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ATLA Full-text Periodical Access Instruction
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Research Tools Seminar Training
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Biblical Studies Hyperlinks
(Blue Letter Bible) Search the Bible in the KJV, NKJV, NASB and other versions and see biblical passages in the original Greek or Hebrew language with their respective Lexicon translations. Both the KJV and NASB versions are tied to Strong’s numbering system.
Crosswalk’s complete biblical ref. tools
Including commentaries, interlinear Bible, concordances, lexicons, sermon helps etc.
Including online works of Wayne Grudem, John Piper, F.F. Bruce, John Calvin, Charles Hodge, Jonathan Edwards, and many others.
Bible Concordance #2 (BibleGateway)
Search the Bible in many different Bible versions and languages.
Link to 165 million bibliographic records for interlibrary loan. Contact Phoenix Seminary Library for Authorization and Password.
Religion Online Link to more than 6,000 scholarly articles and chapters. Includes Old and New Testament, Theology, Ethics History, and Sociology of religion, Communication and Cultural Studies, Pastorial Care, Counseling, Homiletics, Worship, Missions and Religious Education.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations: The NDLTD has enourmously contributed to the increased availabilty of student research because of its huge digital repository. 75 institutions worldwide participate in this scholarly endeavor which supplies researchers freely with thousands of full-text theses and dissertations.
Chuck Colson’s Daily Breakpoint Commentary Communicates a Christian worldview and critique of contemporary culture to encourage & help equip the church.
Full-service marketing research which provides information and analysis regarding cultural trends and the Christian church since 1984.
Middle Eastern Historical Maps
Viewable & printable maps.
Authoritative formulas of religious beliefs produced by the Christian Church over the centuries such as the Apostle’s Creed or Nicene Creed. Includes historical overview.
EBSCO HOST ATLA-Religion Index and ATLA-Serials full-text databases available to Phoenix Seminary students and separate databases available to counseling students enrolled in the joint program with Ottawa University. Contact Phoenix Seminary Library for the User ID and Password.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Including online works of Calvin, Augustine, Spurgeon . Search by author, title or subject/language.
Columbia 6th ed. Encyclopedia, American Heritage 4th ed. Dictionary, Columbia World of Quotations, Rogets II, the New Thesaurus, World Factbook and more.
Maricopa County Online Resources
Site requires Library card number and Password. See circulation desk if you do not have an account. Includes the EBSCO HOST Academic Search Complete–a scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,100 full-text periodicals, including more that 6,100 peer-reviewed journals. Also included on the site is Newspaper Source Plus.
Find books and materials at libraries near you by entering in the location or zip code wherever you are.
Site provides access to digital images of woodcuts, photographs, sides, papyri, coins, maps, postcards, manuscripts, lithographs, sermons, shape-note tune books, and various forms of Christian art, architecture, and iconography.
Biblical Hebrew and Greek study aids
Site provides vocabulary study tools to drill and practice the ancient languages.
Biblical Hebrew and Greek Paradigms Quiz
Biblical Studies:
All-in-One Biblical Resources Search: “… site allows users to perform keyword and advanced searches of over 25 online Bible versions and religious studies resources”–web site.
New Testament Gateway: “…the award winning web directory of internet resources on the New Testament, currently being updated daily. Browse or search annotated links on everything from the Greek New Testament to Jesus in Film”–web site.
Biblical Studies: “…provides detailed bibilographies on each book of the Bible, as well as on hermeneutics, archaeology, criticism, language, etc.-in short almost everything connected with the Bible and its study”–web site. [click topics at left--look for blue/green globe icons and pdf file links]
Theological Studies: “…[provides] material on a range of theologies and theologians, as well as specific doctrines such as the trinity…practical theology [for] areas as polictics and ethics”–web site. [click topics at left--look for blue/green globe icons and pdf file links]
Internet Archive: “…library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form…you will find searchable books in the public domain. Many of these are biblical, theological and historical…”–web site. [Click the Texts Browse at right--enter keywords in the search block and click "Go"]
Doorway Papers: “The Arthur Custance web site presents a unique melding of scientific thought, Biblical interpretation and sanctified reasoning”–web site.
Theological Journals Search: “Search over 250 religion journals related to Scripture studies, systematic theology, pastoral and practical ministries and related disciplines…”–web site.
Ancient Near East Resources:
ETANA Electronic Tools and Ancient Near East Archives: “ETANA is a cooperative venture of a consortium of scholarly societies and universities to develop and mainitain a comprehensive Internet site for the study of the ancient Near East …”–web site.
Early Jewish Literature–Links to primary sources: A host of links relating to early Jewish primary source literature like Josephus’ works, Philo’s works, English translations of Targums etc.
Bible Translation: Resource for several textual criticism issues. Includes a table of textual witnesses and branches of N.T. witnesses that contain links to manuscript fragment pictures.
Church History:
Early Christian Writings: “…the most complete collection of documents from the first two centuries with translations and commentary. Includes the New Testament, Apocrapha, Gnostics, and Church Fathers”–web site.
Early Church: “…early church history until the (sic) rise of the medieval Papacy (c. 600 AD)”–web site. [click topics at left--look for blue/green globe icons and pdf file links]
Medieval Church: “…covers church history from the rise of the Papacy to the time of the Reformation”–web site. [click topics at left--look for blue/green globe icons and pdf file links]
Making of America: “…a library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction…strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, sciences and technology…”–web site.
World Religions & Evangelism/Missions:
Internet Sacred Text Archive: “…A freely available non-profit archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics.”
Africa Focus Sights and Sounds of a Continent: “…brings together…two categories of primary and secondary resources: research and teaching materials collected by University of Wisconsin faculty and staff…collection contains more than 3000 slides, 500 photographs, 50 hours of sound from 45 different countries…”–web site.
Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization: “…provides a place for strategic theological discussion on the major issues affecting the Body of Christ and global evangelization…[includes] debate and discussion issues ranging from ministering to specific ethnic groups to evangelism and social responsibility”–web site.