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Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive

Browse and search access to publications of the Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS), including Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR), BR (Bible Review), Archaeology Odyssey, and proceedings of symposia sponsored by them: Ancient Israel (1999), Aspects of Monotheism (1996), Feminist Approaches to the Bible (1995), The Rise of Ancient Israel (1996), and The Search for Jesus (1994).

Old Testament Abstracts

OTA contains abstracts (i.e short summaries) of articles, books, and software related to the study of the Hebrew Bible. Content from over 450 journals is covered. All abstracts are in English, regardless of the language of the original work. Coverage begins with 1978.... Read more about Old Testament Abstracts

RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies

RAMBI is a selective bibliography of articles in the various fields of Jewish studies and in the study of Eretz Israel. Material listed in Rambi is compiled from thousands of periodicals and from collections of articles - in Hebrew, Yiddish, and European languages- mainly from the holdings of the Jewish National and University Library, a world center for research on the Jewish people and Eretz Israel.... Read more about RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies

E-Books and E-Texts

Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

The Anchor Bible commentaries are intended for the general reader, yet are stringent in their linguistic and historical scholarship. Hebrew and Greek words are transliterated.

Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive

Browse and search access to publications of the Biblical Archaeology Society (BAS), including Biblical Archaeology Review (BAR), BR (Bible Review), Archaeology Odyssey, and proceedings of symposia sponsored by them: Ancient Israel (1999), Aspects of Monotheism (1996), Feminist Approaches to the Bible (1995), The Rise of Ancient Israel (1996), and The Search for Jesus (1994).

Cambridge Histories Online

Online access to all the volumes of the Cambridge Histories series.  Religion titles include: The Cambridge History of the Bible, The Cambridge History of Christianity, The Cambridge History of Islam, The Cambridge History of Judaism.

ETANA

ETANA is a multi-institutional collaborative project initiated in August 2000 as an electronic publishing project designed to enhance the study of the history and culture of the ancient Near East. For more information, see About ETANA on the ETANA website.

Online Critical Pseudepigrapha

The Online Critical Pseudepigrapha provides free, online access to the texts of the Pseudepigrapha in their original (or extant) languages and with critical apparatus. The fonts needed to view the Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic texts, as well as browser requirements, are listed on the site.

Reference Sources

Dictionary of the Bible

With entries ranging from earthquakes and mice to feminism and the Dead Sea Scrolls, this dictionary is a lively and absorbing reference work for all readers of the Bible. Authoritative, accessible, and up-to-date, it provides helpful information about the books of the Bible, customs, religions and worship, history, and theology, important places, and personalities. Providing clear explanations of technical terms, methods of interpretation, and critical analysis, as well as notes on leading biblical scholars and their contributions, it is also concerned with denominational interpretations of the themes and doctrine of the Bible. W. R. F. Browning is the author.

Encyclopedia of Ancient History

Online version of a 13-volume reference work, with 5000 entries ranging from 250-5000 words, written and edited by an internationally diverse team of editors and contributors. Its content spans the late Bronze Age through the seventh century CE and covers the entire ancient Mediterranean world including the Near East and Egypt. The online version features regular revisions and new entries.

Oxford Bibliographies Online

Oxford Bibliographies Online is a series of selective, discipline-focused, online guides to the essential literature in subjects in the humanities and social sciences, as identified by editors and editorial boards selected by the Oxford University Press. Individual guides are updated quarterly, with 50-75 entries added per year to each subject area, as well as revisions to existing entries; entries provides synoptic, bibliographic guide to the key literature and most useful online resources in given area of research.... Read more about Oxford Bibliographies Online

Research Guides

Biblical Studies Resources

This guide is intended to orient the user to selected resources for the study of the Bible at  Harvard Divinity School Library and in online resources licensed by the Harvard Library. It is written for Harvard library users and non-Harvard users interested in the type of information we can provide. It includes finding biblical texts, scholarly commentary in books and articles, and additional sources of information (atlases, concordances, and dictionaries).