McAuliffe, Leiden: Brill, 2001-.
Encyclopaedic dictionary of qur’ānic terms, concepts, personalities, place names, cultural history and exegesis extended with essays on the most important themes and subjects within qur’ānic studies. Includes direct access to 62 early printed western Qur’āns online

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