Biblical Studies

Databases

The Archibald Library subscribes to a wide range of electronic databases containing newspapers, magazines, journals, and books. Choose a subject area from the menu below for a listing of appropriate databases to search. We have also included some free online journals, databases, repositories and websites of particular value to academic research.

Alphabetical Listing of all Databases

Biblical Studies

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This page contains links to both subscribed resources available through the Archibald Library and recommended free resources.

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ATLA Religion Database with Serials 

ATLA Religion Database with Serials indexes articles and essays in religious, biblical, and theological studies.

E-books on EbscoHost  

This collection contains over 150,000 full-length e-books in virtually every academic discipline, with significant representation in biblical studies. The database allows for searching within the text of the books as well as title and subject searching.

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Academic Search Complete 

Academic Search Complete is the world's most comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database. It contains a wide range of journal articles and other literature across virtually all academic disciplines.

JSTOR ( Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection )

JSTOR provides access to back issues of important journals in the arts and sciences. The library currently has access to JSTORs full archival journal and primary source collection. Subject areas covered include: humanities, social sciences, business, music, natural sciences, psychology, and language.

Recommended Internet Sources

Academic Info ( Resource Directory )

A directory of useful links and resources sorted by specific subject areas. Most links include both printed reference works and electronic resources.

Bible Research ( Resource Directory )

Detailed information on the history of the canon, texts, and versions of Scripture.

Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library 

Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.

Directory of Open Access Journals 

Full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals, covering all subjects and many languages.

Google Books 

Access part or all of hundreds of thousands of books from university library collections. Google books can also be a great way to search inside books held in the Archibald Library's print collection.

Google Scholar 

Access scholarly literature in various forms including journal articles and conference papers. Also track citations of specific works.

Institute of Biblical Greek ( Resource Directory )

Aids for four main areas of New Testament exegesis (lexical, morphological, grammatical, contextual).

Online Critical Pseudepigrapha 

Critical texts of the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and related literature.

Open Access Digital Theological Library 

Digital content in religious studies that includes access to over 190,000 ebooks and over 6,000 journals. The OADTL is an initiative of the Digital Theological Library and all content is open access.

Resource Pages for Biblical Study ( Resource Directory )

Links to various websites and articles related to the bible, specifically the new testament.

The Bible and Critical Theory  ( Journal )

An online scholarly journal for biblical studies. Contains peer-reviewed articles and an active series of book reviews.