200 Religion - OCLC

220 Dewey Decimal Classification 220
220 Bible
Holy Scriptures of Judaism and Christianity
Including special topics of Bible, e.g., apocalyptic passages
Class Christian Biblical theology in 230; class Biblical precepts in Christian codes
of conduct in 241.5; class Jewish Biblical theology, Biblical precepts in Jewish
codes of conduct in 296.3
SUMMARY
220.01–.09 Standard subdivisions
.1–.9 Generalities
221 Old Testament (Tanakh)
222 Historical books of Old Testament
223 Poetic books of Old Testament
224 Prophetic books of Old Testament
225 New Testament
226 Gospels and Acts
227 Epistles
228 Revelation (Apocalypse)
229 Apocrypha, pseudepigrapha, intertestamental works
.01–.02 Standard subdivisions
[.03] Dictionaries, encyclopedias, concordances
Do not use for dictionaries and encyclopedias; class in 220.3. Do not use for
concordances; class in 220.4–220.5
.05–.08 Standard subdivisions
.09 History, geographic treatment, biography
Do not use for geography, history, chronology, persons of Bible lands in
Bible times; class in 220.9
Class the canon in 220.1
> 220.1–220.9 Generalities
Class comprehensive works in 220. Class generalities applied to a specific part
of the Bible with the part, e.g., a commentary on Job 223
.1 Origins and authenticity
Including canon; selection of the books accepted as Holy Scripture; inspiration;
Biblical prophecy and prophecies
Class Christian messianic prophecies in 232; class Christian eschatological
prophecies in 236; class Jewish messianic and eschatological prophecies in
296.3
.3 Encyclopedias and topical dictionaries
For dictionaries of specific texts, see 220.4–220.5
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