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Hebrew Bible (O.T.) Research: Books

This guide is aimed at students taking lower division courses on the Hebrew Scriptures ('Old Testament')

Search by Subject

Use Subject Headings you know (these must be exact!)

If subject is a name, last name first; note exception for early geographical and honorific names.

Request books from other libraries

LINK+
LINK+ is a combined catalog of over 40 academic and public libraries throughout California and Nevada. All LMU students, staff, and faculty, can self-request books from LINK+ libraries online. (You''ll need your MyLMU login and password.)
The books are delivered to LMU at no charge to the borrower. Books arrive in 3 business days and are held at the Circulation counter for 10 days. The check out period is 21 days. NOTE: Overdue fines are $1 per day. Read more...
RESEARCH TIP:  Start your research early, so you can take advantage of LINK+!

Find Books at LMU

Use LINUS, the Library's catalog to find books, E-books, videos and other materials that LMU owns or has on reserve. Use the dropdown to change the kind of search you want to do (see boxes at left for explanations of Keyword vs. Subject searches).

Eden

Wiligelmo Eden sequence

Garden of Eden sequence

Wiligelmo, ca. 1100 C.E.

façade, Modena Cathedral

photo: T. Amodeo 2010

Keyword Searches

Make a good guess and search by Keyword. You can narrow down too many results by combining your first word or phrase with another word or phrase, using AND as the connector. For example: