Research Resources

Databases and Other Electronic Resources

Use BIBLOS, ATLA, RTA, WorldCat, AcademicSearch, ERIC, PsycINFO and scores of other databases. Search for relevant books, articles, and websites. Read eBooks and eJournals online. Consult our collection of electronic reference works (encyclopedias, handbooks, etc.) Search English, Greek and Hebrew Bibles.

BIBLOS, the library catalog.
Electronic resources listed by topic/function. Databases and reference works are listed by disciplinary topic (e.g., theology, education, psychology) or by function where there is no topic (e.g., book review indexes, biographical directories, statistical compendia).
Electronic resources listed by title.
eBooks and ejournals. NetLibrary eBooks, TDNet links to many online journals, other resources.
Electronic resources for DTS grads
Electronic resources for visitors & guests. We no longer maintain a list of resources for visitors and guests, but see above the list above for DTS grads. Many of these resources are available to visitors on campus.

Electronic Bible Study Tools

Bible Study Online

We let our evaluation of online Bible Study software get out of date and we have not had time to update the notes. However, the following Greek language study tools may be of interest.
Perseus. Greco-Roman literature in Greek, Latin and English translation.
TLG Online. Nearly exhaustive corpus of ancient Greek literature.
Searchable Greek Inscriptions. All the Greek inscriptions formerly on the PHI cd-rom (but not the PHI papyri). NOT included in TLG.

Bible Study Off Line. Software you run locally on your own computer without an Internet connection.

Accordance. Brief tutorial on how to use this outstanding Bible study tool for the Mac. Macs in computer lab in media center are equipped with Accordance.

Key Books: Topical Guide to Primary Sources and Major Reference Works

This section not yet available. It is scheduled to appear gradually over the next several years.

Use the topical guide to quickly identify the most important primary sources, scholarly study tools, handbooks and reference works in Bible (including languages, culture, history, archaeology), theology, church history, pastoral ministries, christian education, and world missions. This is a highly selective topical guide to some very important theological literature. Of course it doesn't cover everything.

General theology. Encyclopedias, handbooks, general works that do not fit below.
Bibles, tools. Bible texts, manuscripts, concordances, lexicons, grammars.
Archaeology, historical geography, maps of the biblical world.
Ancient Near East. Primary sources and reference works.
Ancient Judaism. Primary sources and reference works.
Ancient Greece/Rome. Primary sources and reference works.
Commentaries. English language Bible commentaries. Broad theological spectrum.
Systematic theology. Dogmatics. Major systems of theology and reference works.
Church history. Surveys of church history and historical theology. Primary sources and reference works.
Pastoral ministries. Preaching, church administration, counseling. Handbooks and reference works.
Christian education. Religious education, youth ministries, christian schools.
World religions. Modern non-Christian religions. Primary sources and reference works.
Christian Missions, evangelism. Also statistical and reference works.