Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary

Just in time for the spring semester, the library has acquired the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary for the Old Testament.  This resource will be a great asset to any student’s Old Testament paper (hint, hint).

The following video depicts a day in the life of the commentary’s general editor, John Walton.   He takes his work very seriously.

Themelios

A link to the digital journal, Themelios, is now available in the Electronic Resources column.

Themelios is an international evangelical theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. It was formerly a print journal operated by RTSF/UCCF in the UK, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008.

Themelios is published three times a year exclusively online at www.theGospelCoalition.org. It is presented in three  formats: iPaper (a Flash-based interface that allows flexible viewing without requiring you to download the document) PDF (for citing pagination) and HTML (for greater accessibility, usability, and infiltration in search engines). Themelios is copyrighted by The Gospel Coalition. Readers are free to use it and circulate it in digital form without further permission (any print use requires further written permission), but they must acknowledge the source and, of course, not change the content.

The editor is Donald A. Carson.  Ron Callaway suggests that anyone who can’t remember Carson must be slipping in memory.

October Acquisitions

REFERENCE

  • R 200.973 M479 2000 – Handbook of Denominations in the United States/ Frank S. Mead, Samuel S. Hill, editors.  Abingdon Press, 2001.  Gift
  • R 220.3 S158 – The New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible/ Katharine Doob Sakenfeld, Samuel E. Balentine, Brian K. Blount.  Abingdon Press, 2009.
  • R 370.11 W842 2009-2010 – Requirements for Certification of Teachers, Counselors, Librarians, Administrators for Elementary and Secondary Schools. University of Chicago Press, 2009.
  • R 378.15 C697c 2010 – The College Board College Handbook/ College Entrance Examination Board.  College Board, 2010.

GENERAL COLLECTION

  • 183.2 S877 – The Trial of Socrates/ I. F. Stone.  Anchor Books, 1989.  Gift
  • 200.940903 M165 – Religion and the People of Western Europe, 1789-1989/ Hugh McLeod.  Oxford UP, 1997.
  • 221.48 K63 – Textual Criticism in the Old Testament: The Septuagint after Qumran/ Ralph W. Klein.  Fortress Press, 1974.
  • 223.106 S812 – Let God Be God:  Life-Changing Truths from the Book of Job/ Ray c. Stedman.  Discovery House, 2007.  Gift
  • 223.2077 M874 - Treasures in the Psalms/ Henry M. Morris.  Master Books, 2000.  Gift
  • 230.99 O52 – God in Dispute: “Conversations” among Great Christian Thinkers/ Roger E. Olson.  Baker Academic, 2009.
  • 225.61 G984 – New Testament Introduction/ Donald Guthrie.  InterVarsity Press, 1990.  Gift
  • 230 W946 – Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense/ N. T. Wright.  HarperSanFrancisco, 2006. Gift
  • 231.3 S771 -The Mystery of the Holy Spirit/ R. C. Sproul. Tyndale House, 1990.  Gift
  • 236.09015 H644 -Regnum Caelorum:  Patterns of Millennial Thought in Early Christianity/ Charles E. Hill.  Eerdmans, 2001.
  • 239.09 D883 – A History of Apologetics/ Avery Cardinal Dulles.  Ignatius Press, 2005.
  • 248.32 F753 – Prayer: Finding the Heart’s True Home/ Richard J. Foster.  HarperSanFrancisco, 1992. Gift
  • 248.842 M864 – The Man in the Mirror:  Solving the 24 Problems Men Face/ Patrick M. Morley.  Zondervan, 1997.  Gift
  • 248.845 B259 – Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions/ George Barna.  Regal, 2003.  Gift
  • 253 H291 - You Only Have to Die:  Leading Your Congregation to New Life/ James A. Harnish.  Abingdon Press, 2004.  Gift
  • 253.5 M817 -First Aid for Emotional Hurts: Helping People through Difficult Times/ Edward E. Moody, Jr.  Randall House, 2008.
  • 259.23 C591 -Deep Ministry in a Shallow World: Not-So-Secret Findings about Youth Ministry/ Chap Clark & Kara E. Powell.  Zondervan & Youth Specialties, 2006.  Gift
  • 259.23 R631 -Speaking to Teenagers: How to Think about, Create, and Deliver Effective Messages/ Duffy Robbins and Doug Fields.  Zondervan, 2007.  Gift
  • 259.23 S843 – Soul School: Enrolling in a Soulful Lifestyle for Youth Ministry/ Jeanne Stevens.  Youth Specialties, 2007.  Gift
  • 259.23 Y12c - Contemplative Youth Ministry: Practicing the Presence of Jesus/ Mark Yaconelli.  Zondervan, 1996.  Gift
  • 259.23 Y12g – Growing Souls: Experiments in Contemplative Youth Ministry/ Mark Yaconelli.  Youth Specialties/Zondervan, 2007.  Gift
  • 264.34 O43 volumes 2-5 – The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church/ Hughes Oliphant Old.  ISI Books, 2008.  Library has:  Vol. 1: The Biblical Period; 2: The Patristic Age; 3: The Medieval Church;  4: The Age of the Reformation; 5: Moderatism, Pietism, and Awakening.
  • 274.2 K92 - English Chantries: The Road to Dissolution/ Alan Kreider.  Harvard UP, 1979.
  • 277.308308 M946 -Youth Culture 101/ Walt Mueller.  Youth Specialties/Zondervan, 2007.
  • 281.3 P116 – Pachomian Chronicles and Rules/ Armand Veilleux, translator. Cistercian Publications, 1981.
  • 289.7 M153 – Plain Secrets: An Outsider among the Amish/ Joe Mackall.  Beacon Press, 2007.
  • 302.231 T175 – Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World/ Don Tapscott.  McGraw Hill, 2009.
  • 320.520973 R153 – Reclaiming the American Right: The Lost Legacy of the Conservative Movement/ Justin Raimondo.  ISI Books, 2008.
  • 320.94 M274 – Democracy without Nations? : The Fate of Self-Government in Europe/ Pierre Manent; Paul Seaton, translator.  ISI Books, 2007.
  • 362.767097 G318 – The Book of David: How Preserving Families Can Cost Children’s Lives/ Richard J. Gelles.  BasicBooks, 1996.
  • 363.7525 C198 – How to Rescue the Earth without Worshiping Nature/ Tony Campolo.  Nelson Publishers, 1992.
  • 364 C723 – Justice that Restores/ Charles W. Colson.  Tyndale House, 2001.
  • 371.102 T253 – Teaching with Care: Cultivating Personal Qualities that Make a Difference/ Lenore Sandel, editor.  International Reading Association, 2006.
