Strategies for Finding Material on a Biblical Verse or Topic

Biblical research cannot remain the same when new fields of information and pertinent facts constantly come to light. Abundant data continue to accumulate and obliges us to modify often long held views, while offering us to see matters we did not recognize before. Research requires the scholar not only to pursue a current investigation but also to ascertain what has been written in the past. This paper will describe a variety of reference tools, databases, and online resources that will aid the researcher in locating material in order to develop an original contribution. I will show, therefore, how to retrieve relevant material from the ancient era through the contemporary period from multiple resources, online and in print, by using Genesis 49:22 as a model for researching any verse, name, word, or topic.