Bibliology is a topic in systematic theology that deals with issues of the nature and character of the Bible. Bibliology attempts to understand what kind of book the Bible is, how it is authoritative for Christian faith and practice, and to what extent and in what manner the Bible is to be understood as divine revelation (Stanley J. Grenz, David Guretzki, and Cherith Fee Nordling. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms).

Anthropology is derived from the Greek words (human) and logos (word), that is, words about, or teaching concerning, humankind. Anthropology in general refers to any study of the status, habits, customs, relationships and culture of humankind. In a more specific and theological sense, anthropology sets forth the scriptural teachings about humans as God’s creatures (Stanley J. Grenz, David Guretzki, and Cherith Fee Nordling. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms).

Agnosticism is defined literally as “no knowledge” and is taken from two Greek terms, a (no) and gnosis (knowledge). In a more formal sense agnosticism refers to a system of belief in which personal opinion about religious statements (e.g., “God exists”) is suspended because it is assumed that they can be neither proven nor disproven or because such statements are seen as irrelevant (Stanley J. Grenz, David Guretzki, and Cherith Fee Nordling. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms).

A list works—whether selective or comprehensive—that is complied based on a common principle such as: subject or author. Bibliographies can appear at the end of a book, journal, encyclopedia or dictionary article, or as a separate publication (a bibliography of bibliographies). These can be annotated with a brief summary of each work, or simply list the works with the required information (author, title, publication data, etc.) Most bibliographies are located in the Reference section starting with the call number “Z.”

An abstract summarizes the content of a written resource, usually academic articles or books. Most abstracts describe but do not evaluate the resource. In addition to hard copy indexes with abstracts, Allison Library subscribes to several electronic abstract databases, namely New Testament Abstracts, and Old Testament Abstracts.An abstract summarizes the content of a written resource, usually academic articles or books. Most abstracts describe but do not evaluate the resource.