# Topic: Hebrew Bible-Old Testament ## expand\_more ## Article Databases [### ATLA Religion Database ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:religind) Covers contemporary scholarly journal articles, essays, sermons, and book reviews in the study of religion. Materials cover all religions and all theological points of view. [### Biblical Archaeology Society Online Archive ](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990093695720203941/catalog) Read or search publications of the Biblical Archaeology Society, including magazines, books, videos, and curated subject collections. [### Index Theologicus (IxTheo) ](http://www.ixtheo.de/) An international bibliography for theology and religious studies that provides citations to scholarly literature about Christianity, Christian theology and its dialogue with other religions. Includes publications in many languages and formats. [### Old Testament Abstracts ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:oldtesta) Old Testament Abstracts (OTA) is a bibliographic database covering scholarship on the Hebrew Bible, including journal articles, books, and essays on topics such as archaeology, theology, philology, and intertestamental literature. [### RAMBI: The Index of Articles on Jewish Studies ](http://merhav.nli.org.il/primo-explore/search?sortby=rank&vid=NLI_Rambi&lang=en_US) A selective bibliography of scholarly articles in Jewish studies and the study of Eretz Israel in Hebrew, Yiddish and European languages. Largely based upon the collections of the Jewish National and University Library. ## E-Books and E-Texts [### Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries ](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/99156334055003941/catalog) 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 ](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990093695720203941/catalog) Read or search publications of the Biblical Archaeology Society, including magazines, books, videos, and curated subject collections. [### Cambridge Histories Online ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:cambhist) 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. [### Classic Sermon Index ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:classicsermonindex) A collection of over 40,000 sermons from ancient to contemporary times. Sermons are continually added to the database and are in English or English translation. [### Digital Dead Sea Scrolls ](http://dss.collections.imj.org.il/) The Israel Museum’s Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Project provides access to high-resolution images and interpretive materials for selected Dead Sea Scrolls from the Second Temple period. [### ETANA ](http://www.etana.org) 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 ](http://ocp.tyndale.ca/) The Online Critical Pseudepigrapha provides online access to pseudepigraphal texts in their original languages with critical apparatus. [### Otsar ha-ḥokhmah ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990126158030203941/catalog) Otzar HaHochma (אוצר החכמה) is a digital library of scanned Judaic texts, including works on the Bible, Talmud, Halakhah, philosophy, and Kabbalah. [### Oxford Reference ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990094450790203941/catalog) Oxford Reference, when limited to Religion by Subject, includes reference works on the Bible such as The Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible: Digital Version, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible, Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation... [### Vetus Latina ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:vetuslat) A compilation of Latin biblical texts that pre-date the Vulgate. The texts are collected by the Vetus Latina Institut in Beuron, Germany and also printed in Vetus Latina: die Reste der altlateinischen Bibel (the Vetus Latina book series). The database is... ## Reference Sources [### Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection) ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebook:ORO_0192800051) Covers essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language, including principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, materials, people, and places. [### Dictionary of the Bible ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebook:ORO_019860890X) Brief entries on the books of the Bible, customs, religions and worship, history, theology, important places and personalities. Includes explanations of technical terms, methods of interpretation, critical analysis and notes on some biblical scholars. [### Encyclopedia of Ancient History ](https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1lqd3jo/01HVD_ALMA512668566960003941) Online version of thirteen volume Encyclopedia of Ancient History .The entries cover the entire Mediterranean world from the late Bronze Age through the seventh century CE. Content is regularly updated and expanded. [### Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990138025850203941/catalog) The Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics offers a systematic and comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the history and study of the Hebrew language from its earliest attested form to the present day. [### Encyclopedia of the Bible and its Reception ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:ebrgruyt) Entries on (I) origins and development of the Bible in its different canonic forms in Judaism and Christianity and (ii) history of the Bible's reception in the broader culture and many religious traditions. Ongoing progress toward future completion. [### Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of the Old Testament ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990151142130203941/catalog) This resource covers the complete vocabulary of the Hebrew Bible, including texts in Aramaic. The entries are ordered alphabetically and offers full text search in multiple languages. [### Oxford Bibliographies Online ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:oxfrdbib) Provides annotated bibliographies of essential literature on various subjects in the humanities and social sciences. Guides are updated quarterly, with entries added yearly to each subject area, as well as revisions to existing entries. [### Oxford Guide to People and Places of the Bible ](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebook:ORO_0195146417) This essential guide offers 325 articles that describe the people and places that appear in the New Testament and Old Testament of the Bible. From prophets, apostles, and groups (such as Hebrews and Angels) to kingdoms and countries, cities and mountains... [### Oxford Reference ](http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990094450790203941/catalog) Oxford Reference, when limited to Religion by Subject, includes reference works on the Bible such as The Oxford Encyclopedias of the Bible: Digital Version, Oxford Encyclopedia of the Books of the Bible, Oxford Encyclopedia of Biblical Interpretation... ## Research Guides [### Biblical Studies Resources ](https://guides.library.harvard.edu/hds/biblical-studies) This guide orients you to selected resources for the study of the Bible, including commentaries and articles. [### Using Young's Concordance ](http://guides.library.harvard.edu/hds/biblical-studies/hds/biblical-studies-youngs) A guide to looking up words in Robert Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible.