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Finding BOOKS OF THE BIBLE in UW Libraries Search

To find information on specific books of the Bible, click on Advanced Search under the main search box.  Use the drop down menu to change "Any field" to  "Subject" and change "contains" to "contains exact phrase". Type in bible followed by the name of the specific book or component. For example:

  • bible exodus
  • bible psalms
  • bible luke
  • bible epistles of paul

For a more comprehensive search also use the earlier subject heading format which includes either ot (Old Testament) or nt (New Testament) between the word bible and the specific book. For example:

  • bible ot exodus
  • bible ot psalms
  • bible nt luke
  • bible nt epistles of paul

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Finding BIBLE VERSIONS in UW Libraries Search

To find Bible versions, click on Advanced Search under the main search box. Use the drop down menu to change "Any field" to  "Subject". Type in the phrase "Bible versions".  If you want a particular version, you can type in its name in the second search box. 

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