MA BIBLE & MINISTRY RESEARCH GUIDE

EBSCOhost Databases

• Christian Periodical Index

• ATLA Religion Database with ATLA Serials

• Click here to search EBSCOhost.

Gale Databases

• Academic OneFile

• General OneFile

• Religion and Philosophy Collection

• Click here to see all Gale Databases.

Other Databases

• Credo Reference

• EBSCO Open Dissertations

• Google Scholar

• Listing of Open Access Databases

• Open Access Digital Theological Library

• Theological Research Exchange Network

Directory of Open Access Journals

The Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is an online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals not available in EBSCOhost. 

• Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory

• Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies

• Journal of Global Buddhism

• Journal of Hebrew Scriptures

• Journal of Religion and Society

• Middle East Review of International Affairs

• South Asian Journal

• Studies in Jewish-Christian Relations

• Click here to search DOAJ for free access to articles on your topic! 

Print Journals in the Emmaus Library

• Andrews University Seminary Studies

• Calvin Theological Journal

• The Asbury Journal

• Charisma

• Australian Biblical Review

• Bibliotheca Sacra

• Christian Scholar's Review

• Emmaus Journal

• Journal of Biblical Literature

• Master's Seminary Journal

• McMaster Journal of Theology and Ministry

• Reformed Theological Review

Online Open Access Journals

Search for additional articles in these scholarly, open access journals! (EBSCOhost databases and DOAJ do not have the full text of articles from these journals.)

• 9Marks Journal

Equipping church leaders with a biblical vision and practical resources for building healthy churches.

• Christian Ethics Today
  Providing laypersons, educators, and ministers with a resource for understanding and responding in a faithful Christian manner to moral and ethical issues that are of concern to contemporary Christians, to the church, and to society.

• Denver Journal
  An online Evangelical review journal of biblical and theological studies edited and produced by the faculty of Denver Seminary for use by alumni and all who are interested in biblical and theological ministry and research.

• Eikon (formerly Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood)
  A semi-annual, academic journal dedicated to facilitating a scholarly conversation on gender, marriage, singleness, personhood, family, and the many intersections that exist between these topics and biblical studies, church history, and systematic and practical theology.

• Kerux: The Journal of Northwest Theological Seminary
  Kerux has been printing biblical-theological material in the Reformed/Calvinistic tradition since 1986.

• Princeton Theological Seminary Journals
  Contains periodicals published by, or closely associated with, Princeton Theological Seminary from 1825 to the present. 

• Protestant Reformed Theological Journal
  Journal of the Protestant Reformed Theological School in Grandville, Michigan.

• Word & World
  A quarterly journal of theology aimed for those concerned with Christian ministry in and for the world, purposing to bring Christian thinking to the questions posed by life in our world today.

Online Bible Study Tools

• Bible Web App
  Online Bible with tools to study the text, including Greek and Hebrew options. 

• Greek and Hebrew Reader's Bible
  Free online Greek and Hebrew text that defines and parses words appearing 30 times or less.

• Bible Hub
  Greek and Hebrew study tools, commentaries, concordances, sermons, dictionaries, and more. 

• The Bible Tool
  Open access commentaries and other Bible study tools.

• NET Study Bible
  Free online study Bible with many helpful notes about translation of the Hebrew and Greek texts.

• Bible.Is
  Online audio Bible with optional dramatization. 

• Bryan College Bible Study Resources
  An extensive list of open access commentaries, Bible maps, Bible dictionaries, and other free resources compiled by a librarian at Bryan College.

• Sonic Light
  Free Bible study notes from Dr. Thomas Constable.

• The Gospel Coalition Commentary
  Free online commentary. 

• Bible Study Tools Chart

Commentary Reviews

BestCommentaries.com combines reviews and ratings from journals, books, and users to create an aggregate ranking for Biblical commentaries. Use this tool to identify the most appropriate commentaries for your needs, then search the catalog to find them in our library!