  • 371.9043 B458 – Beyond the RTI Pyramid: Solutions for the First Years of Implementation/ William N. Bender.  Solution Tree Press, 2009.
  • 371.93 H859 – Understanding Response to Intervention: A Practice Guide for Systematic Implementation/ Robert Howell, Sandra Patton, Margaret Deiotte.  Solution Tree, 2008.
  • 371.94 H846 – How to Manage Children’s Challenging Behavior/ Bill Rogers, editor.  Sage Publications, 2004.
  • 372.452 H628 – Dynamic Read-aloud Strategies for English Learners: Building Language and Literacy in the Primary Grades/ Peggy Hickman & Sharolyn D. Pollard-Durodola.  International Reading Association, 2009.
  • 372.6076 E61 – Assessing Preschool Literacy Development: Informal and Formal Measures to Guide Instruction/ Billie J. Enz, Lesley Mandel Morrow.  International Reading Association, 2009.
  • 398.097803 S631 – The Mythical West: An Encyclopedia of Legend, Lord, and Popular Culture/ Richard W. Slatta.  ABC-CLIO, 2001.
  • 510 S818 – How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers, from Car Repair to Modern Physics/ James D. Stein.  Smithsonian Books, 2008.
  • 513.211 H688 – One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers/ Andrew Hodges.  W.W. Norton, 2008.
  • 570 S689 – Biology / Eldra P. Solomon, Linda R. Berg, Diana W. Martin.  Brooks/Cole/ Thomson Learning, 2005.    Gift
  • 612 S555 - Hole’s Human Anatomy & Physiology/ David Shier, Jackie Butler, Ricki Lewis.  McGraw Hill, 2007.  Gift
  • 612 T712 – Introduction to the Human Body: The Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology/ Gerard J. Tortora, Sandra Reynolds Grabowski.  J. Wiley & Sons, 2004.  Includes workbook.  Gift
  • 616.8915 Y112 1985 – The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy/ Irvin D. Yalom.  Basic Books, 1985.  Gift
  • 618.928588 H236 – Handbook on Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders/ Fred R. Volkmar and others, editors.  John Wiley & Sons, 2005.  2 volumes:  Volume 1:  Diagnosis, Development, Neurobiology, and Behavior; Volume 2: Assessment, Interventions, and Policy.
  • 650.13 M646 – 48 Days to the Work You Love/ Dan Miller.  Broadman & Holman, 2005.  Gift
  • 726.5 G439 – House of God, House of the People of God:  A Study of Christian Liturgical Space/ Robin Williams Gibbons.  Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 2006.
  • 780.92 S365c – Schoenberg’s Musical Imagination/ Michael Cherlin.  Cambridge UP, 2007.
  • 808.042 R784 – The Writer’s Workshop: Imitating Your Way to Better Writing/ Gregory L. Roper.  ISI Books, 2007.
  • 808.4 C928 – The Office of Assertion: An Art of Rhetoric for the Academic Essay/ Scott F. Crider.  ISI Books, 2005.
  • 808.8 L776 2001 – Literature of the Western World/ Brian Wilkie, James Hurth, compilers.  Prentice Hall, 2000.
  • 809.93382 E76 – Ironies of Faith: The Laughter at the Heart of Christian Literature/ Anthony Esolen.  ISI Books, 2007.
  • 810.9112 A512 – American Modernism/ Scott Barbour, editor.  Greenhaven Press, 2000.
  • 810.992062 S631 – Slave Narratives/ James Tackach, editor.  Greenhaven Press, 2001.
  • 811.52 F939s – Robert Frost: The Poet as Philosopher/ Peter J. Stanlis.  ISI Books, 2007.
  • 813.52 S819r – Readings on John Steinbeck/ Clarence Swisher, editor.  Greenhaven Books, 1996.
  • 818.3 T488b – Henry David Thoreau/ Harold Bloom, editor.  Chelsea House Publishers, 1987.
  • 820.9145 E58 – English Romanticism/ Laura K. Egendorf.  Greenhaven Press, 2001.
  • 823.7 A933so – Sense and Sensibility/ Jane Austen.  Oneworld Classics, 2008.
  • 828.6 J69m – Samuel Johnson: A Biography/ Peter Martin.  Harvard UP, 2008.
  • 882.01 S712b – Sophocles/ Harold Bloom, editor.  Chelsea House, 2003.
  • 909.097671 S772 – A History of the Muslim World/ Bertold Spuler.  M. Wiener Publishers, 1994.
  • 940.1 G454 – Daily Life in Medieval Times:  A Vivid, Detailed Account of Birth, Marriage, and Death; Food, Clothing, and Housing; Love and Labor, in the Middle Ages/ Frances and Joseph Gies.  Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1999.
  • 941.084092 C563w – Winston Churchill: A Biographical Companion/ Chris Wrigley.  ABC-CLIO, 2002.

