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Using Ministry Matters: New Interpreter's Bible Commentary

This guide is meant to be a helpful resource for navigating Ministry Matters and its libraries.

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This page contains instructions for accessing The New Interpreter's Bible Commentary which is a part of the Legacy Library.

Instructions

First, log in to Ministry Matters. Ministry Matters is discoverable through USearch and is listed among the religion databases. There is also a direct link in the Quicklinks area of the library's homepage. Once you log in with your NetID, your browser will open to the homepage.

This commentary is located within the Legacy Library. To access the Legacy Library, first select the Research Library tab at the top of the homepage. Once the page loads, select the Legacy Library link.

 

When the Legacy Library page loads, select the Browse tab and expand the Biblical Commentaries section by clicking on the plus sign to the left of "Biblical Commentaries." Then, select The New Interpreter's Bible from the links.

The commentary should then appear in the view window in the center. To the right, you will see the Table of Contents and links for the entire twelve volume series. You can expand these and select the sections of interest by clicking on the text/link for each.

If the section is longer, you will have to scroll down.

To see how to search within this commentary or how to add an item to a bin, see the Tools & Options box on the Legacy Library tab. 

To print items, right click within the viewing window. You can then print physical copies or save them as PDFs.

How to Cite

To cite from the online version of The New Interpreter's Bible, follow these examples.

Footnote for the Print Edition:

1Gale A. Yee, “The Book of Hosea,” in Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature: Daniel and the Twelve Prophets, vol. VII of The New Interpreter’s Bible (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996), 197.

Bibliography for the Print Edition:

Yee, Gale A. “The Book of Hosea.” In Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature: Daniel and the Twelve Prophets. Volume VII of The New Interpreter’s  Bible, Leander Keck, conv. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996.

Footnote for the Online Edition:

1Gale A. Yee, “The Book of Hosea,” in Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature: Daniel and the Twelve Prophets, vol. VII of The New Interpreter’s Bible, conv. Leander Keck (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996), https://www-ministrymatters-com.turing.library.northwestern.edu/library/#/tnib/0ca4948ddef9e569d98245272685c85a/introduction.html.

Bibliography for the Online Edition:

Yee, Gale A. “The Book of Hosea.” In Introduction to Apocalyptic Literature: Daniel and the Twelve Prophets. Volume VII of The New Interpreter’s Bible, convened by Leander Keck. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996. https://www-ministrymatters-com.turing.library.northwestern.edu/library/#/tnib/0ca4948ddef9e569d98245272685c85a/introduction.html.

For more information on citing electronic materials, see the Writing Center's "Formatting, Style, & Citation Guide" (page 14) or the Turabian Citation Quick Guide.