LibGuides: Religious Studies: Biblical Studies

Bibles

Yes, the translation matters!

A Discussion of Bible Translations and Biblical Scholarship, by Mark D. Given (Missouri State University), provides excellent information on which translations should and should not be used for academics.

Bibles At Rosemont
(Search the catalog for more)

King James Bible
(ONLINE - login required)
NET Bible (New English Translation)
Freely available online.
BibleGateway.com
Multiple translations into a variety of languages. Freely available online.

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Archaeology and the Bible by John Laughlin
Call Number: EBOOK
ISBN: 9780203015216
Publication Date: 2002-01-04
Atlas of the Bible, Andromeda
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 1985
Book of Bible quotations by Martin H. Manser
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 2005
In search of history: historiography in the ancient world and the origins of Biblical history
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 1983
Macmillan dictionary of the Bible by Martin J. Selman
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 2002
Who's who in the New Testament by Ronald Brownrigg
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 2002
Who's who in the Old Testament by Joan Comay
Call Number: EBOOK
Publication Date: 2002

Biblical archaeologist
Available online via JSTOR. Login required.
Biblical world
Available online via JSTOR. Login required.
Journal of Bible and religion
Available online via JSTOR. Login required.
Journal of Biblical literature
Online coverage from 1890-2007 (vol. 9, no. 1 to vol. 126, no. 4) in JSTOR. Also available from spring 2011 (vol. 130, no. 1) to the present in Project Muse. Login required.
Journal of the National Association of Biblical Instructors
Available online via JSTOR. Login required.
Journal of the Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis
Available online via JSTOR. Login required.
Novum Testamentum
Journal of New Testament criticism. Available online via JSTOR. Login required.
Old Testament student
Available online via JSTOR. Login required.
Old & New Testament student
Available online via JSTOR. Login required.
Prooftexts
Journal of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible studies. Available online via Project Muse. Login required.
Vetus Testamentum
Journal of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible hermeneutics. Available online via JSTOR. Login required.

All-In-One Biblical Resources Search
Conceived by Dr Mark Goodacre, Department of Theology, University of Birmingham, U.K. Inspired by What do you want to know today? by Ross Scaife, University of Kentucky, U.S.A. Original version released on 2 November 1999. Version 3 released 22 November 2003 (SBL Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A., Computer Assisted Research Section).
Bible Research: Internet Resources for Students of Scripture
Welcome to Bible Research! This site is for Bible students who are looking for detailed
information on the history of the canon, texts, and versions of Scripture.
Bible Study Tools Online
Verses and reflections on the Bible.
Biblical Studies on the Web
The Biblical Studies on the WEB offers scholars a useful gateway to the exegesis on the WEB since 1998.
Blue Letter Bible
Blue Letter Bible provides powerful tools for an in-depth study of God's Word through our free online reference library, with study tools that are grounded in the historical, conservative Christian faith.
British Library
Provides (under the Discover tab) access to digital versions of several rare texts, including works by Chaucer and Shakespeare, the Gutenberg Bible, the Magna Carta, and the Codex Sinaiticus.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
An online collection of Christian works in the public domain, hosted by Calvin College.
Nag Hammadi Library
Online version of the Gnostic documents found in the Nag Hammadi codices.
Online Critical Pseudepigrapha
Text of and critical introductions to the Pseudepigrapha (books professing to be Biblical outside the accepted canon and the Apocrypha), presented by the scholarly Society of Biblical Literature.