New to the Library: Vetus Latina Database TAGS: Ancient history | Bible | classics | databases | greek | Latin Thanks to a request from staff in Classics the Library now has access to Vetus Latina Database from Brepols. This is an online index to all Greek and Latin patristic …Continue reading →

On trial: Vetus Latina Database TAGS: Ancient history | Bible | biblical texts | classics | databases | history | Latin *The Library now has access to this resource. See New to the Library: Vetus Latina Database* Thanks to a request from staff in HCA the Library currently has trial access …Continue reading →

Digital Resource trials for Biblical Studies and Jewish Studies May 2018 TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | Divinity | greek | HCA | Hebrew | Jewish We have four new digital resource trials for Biblical Studies this month. They’re all accessible from the E-resource trials web page. Brill’s Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library Non-Biblical Texts offers …Continue reading →

Freedom to read, freedom to believe #BannedBooksWeek TAGS: Bible | censorship | Christianity | Diversity | Holocaust | islam | Judaism | twentieth-century A guest post by Eleanor Rideout, IS Helpdesk Assistant Banned Books Week, held the week of September 24th in 2017, is an annual celebration of the freedom to read. New …Continue reading →

Christian-Muslim Encounters in Texts TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | Christianity | islam | Muslims | New College Library This week, the School of Divinity hosts the first conference of the Global Network for Christian-Muslim Studies,  Reframing Christian-Muslim Encounter : Theological and Philosophical Perspectives. In a new display in New College Library, …Continue reading →

When size matters : big books TAGS: Bible | Hebrew | New College Library | rare books A really good question was asked by one of our student interns recently about the rare books collections they were working with : “Why are the big books so big?”. …Continue reading →

Window to a Sixth-Century Scriptorium TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | greek | New College Library | students A post from guest curator Elijah Hixson, PhD student, School of Divinity This month’s student led display at New College Library features the facsimile Codex Purpureus Petropolitanus, which is on display at …Continue reading →

Digital explorations in New College Library : James Kirkwood’s vision today TAGS: Archives | Bible | Church of Scotland | Gaelic | library history | New College Library A guest post from Chloe Elder – New College Library Special Collections Digitisation Intern Considering the ease with which most of us have access to information, it can be easy …Continue reading →

Last chance to see! Given in Good Faith : Scripture TAGS: Bible | Biblical Studies | Funk | Hebrew | Jewish | New College Library | rare books The Given in Good Faith exhibition, which highlights some of New College Library’s treasures in the context of the exhibition themes of church history, worship, scripture and science is now in …Continue reading →

Keeping it in the family TAGS: Bible | Free Church of Scotland | Funk | New College Library | rare books At New College Library we often receive enquiries from individuals interested in researching their family bibles, who have identified that we hold the same or similar edition at New College …Continue reading →