These are some of the materials that are useful for basic research in Theology

Classification Numbers

The items you need will likely be found in the following area:

	BL:	Religions, Mythology, Rationalism
	BM:	Judaism
	BP:	Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, etc.
	BR:	Christianity
	BS:	Bible
	BT	Doctrinal Theology
	BV	Practical Theology
	BX	Denominations and Sects

Reference Material

The reference material is located on the main floor of the library. Reference material is intended for use in the library only. Students may photocopy the pages they need.

The following are examples of reference material useful to Theology research:

	Atlases An atlas can be used to explain why the Bible says the Good Samaritan went down to Jericho.
	MacMillan Bible Atlas	REF G 1046 E4 L777 1976
	Atlas of the Bible	REF G 2230 A285 1977
	Bible Dictionaries
	Anchor Bible Dictionary Note: the bibliography at the end of each article leads you to further research. Try looking up the following: Jeremiah, Hope, Hellenism.	REF BS 440 A54 199
	HarperCollins Bible Dictionary	REF BS 440 H235 1996
	Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible	REF BS 440 I61 1962
	Commentaries Located in the area REF BS 475.2 B625 to REF BS 491.2 B7
	Harper's Bible Commentary	REF BS 491.2 H371988
	Anchor Bible Commentary	REF BS 192.2 A1 1964 G3
	Interpretation	REF BS 491.2 I57
	Word Biblical Commentary	REF BS 491.2 W67
	Concordances
	Eerdman's Analytical Concordance	REF BS 425 E47 1988
	Young's Analytical Concordance	REF BS 425 Y75
	Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible	REF BS 425 S 923 1980
	Encyclopedia
	Encyclopedia of Theology	REF BR 95 E48 1975
	Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought	REF BR 95 B58 1993
	World Christian Encyclopedia: a comparative study of churches and religions in the modern world, 1900-2000	REF BR 95 W927 1982
	Encyclopedia of Religion	REF BL E46
	Lexicon/Lexica
	The Analytical Lexicon to the Greek New Testament	REF PA 881 M74 1993
	A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature	REF PA 881 B38 1979
	Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament	REF PJ 4833 B68 1962
	Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament or TDOT	REF BS 440 B5713
	Theological Dictionary of the New Testament or TDNT	REF BS 440 K513
	Translations or Versions of the Bible Reading different translations or versions of the Bible can provide a deeper understanding of a text.
	The Interlinear Hebrew, Greek, English Bible	REF BS 3.5 1976
	Septuaginta	REF BS 41 R3 1935
	Vulgata	REF BS 75 1969
	New Revised Standard Version or NRSV	REF BS 191.5 A1 N37 1989

Databases

Indexes and abstracts useful for biblical studies and theological research include:

ATLA Religion Database (online access for students and from inside the college)

Theolodi (http://starwww.uibk.ac.at/theologie/theologie-en.html) is available on the Net free. For Scripture search, see “help,” which has a link to the abbreviation index. No full text.

Print Indices - these are only available in print
· New Testament Abstracts (Located on the 2nd floor with the indexes)
· Old Testament Abstracts (Located on the 2nd floor with the indexes)

Journals

The following journals deal with theology. Booth Library has either a current subscription or backissues of all of these titles. They are of primary importance:

Asbury Theological Journal. Useful for biblical and theological topics.
Biblical Theology Bulletin.
Bibliotheca Sacra.
Catholic Biblical Quarterly (CBQ). Includes many non-Roman Catholic authors.
Currents in Theology and Mission.
Evangelical Quarterly. A British publication. Very useful for biblical and theological studies.
Expository Times. A Scottish publication. Very useful for preaching materials.
Journal for the Study of the New Testament (JSNT).
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament (JSOT).
Journal of Biblical Literature (JBL).
Journal of Theological Studies (JTS). An important journal for both Biblical and Theological Studies.
New Testament Studies (NTS).
Novum Testamentum (NT).
Review and Expositor
Review of Theological Literature. Reviews newly published material, especially European and British.
Scottish Journal of Theology
Semeia
Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
Studies in Religion. A Canadian publication. Useful for researching Christian and non-Christian religions.
Touchstone.
Tyndale Bulletin.
Vetus Testamentum (VT).

Writing and Citation Guides

SBL Style
Chicago Citation Style
Other online citation styles
easybib.com - a basic quick online tool for creating book and article citations for a paper

Theology Links

For an extensive list of links, click here to go to Trinity Western's Religious Studies links.

Religious Studies Web guide
An internet resource guide compiled and maintained at the University of Calgary Library.

Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Texts of classic Christian books.

Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
Online version of the 1996 print edition.

Wabash Center Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning In Theology and Religion
Excellent site with very well chosen links.

Virtual Religion Index
Covers theology of several religions as well as philosophy with respect to theology. Quite extensive and useful for biblical studies as well.