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Biblical & Theological Studies: General Resources

This guide highlights freely accessible resources relating to Biblical and Theological Studies.

General Resources

Free Databases Religion/Ministry
A 63-page list of religiously-related resources organized by topic, with links and descriptions. Many of the resources from this document are already available on the BTS section LibGuide. All credit for creating this document goes to Murl Winters and the Evangel University Library Staff.

Africa

Africa (Best of History Websites)
Best of History Web Sites aims to provide quick, convenient, and reliable access to the best history-oriented resources online in a wide range of categories and has been designed to benefit history teachers and their students.
Africabib
AfricaBib is a collection of Africana social science titles, presented in one easily accessible location on the internet. It is the culmination of over forty years of Africana research.
African Indigenous Churches
This link provides you access to 17 chapters and a bibliography section related to African Indigenous churches. The link is part of the Institute for Religious Research (IRR.og).
Dictionary of African Christian Biography
The Dictionary of African Christian Biography (DACB.org) is an electronic, open-access resource that uses biography to document the 2000 year history of Christianity in Africa.

Bible Backgrounds & History

ABR (Associates for Biblical Research)
Ancient World on the Web
Background Bible Study
Ancient Manners and Customs, Daily Life, Cultures, Bible Lands
Bible History
Bible History Daily
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook (Fordham)
Into His Own
Jewish Roman World of Jesus
Links to Ancient Near Eastern Web Sites
Virtual Religion Index: Ancient Near East
Virtual Religion Index: Greco-Roman Studies

Databases & Search Engines

ARDA (Association of Religion Data Archives)
BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
BiBIL (Biblical Bibliography of Lausanne)
Biblindex (user must register)
Bibliothèque St Étienne de Jérusalem - École Biblique et Archéologique Française
BIBP: Base d’Information Bibliographique en Patristique
Calvinism Resources Databases (H. Henry Meeter Center for Calvin Studies)
Center for Research Libraries
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Christian Reformed Church Periodical Index
Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
Digi20
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English and German
Global Digital Library on Ethics (users must register)
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Not limited to Christianity
Global Digital Library on Theology and Ecumenism
Hebrew Roots of Christianity Global Network
IngentaConnect
Jonathan Edwards Center
JURN
Lalisio Literature: A-Sensei Scholar
Lutheranism: Project Wittenburg
National Library of Israel
OpenDOAR
Princeton Digital Collections
Princeton Theological Commons
Registry of Open Access Repositories
Restoration Serials Index
STEP
Theological Journal Search (TSJ)
Tyndale Bulletin
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Fully open access
As of October 2021, the Tyndale Bulletin is now a fully open access journal. Articles are initially released online on a rolling basis, with an annual print volume also being produced, including all articles from the previous year.
Virtual Religion Index
Websites on Religion

Apologetics

Always Be Ready Apologetics Ministry
Articulating the case for Christianity (Charlie Campbell)
ChristianAnswers
Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry
Classic Works of Apologetics
Christian apologetics literature both past and present.
Current Issues Apologetics
Leadership University
Does God Exist?
Faith and Philosophy Journal
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Faith and Philosophy is the journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers. It is provided open-access by the SCP so that the best of contemporary Christian philosophy and philosophy of religion is available to all.
Library of Historical Apologetics
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Best resource for lay apologists to learn about past defenders.
Tekton Education & Apologetics Ministries
Van Til, Nick. “Perspectives in Apologetics.” Pro Rege 11, no. 4 (1983): 26–33.

Apocrypha & Pseudepigrapha

Apocrypha
Early Christian Writings
Early Christian Writings
Gospel of Thomas
Gnostic Society Library
Noncanonical Literature: Old Testament Apocrypha (Wesley Center Online)
Online Critical Pseudepigrapha
Publishing the best texts of the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and related literature.
World Wide Study Bible
Includes the Apocrypha.