CURRICULUM LAB

  • CurLab 028.5 G141 – The Graveyard Book/ Neil Gaiman.  Harper Collins, 2008.
  • CurLab 028.5 S972 – The House in the Night/ Susan Marie Swanson, Beth Krommes.  Houghton Mifflin, 2008.
  • CurLab 371.3 B928 – Classroom Strategies for Interactive Learning/ Doug Buehl.  International Reading Association, 2009.
  • CurLab 372.4 M219 – The Mailbox. Preschool Yearbook. Education Center, 2009.
  • CurLab 372.43 L776 – Literacy Tutoring that Works:  A Look at Successful In-School, After-School, and Summer Programs/Janet C. Richards & Cynthia A. Lassonde, editors.  International Reading Association, 2009.
  • CurLab 372.465 S917 – Learning about Print in Preschool:  Working with Letters, Words, and Beginning Links with Phonemic Awareness/ Dorothy S. Strickland, Judith A. Schickedanz.  International Reading Association, 2009.
  • CurLab 372.47 L292 – 4 Powerful Strategies for Struggling Readers, Grades 3-8:  Small Group Instruction that Improves Comprehension/Lois A. Lanning.  International Reading Association, Corwin Press, 2009.
  • CurLab 372.6 V989 – Building a Foundation for Preschool Literacy:  Effective Instruction for Children’s Reading and Writing Development/ Carol Vukelich, James Christie.  International Reading Association, 2009.

New Acquisitions for July-September 2009

books

Each month Welch Library continues to add relevant and valuable resources to its shelves.

The following is a list of newly acquired self-help books, youth ministry idea starters, drama sketches, timetables, and more!

