LibGuides: Bible -- General Resources: General resources for Bible Students

Search Terms Tips

Search our Online Catalog (off-campus access) and/or Research Databases with the following suggested general search terms:

Bible AND New Testament
Bible AND Old Testament
Bible, New Testatment -- relation to Old Testament
Bible AND Authority
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, Christian
Bible AND translating
Women in the Bible
Bible, Old Testament -- Lanuage, style
Missions AND Theory
Missions AND Methods
Missions AND Strategy
Missions AND History
Missions of the church
Missions AND Study
Missions and social aspects
Culture AND Christianity
Short-term missions
Religion AND politics
Religion AND Culture
Apologetics
Church AND State
Examples for searching for a specific book of the Bible:

Bible AND O.T. AND Ecclesiastes AND Commentaries
Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes AND Commentaries
Bible AND Old Testament
Bible, New Testament -- relation to Old Testament
Bible AND Authority
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, Christian
Bible AND translating
Bible, Old Testament -- Lanuage, style

Bible Course/Subject Guides

Bible -- General Resources
by Rachel Whittingham Last Updated Mar 6, 2023 19 views this year
Dr. R.V. (Ron) Mitchell's Lecture Notes
by Rachel Whittingham Last Updated Nov 2, 2021 50 views this year
Synoptic Gospels
by Rachel Whittingham Last Updated Dec 5, 2023 6 views this year
Theology III (THE 3313-01)
by Rachel Whittingham Last Updated Dec 5, 2023 19 views this year

Library Resources/Tools: Catalog & Databases

Library catalog

Search for books and other tangible media in the library's online catalog.

Search for journal articles, video and audio clips, etc. in the library's databases.

Research Databases List
Story Library's Databases A-Z lists

Academic Search Elite (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
Covers virtually every area of academic study and offers full text for more than 6,000 scholarly journals.
ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
The American Theological Library Association's online collection of major religion and theology journals. Includes over 575,000 article citations from more than 1,679 journals. Full text is provided for more than 294,000 electronic articles and book reviews.
ATLA Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1 (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1 & 2 provides religious and theological literature from the late 13th century to 1922. Series 1 includes monographs prior to the 1893 World Parliament of Religions. This resource is vital for scholars seeking to understand religious thought and practice, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Topics covered include church life, demographics, doctrinal disputes, higher criticism, Judeo-Christian religions, Non-Western religions, and social movements.
ATLA Historical Monographs Collection: Series 2 (Ebsco) This link opens in a new window
American Theological Library Association (ATLA) Historical Monographs Collection: Series 1 & 2 provides religious and theological literature from the late 13th century to 1922. Series 2 covers 1893 through 1922. This resource is vital for scholars seeking to understand religious thought and practice, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Topics covered include church life, demographics, doctrinal disputes, higher criticism, Judeo-Christian religions, Non-Western religions, and social movements.
ProQuest Central (ProQuest)* This link opens in a new window
Searches over 30 ProQuest databases from one search portal.
Ebsco eBook Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
EBooks covering a variety of subjects including architecture, computer science, education, health & medicine, mathematics, psychology, religion, and the social sciences.
World Book Student* This link opens in a new window
Part of the World Book family of products

Library Resources/Tools: eJournals

Find these journals in StorySearch (search for these journals in electronic format; we subscribe to more. Search by subject for additional titles.)

American Baptist Quarterly*
Baptist Quarterly*
Bibliotheca Sacra*
Bulletin for Biblical Research*
Calvin Theological Journal*
Jewish Quarterly Review *
Journal for the Study of the New Testament *
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament*
Journal of Biblical Literature*
Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling*
Journal of Religion *
Journal of Religious Ethics*
Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health *
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society*
Leadership*
Masters Seminary Journal*
Near Eastern Archaeology *
Novum Testamentum*
Preaching*
Religious Education*
Religious Studies & Theology*
Review & Expositor*
Southwestern Journal of Theology*
Studies in Christian Ethics*
Theological Studies*

* = titles with full-text access

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