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Library Catalogue: Sofia

Interlibrary Loans

Did you know that you can borrow books and documents from other universities?

If you need something that the library doesn't have, you can put in an interlibrary loan request. For more information, consult this page.

Bible

To find bibles in the Library Catalogue, conduct subject searches using su:. For example:

To find the Old testament, search for: su: "Bible. Old Testament"
To find the New Testament, search for: su: "Bible. New Testament"

Online Resources

List of Bible translations by language (Wikipedia)
The Hebrew Bible
Interlinear Bible
Greek, Hebrew, Interlinear and Transliterated text
Douay-Rheims and Latin Vulgate Bible Online
Includes links to Douay-Rheims and Latin Vulgate.
International Greek New Testament Project
The International Greek New Testament Project exists to produce critical editions of books of the New Testament.
Online Hebrew Interlinear Bible
Sefaria
Open source, not-for-profit project committed to brining digital Jewish texts into the public domain.
The Tanach with transliteration of the Hebrew in parallel
The Tanakh (English)
Pseudepigrapha, Apocrypha and Sacred Writings
Listing of sacred texts for a number of religious traditions but with a focus of Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.

Books and eBooks

Holy Bible Old and New Testament (Revised Standard)
The Jewish Annotated New Testament: NRSV by Amy-Jill Levine (Editor); Marc Z. Brettler (Editor)
Call Number: Birks BS2091.5 A1 2011 O8
The Vulgate Bible: Douay-Rheims translation
Request from network or Interlibrary Loan.
The Bible: Authorized King James Version
Call Number: Birks Reference BS185 1982 N37
Publication Date: 2008
Available in physical format (Birks Reference Collection) and eBook.
Other printings of the King James Bible also available, scroll to the bottom of the page and use the virtual 'Browse the Shelf' feature.
New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha : New Revised Standard Version
Publication Date: 2010
The New Testament: A Translation by David Bentley Hart
Publication Date: 2023
Second edition.
The New Jerusalem Bible by Henry Wansbrough
Call Number: Birks Reference BS195 J4 1985
Publication Date: 1985
The Contemporary Parallel New Testament by John R. Kohlenberger (Editor)
Call Number: Presbyterian College Library Reference Collection BS2025 1997 K64
Publication Date: 1998
Available for in-library use in the Presbyterian College Library (open to McGill students). For opening hours, go to: https://www.presbyteriancollege.ca/library/
The Jewish Study Bible by Adele Berlin (Editor); Marc Zvi Brettler (Editor)
Publication Date: 2015
Keter Yerushalayim : Tanakh ha-Universiṭah ha-ʻIvrit bi-Yerushalayim (Hebrew)
Pentateuch with Targum Onkelos, Haphtoroth and Rashi's commentary
Torah, Nev'im, Ketuvim : Tanakh (English and Hebrew)
Call Number: Presbyterian College Library BS715 1996
Available for in-library use in the Presbyterian College Library (open to McGill students). For opening hours, go to: https://www.presbyteriancollege.ca/library/

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