Research Guides: Biblical Studies: Databases

The ATLA Religion Database is a good place to begin searching. It is also a bit easier to find exegetical materials in ATLA than in the other databases.

ATLA Religion Database
This database provides information on topics such as biblical studies, world religions, church history, and religion in social issues. This database is the definitive index for religious and theological literature. It contains 1.6 million bibliographic records covering the research literature of religion in over 60 languages. Most coverage spans from 1949 to the present. The database is produced by the American Theological Library Association.
Using the ATLA Religion Databases Scriptures Link
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JSTOR
Access to journals from the Arts & Sciences I Collection, and the Language & Literature Collection. These collections span a variety of subjects in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Physical Sciences.
Catholic Research Resources Alliance (CRRA)
Rare, unique and/or uncommon materials in libraries, seminaries, special collections and archives combined in an online portal to facilitate the global discovery of Catholic research resources.

General Academic Databases

Academic Search Complete
Provides full-text access to both popular and scholarly articles in a variety of academic subjects.

You may find many articles indexed in these databases listed below that may be useful to you in your research even though they are not limited to resources related to religion and theology.

Sample searches are posted in the left column.