Subject Guides
Biblical Studies
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Databases
Academic Search Premier
The world's largest scholarly, multidiscipline, full-text database designed specifically for academic institutions. Contains indexing and abstracts for over 8,450 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. Over 3,600 journals are peer-reviewed.
ATLA Full Text Plus
The ATLA Religion database with full text added. Indexes citations to journals, essays in multiauthor works, book reviews, and doctor of ministry projects. Search by scripture passage, using the Scripture Citation field (standard search options are available too). You can find articles, book chapters, essays and more. Tutorial videos
Christian Periodical Index
Provides access to English language articles and reviews from an evangelical perspective.
Dissertations (WorldCat Dissertations via Summit)
Oxford Biblical Studies Online
Six Oxford editions of the Bible, with commentary, reference material, maps and other tools. Oxford's Bible scholarship, integrated into a single resource.
Oxford Handbooks in Religion
Oxford Handbooks in Religion bring together the world's leading scholars to discuss research and the latest thinking in a range of major topics in religion. Containing specially-commissioned essays with extensive referencing to further reading, the handbooks offer both thorough introductions to topics in the discipline, and a useful reference resource for scholars and advanced students. (2 simultaneous user limit)
Oxford Reference Online: Premium Collection
Access the content of more than 100 Oxford reference books with a single search.
ProQuest Religion
Coverage of religious affairs and religious thinking from top periodicals, most with full text.
Religion and Philosophy Collection
This EBSCO collection provides extensive coverage of such topics as world religions, major denominations, biblical studies, religious history, epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy. The Religion and Philosophy Collection offers nearly 300 full text journals, including more than 260 peer-reviewed titles, making it an essential tool for researchers and students of theology and philosophical studies.
Religious and Theological Abstracts
Abtracts of articles appearing in scholarly journals in the fields of religion and theology.
Routledge Religion Resource
Online access to the best reference titles on Religion in a single fully searchable and extensively cross-referenced resource, including classics such as The Encyclopedia of Protestantism, The Papacy: An Encyclopedia, Encyclopedia of Early Christianity, Encyclopedia of Death and Dying, Encyclopedia of Religious Freedom.
Encyclopedias
Baker encyclopedia of the Bible
The Biblical World (electronic resource)
The Cambridge History of the Bible (electronic resource)
The International standard Bible encyclopedia
Who's who in the New Testament (electronic resource)
Who's Who In The Old Testament - Together With The Apocrypha (electronic resource)
Finding books
By subject search
Below are some links to various subject searches in the catalog. The subject search is a specific and helpful way to find materials about your area of interest. Explore these or try some of your own subject searches using the "Subject" tab in Foxtrax. For more information on "power searching" by subject, ask your reference librarian.
Angels Biblical teaching.Bible. N.T. Canon.
Bible. N.T. Colossians Commentaries
Bible. N.T. Colossians Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible. O.T. Jeremiah Commentaries.
Bible Parables
Bible Versions.
By call number
If you want to browse for books in the library, use the call numbers below to find the subject areas that are of interest to you. You can use them to browse the reference section or the main stacks. The Library of Congress website may have a more detailed outline of call numbers for your subject area.
| Subclass BS | |
| BS1-2970 | The Bible |
| BS11-115 | Early versions |
| BS125-355 | Modern texts and versions |
| BS125-198 | English |
| BS199-313 | Other European languages |
| BS315-355 | Non-European languages |
| BS315 | Asian languages |
| BS325 | African languages |
| BS335 | Languages of Oceania and Australasia |
| BS345 | American Indian languages |
| BS350 | Mixed languages |
| BS355 | Artificial languages |
| BS410-680 | Works about the Bible |
| BS500-534.8 | Criticism and interpretation |
| BS535-537 | The Bible as literature |
| BS546-558 | Bible stories. Paraphrases of Bible stories. The Bible story |
| BS569-580 | Men, women, and children of the Bible |
| BS580 | Individual Old Testament characters |
| BS585-613 | Study and teaching |
| BS647-649 | Prophecy |
| BS650-667 | Bible and science |
| BS670-672 | Bible and social sciences |
| BS701-1830 | Old Testament |
| BS705-815 | Early versions |
| BS825-1013 | Modern texts and versions |
| BS1091-1099 | Selections. Quotations |
| BS1110-1199 | Works about the Old Testament |
| BS1160-1191.5 | Criticism and interpretation |
| BS1200-1830 | Special parts of the Old Testament |
| BS1901-2970 | New Testament |
| BS1937-2020 | Early texts and versions |
| BS2025-2213 | Modern texts and versions |
| BS2260-2269 | Selections. Quotations |
| BS2280-2545 | Works about the New Testament |
| BS2350-2393 | Criticism and interpretation |
| BS2415-2417 | The teachings of Jesus |
| BS2430-2520 | Men, women, and children of the New Testament |
| BS2525-2544 | Study and teaching |
| BS2547-2970 | Special parts of the New Testament |
| BS2640-2765.6 | Epistles of Paul |
Google Search: Biblical Studies
This Google Custom Search engine searches quality, subject specific web sites selected by the librarians.
