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Bible commentaries are available in several locations in Doherty Library. The most important locations are shown in the map below-- the reference room, on reserve, and in the regular stacks for checkout.

Reference commentaries include:

• The New Jerome Biblical Commentary
• HarperCollins Bible Commentary
• The New Interpreter's Bible (12 vols)
• The International Bible Commentary

Reserve books at the circulation desk include:

• The Jerome Biblical Commentary
• Other books reserved by instructors. To find items reserved by your professor, search his or her name in the reserves list.

Bible commentaries available for checkout include:

• The Anchor Bible
• The International Critical Commentary
• Writings of the Church Fathers (search the library catalog, in particular, this series)
• Numerous one-volume commentaries on individual books of the Bible. Most are shelved in order of their appearance in the Bible starting at BS192. To find all the commentaries on a book, search the library catalog for Bible AND commentaries AND [book of the Bible], for example:

More information on Bible commentaries can be found in the Theology Research Guide.