Theology of the Bible I, II

Welcome to the research guide for Theology of the Bible I, II.  The suggested databases are available linked from here and from the Electronic Resources section of the library home page.  Print resources are available in the PHC on-campus collection or by mail to distance learning members of the PHC community.  You may check the location and the availability of an item in the on-campus collection through the online catalog, Voyager, accessed here and through the library home page.

Professional library assistance is available on campus, by phone at 540-441-8400, or by email at askalibrarian@phc.edu

 

Recommended on-campus resources

 

The on-campus collection holds a plethora of helpful resources.  You can browse the resources on-campus or from the online catalog by selecting the browse by call number choice and enter the call number B. BR (Christianity) to BV (Practical Christianity) should be helpful.  Additional items available in the collection include:

• Oxford encyclopedia of the Reformation, edited by Hans J. Hillerbrand, available at Ref BR 302.8 .O93 1996.
• New Strong’s exhaustive concordance of the Bible : with main concordance, appendix to the main concordance, topical index to the Bible, dictionary of the Hebrew Bible, dictionary of the Greek Testament, edited by James Strong, available at Ref BS425 .S8 1990.
• International standard Bible encyclopedia, general editor, Geoffrey W. Bromiley, available at. Ref BS 440 .I6 1979.
• Luther’s works, vols. 1- 55, 1958, available at BR 330 .E5.
• Oxford dictionary of world religions, 1997, edited by John Bowker, available at Ref BL31 .O84 1997.
• Systematic theology texts by Grudem, Chafer, Berkhof and others are available on reserve at the circulation desk.

 

Theological Studies - Online, 03/01/1995-present

 

Databases

ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials access to articles and citations on theology and philosophy

Christian Periodical Index  indexes more than 130 Christian periodicals covering major doctrinal positions, as well as Christian perspectives on a broad range of other areas of knowledge, such as science, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, history, sociology, and education.

eBooks provides access to over 65,000 books that are viewable from your computer wherever you are. Only one person from PHC at a time can access the same book. If the book is in use, you may ask to be emailed when the book is available. Users will need to creat a free user ID and password the first time that they "check out" a book.

Original Sources - Philosophy and Religion  accesses primary source documents on the subjects of philosophy and religion.  Searches are available by subject or author. The link is currently unavailable. Please access from Electronic Resources page.

 
Internet Resources

 

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia  is a practical, authoritative, and complete classic reference encyclopedia explaining significant words in the Bible and Apocrypha. It gives detailed information on the language and literature of Bible lands, and the historical and religious environments of the people of the Bible in articles by nearly 200 scholars.
 
Bible Gateway  provides helpful search capabilities, such as word and passage search, footnotes, and cross references in a number of English versions and several additional languages.
 
Christian Classics Ethereal Library offers a variety of full-text Christian classics.
 
Gnostic Society Library offers primary source documents and commentaries from and about Gnostic writers and writings in the early church era.  It also includes information on the Apocrypha.

Jewish Encyclopedia provides access to the 12 volume set completed in 1906.  Although not updated for the 20th century, information is a valued resource for those interested in the Jewish roots of Christian belief and tradition.

Theological Journals Search provides access to over 300 theological journals through Google custom search.

Wabash Center Guide provides information and support primarily in support of theological teaching.  For all researchers, it also provides an Internet Guide to Religion, which links to an array of sites in support of a variety of research endeavors.

 

Subjects

If you want to browse the shelves, try these areas of the collection:

B - Religion and Philosophy

BL - Religion. Mythology. Rationalism BM - Judaism BP - Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc. BQ - Buddhism

BR - Christianity BS - The Bible BT - Doctrinal theology BV - Practical theology BX - Christian denominations

Research tips
 

• Search by subject:  Once you have located a potential source in the catalog, click on the search term within the record to find other items on the same or similar subjects.
• Once you locate a potential source, additional valuable resources may be listed in the item's bibliography.
• Loudoun County Public Library's Purcellville branch is available to students of PHC.  The library catalog can be accessed online and a library card can be obtained with a PHC ID.
• If you are not able to find what you need on campus or online, you may also request an item through Interlibrary loan.  Instructions for obtaining an Interlibrary loan are available in the Library Services section of the library website.

All citations must be in Turabian format.  Information for proper Turabian citation can be found in the library.  Additional Turabian citation help can be accessed online at OWL (Online Writing Lab). 

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