GENERAL COLLECTION

  • 158 C712ho 1995 – How to Be a People Helper/ Gary R. Collins.  Tyndale House, 1995.  Gift
  • 158.3 C797  -Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy/ Gerald Corey.  Brooks/Cole, 1990. Gift
  • 207.73 M158 – Equipping for Service: A Historical Account of the Bible College Movement in North America/ Larry J. McKinney.  Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges, 1997.  Gift
  • 220.52 C732 – The Essential Guide to Bible Versions/ Philip W. Comfort.  Tyndale House, 2000.  Gift
  • 220.6 M173u 1992 - Understanding and Applying the Bible/ Robertson McQuilkin.  Moody Press, 1992. Gift
  • 220.6 V419 – How to Apply the Bible/ Dave Veerman.  Tyndale House, 1993.  Gift
  • 230 R723 – What Every Christian Ought to Know: Essential Truths for Growing Your Faith/ Adrian Rogers.  Broadman & Holman, 2005.  Gift
  • 233 C443 – Biblical Psychology: Christ-Centered Solutions for Daily Problems/ Oswald Chambers.  Discovery House/Thomas Nelson, 1995.
  • 241.66081 P447 – When Good Men are Tempted/ Bill Perkins.  Zondervan, 1997.  Gift
  • 248.3 J76 – Read, Think, Pray, Live/ Tony Jones.  TH1NK, 2003.  Gift
  • 248.32 J55 – Prayer: The Great Adventure/ David Jeremiah.  Multnomah, 1997.  Gift
  • 248.32 M465 – Partners in Prayer/ John C. Maxwell.  Thomas Nelson, 1996.  Gift
  • 248.4 S759 – Spiritual Classics: Selected Readings on the Twelve Spiritual Disciplines/ Richard J. Foster & Emilie Griffin, editors.  HarperSanFrancisco, 2000.
  • 248.4 Y54 – The Road to Reality: Coming Home to Jesus from the Unreal World/ K. P. Yohannan.  Creation House, 1988.  Gift
  • 248.47 T746 – Fasting for Spiritual Breakthrough/ Elmer L. Towns.  Regal Books, 1996.  Gift
  • 248.842 H892 – Disciplines of a Godly Man/ R. Kent Hughes.  Crossway Books, 2001.  Gift
  • 248.8421 F241 – King Me: What Every Son Wants and Needs from His Father/ Steve Farrar.  Moody, 2005.  Gift
  • 248.844 S635 - The Marriage You’ve Always Dreamed Of/ Greg Smalley.  Tyndale House, 2005.  Gift
  • 251 M646 – Preaching: The Art of Narrative Exposition/ Calvin Miller.  Baker Books, 2006.  Gift
  • 253 A544 – Victory over the Darkness: Realizing the Power of Your Identity in Christ/ Neil T. Anderson.  Regal Books, 1990.  Gift
  • 253.52 J66 – Foundations for Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal/ Eric L. Johnson.  InterVarsity Press, 2007.   Gift
  • 259.22 S779 – Too Small to Ignore: Why Children are the Next Big Thing/ Wess Stafford with Dean Merrill.  Waterbrook Press, 2005.  Gift
  • 259.23 S741 - Special Events: for Youth Groups/Vicki Newby, editor.  Zondervan, 1997.  Gift
  • 259.23 S787 – The Seven Checkpoints:  Seven Principles Every Teenager Needs to Know: For Youth Leaders/ Andy Stanley, Stuart Hall.  Howard Pub., 2001.  gift
  • 264.230922 S642 – Great Christian Hymn Writers/ Jane Stuart Smith & Betty Carlson.  Crossway Books, 1997.
  • 266 P467w 1999 – Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: Reader/ Ralph D. Winter, Steven C. Hawthorne, editors.  William Carey Library, 1999.   Gift
  • 268.433 L988 – Junior High/Middle School Talksheets—Updated!: 50 Creative Discussion Starters for Youth Groups/ David Lynn.  Youth Specialties, 2001.  Gift
  • 269.2092 D635b – Family Man: The Biography of Dr. James Dobson/ Dale Buss.  Tyndale House, 2005. Gift
  • 277.3082 D691 – The Door Interviews/ Mike Yaconelli.  Zondervan, 1989.  Gift
  • 332.024 R183 – Financial Peace/ Dave Ramsey.  LAMPO, 1995.  Gift
  • 362.8286 W946 – The Premarital Counseling Handbook/ H. Norman Wright.  Moody Press, 1992.  Gift
  • 571.939 B877 – The Living End: The Future of Death, Aging, and Immortality/ Guy Brown.  Macmillan, 2008.
  • 616.895042 B658 – Blue Genes: Breaking Free from the Chemical Imbalances that Affect Your Moods, Your Mind, Your Life, and Your Loved Ones/ Paul Meier, and others.  Tyndale House, 2005. Gift
  • 649.1 D635s 2004 – The New Strong Willed  Child: Birth throughout Adolescence/ James Dobson.  Tyndale House, 2004.   Gift
  • 649.64 C647 – Boundaries with Kids: When to Say Yes, When to Say No to Help your Children Gain Control of Their Lives/Henry Cloud, John Townsend.  Zondervan, 1998.  Gift
  • 790.192 C953 – Crowd Breakers & Mixers: For Youth Groups/ Vicki Newby, editor.  Zondervan, 1997.
  • 792.1 D763 – Drama Skits and Sketches: For Youth Groups/ Vicki Newby, editor.  Zondervan, 1997. Gift
  • 796.5422 C199 – Camps, Retreats, Missions, & Service Ideas for Youth Groups/ Vicki Newby, editor.  Zondervan, 1997.  Gift
  • 902 G888 1991  – The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events/ Bernard Grun.  Simon & Schuster, 1991.  Gift

Fall Break Library Hours

For next week only, the library is changing its hours.

October 11th – 17th, 2009:

Sunday, Oct. 11:  Closed
Monday, Oct 12:  7:45 AM – 11:00 PM
Tuesday, Oct 13:  7:45 AM – 11:00 PM
Wednesday, Oct 14:  7:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Thursday, Oct 15:  Closed
Friday, Oct 16:  Closed
Saturday, Oct 17:  Closed

The library will resume regular hours beginning October 18th, 2009.