Guides: Theology and Religious Studies Research Guide: Texts and Tools

Related Primary Texts

These collections of extra-biblical primary texts can be found in the Religious Studies and Philosophy reference area. Other editions, and additional texts can also be found in the stacks.

Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
Call Number: BS1692 .C4 1983

ISBN: 0385096305

This two-volume set includes fifty-two non-canonical Christian or Jewish writings often attributed to important people in Israel's history, writings that claim to profess God's word, writings that often build on themes in the Old Testament, and writings that were composed usually between 200 B.C. to A.D. 200.
New Testament Apocrypha by Schneemelcher
Call Number: BS2832 .S35

A collection of Early Christian Literature in English
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament by Pritchard
Call Number: BS1180.P96 A5 1969

An anthology of various Ancient Near Eastern texts in Enlgish. A companion volume includes pictures and archeological data.

Electronic Bibles

BibleWorks 9 (CD-ROM)
BibleWorks is an electronic Bible concordance and research tool available on CD-ROM. It can be accessed on the CD-ROM workstation in the Religious Studies/Philosophy Library, Mullen 314.
Bible Gateway
Translations into several different languages available as well as indexing and additional resources.

Bible tools

Biblia Clerus
This website offers Sacred Scripture, its interpretation in light of Sacred Tradition and the teachings of the Magisterium, with appropriate theological commentary and exegesis.
All-in-One: Bible Versions and Translations
Electronic New Testament Educational Resources (ENTER)