Ox biblstu tour

This tutorial is designed to take you through the features and content of Oxford Biblical Studies Online. Please click
"Start the Tour" below for a step-by-step guide. Alternatively, use the table of contents on the left-hand side of the
screen to go to a specific item of interest; you can also navigate by using the Previous and Next buttons that appear in
the upper right-hand corner of every screen.
Start the Tour 
About the Guided Tour
1. Navigating the Home Page
2. Bible Verse Lookup
3. Searching
5. Entry Structure
4. Viewing Search Results
6. Browsing
8. Bible Concordances
7. Bible Content
9. Timelines
10. Tools & Resources
ABOUT THE GUIDED TOUR
11. Site Help
12. For Additional Information…

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The home page allows
the user to navigate
quickly and intuitively
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The navigation bar
lets you quickly
search or browse a
variety of content
types
Quick Search is
accessible from
every page within
the site
Focus On: A
collection of articles,
essays, images and
more on a topic or
individual relevant to
Biblical studies
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NAVIGATING THE HOME PAGE
Jump to a topic:
3. Searching
5. Entry Structure
6. Browsing
7. Bible Content
9. Timelines
11. Site Help

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BIBLE VERSE LOOKUPA Bible Verse Lookup
tool is available
throughout the site to
allow immediate access
to biblical text
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Set your chosen
bible as the default
for future use
Select a Bible and
book, and enter a
chapter and verse
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3. Searching
5. Entry Structure
6. Browsing
7. Bible Content
9. Timelines
11. Site Help

SEARCHINGConduct searches
within A-Z reference
content, biblical text,
images and
bibliographies
1 Search the full text
of articles by
entry/chapter title
or author
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2 Topical filters
ranging from
archaeology to
medicine allow you
to refine your
search
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3. Searching
- Advanced Bible Search
- Bibliography Search
- Image & Map Search
5. Entry Structure
6. Browsing
7. Bible Content
9. Timelines
11. Site Help

ADVANCED BIBLE SEARCHAdvanced Bible Search
allows you to search
within specific bibles
and sections of text
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1 Specify one or
more Bible texts to
search within
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2 Choose to include
textual
commentary,
editorial guides, or
the concordances
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3 Select one or more
bible sections to
search within
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3. Searching
5. Entry Structure
6. Browsing
7. Bible Content
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IMAGE AND MAP SEARCHImage & Map Search:
search an expanding
collection of images
and maps
1 Search the text of
image titles and
captions
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2 Use a variety of
topical filters to
structure your
search
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5. Entry Structure
6. Browsing
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BIBLIOGRAPHY SEARCHBibliography Search
enables you to search
over 5,000 bibliographic
citations
1 Conduct your
search based on
author name,
work/journal title,
publication year,
and a range of
other criteria
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2 Use a variety of
topical filters to
structure your
search
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5. Entry Structure
6. Browsing
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VIEWING SEARCH RESULTSSearch results are
clearly organized to
make finding content
simple
1 Headwords that
directly match the
original search
query are displayed
first
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2 Source and entry
type are
prominently
displayed for all
search results
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3. Searching
- Refining Search Results
5. Entry Structure
6. Browsing
7. Bible Content
9. Timelines
11. Site Help

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REFINING SEARCH RESULTSRefine and filter search
results to quickly find
desired content
1 Search Results can
be viewed together
or filtered by
content type
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2 Further refine your
search results by
using topical filters
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3 Display up to 60
results per page,
and specify sorting
of result hits
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3. Searching
- Refining Search Results
5. Entry Structure
6. Browsing
7. Bible Content
9. Timelines
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ENTRY STRUCTURE – PART IGet the most out of
article content with a
wide range of features
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Print, email, or cite
using ProCite™,
RefWorks™,
EndNote™, or
ReferenceManager™
Highlight any word
and perform an
expanded search
Choose to highlight
your original search
term
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ENTRY STRUCTURE – PART II
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Bible citations are
linked from articles
Related Content
points users to
similar articles within
the site
Article information is
prominently
displayed
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Get the most out of
article content with a
wide range of features
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6. Browsing
7. Bible Content
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BROWSINGBrowse thousands of
available entries
based on a variety of
criteria
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Browse only a
particular content
type, or jump
immediately to
entries beginning
with a specific letter
Source information
and entry type are
prominently
displayed for entries
Browse based on a
specific topic
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6. Browsing
7. Bible Content
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BIBLE CONTENTSix Oxford editions of
the Bible are available,
along with apocrypha,
commentary, and more
1 Bible information
and a complete
table of contents
are available for
quick navigation
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2 Or, jump directly to
a specific book,
chapter and verse
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3 Editorial and
translation notes
are hyperlinked for
quick reference
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3. Searching
5. Entry Structure
7. Bible Content
6. Browsing
- Bible Commentary
- Side-by-Side Display
9. Timelines
11. Site Help

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BIBLE COMMENTARYEasily navigate
between bible text and
commentary
1 View both book and
verse commentary
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5. Entry Structure
7. Bible Content
6. Browsing
- Bible Commentary
9. Timelines
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SIDE-BY-SIDE DISPLAYSide-by-side view
allows you to easily
access bible text and
commentary together
1 Chosen bible text
remains in the left-
hand panel
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2 Expand your
options: view any
bible text alongside
any commentary,
or any two texts
together
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- Bible Commentary
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BIBLE CONCORDANCES
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Two different
concordances allow
users a deeper look
into biblical text
1 Browse
concordance
entries
alphabetically
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2 Complete listing of
where a given word
occurs in the full
text of the Bible.
Direct links to those
verses are also
given.
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6. Browsing
7. Bible Content
- Concordance with Side-
by-Side Display
9. Timelines
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CONCORDANCE WITH SIDE-BY-SIDE DISPLAY
1 Select any citation
and jump
immediately to the
Bible text
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2 Access the side-by-
side bible display
while utilizing the
concordance
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Access bible text via
the concordance, then
use the side-by-side
display to compare
commentaries or text
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3. Searching
5. Entry Structure
6. Browsing
7. Bible Content
- Concordance with Side-
by-Side Display
9. Timelines
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TIMELINESTimelines allow you to
navigate
chronologically
through biblical history
1 Select a single
timeline, or
compare both side-
by-side
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2 Events are
hyperlinked to
relevant articles
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TOOLS & RESOURCESTools & Resources
include tables and
charts, editorially-
selected links, and
suggested further
reading
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SITE HELPContext-sensitive help
is available throughout
the site
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Context-sensitive
Help makes finding
answers easy
Selecting Help from
any screen will open
up a new window
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