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- Oxford Classical Dictionary Online This link opens in a new window
Continually-updated dictionary of the history, archaeology and culture of the classical world.
The Cambridge Companion to Ancient RomeCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2013_________________________________
A general overview of the Roman world which includes chapters on households, domestic architecture, neighborhoods and suburbs, and the impact of Christianity.
The Cambridge Companion to the Age of AugustusCall Number: [Online]ISBN: 9780521003933Publication Date: 2005
Ancient Rome: From Romulus to Justinian by Call Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2012_________________________________
An accessible overview of Roman history and society.
- Religion OnlineA collection of many online books and articles. To find articles on biblical books choose categories, Bible, New Testament (or Bible commentary). Be aware that this site has articles of different types, both those for scholarly study and those for faith communities.
- Bible OdysseyA collection of articles, videos, and images on the Bible.
The Oxford Companion to the BibleCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 1993Also available in the Main Reading Room (BS440 .M434 1993).
- The Basics of Christian HistoryA BBC program website offering an easy introduction to Christianity in the Roman period.
- From Jesus to ChristA collection of articles and audio clips from the PBS Frontline documentary of the same title, addressing the development of Christianity in the first four centuries.
- Christian Catacombs in Rome (Callixtus)A guide to the Callixtus catacombs.
The Power of Children: The Construction of Christian Families in the Greco-Roman WorldCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2014_________________________________
Includes discussion of household codes as they pertained to children; slave children; nurture, teaching and discipline of children; and the house church as home school.
- Diotima: Women in the Ancient WorldA resource for studying women in the early Christian period
- Worlds of Late AntiquityA variety of pages and sources linked here for the study of Late Antiquity.
- Roman Women: Following the Clues (BBC History)"Women - were they any different in Roman times from how they are today? Sort truth from fiction to decide if things have changed since women were first depicted as loving or resentful wives, daughters, servants and workers."
The Roman Household: A SourcebookCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 1991_________________________________
A compilation of a large variety of translated ancient sources, on topics ranging from the composition and ideals of the household to economics, life from birth to death, inheritance, and even structures like slavery and patronage.
Mediterranean Families in AntiquityCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2016_________________________________
Covering through the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity, this work speaks to both domestic structures and family and gender dynamics, and covers several different parts of the Roman Empire including Northern Africa and Spain as well as Italy.
Families in the Roman and Late Antique WorldCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2012_________________________________
While focused heavily on funerary rites and memorials, this text includes useful information on on such issues as childcare, extended family and family relationships and imagery in general.
Children and Childhood in Roman ItalyCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2003_________________________________
This book is very specifically focused on the 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE.
Slavery, Gender, Truth, and Power in Luke-Acts & Other Ancient NarrativesCall Number: [Online]Publication Date: 2019
Recommended Books
General Bible
The Anchor Bible Dictionary (6 vols)Call Number: Reference BS440 .A54 1992
Interpreter's Dictionary of the BibleCall Number: Reference BS440 .I6 1962
HarperCollins Bible DictionaryCall Number: Reference BS440 .H237 1996
Dictionary of the BibleCall Number: [Online]- Oxford Companion to the BibleCall Number: [E-Book]
Oxford Guide to People and Places of the BibleCall Number: [E-Book]
New Testament
Theological Dictionary of the New TestamentCall Number: Referencef BS2312 .K6t 1985
- Encyclopaedia Judaica This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia of Jewish life and knowledge from the Second Temple Period to the State of Israel.
- New Catholic Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia of Catholic history, culture and theology.
Early Church
Encyclopedia of the Early Church (2 vols)Call Number: Reference BR66.5 .D5813 1991
Ancient World
Oxford Classical DictionaryCall Number: [E-Book]
Oxford Companion to Classical CivilizationCall Number: [E-Book]
Oxford Dictionary of the Classical WorldCall Number: [E-Book]
