Biblical Greek
This guide gives students and pastors an introduction to major works available for the study of the Bible in Greek in our reference, circulating, and electronic collections.
Databases
- Abridged Thesaurus Linguae Graecae (TLG) This link opens in a new windowThe Abridged Thesaurus Linguae Graecae allows researchers browse and search a selection of about 1,000 Greek texts from Homer (8th century B.C.) to the fall of Byzantium in A.D. 1453. Includes patristic texts, Plato, Aristotle, etc.
Registration required. - Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials PLUS This link opens in a new windowThe premier index in the field of religion and theology.
Topics: Biblical studies, religion, theology, anthropology, business, history, law, medicine, philosophy, psychology, sociology.Sources: Journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews.
Indexing: 2,470+ journal titles; 1818– present. 18,800+ essay collections; 1960– present.
Full Text: 580+ journal titles. 1881– present.
Learn more about this database. - New Testament Abstracts This link opens in a new windowFor pre-1985 coverage, see the print version of NTA on the index shelves in the Reference area.
Topics: New Testament studies.Sources: Scholarly journals, books, and software.
Indexing: 1,100+ journal titles (46,000 articles, 1,600 reviews), 17,000 books, and 61 software programs. 1985– present. Includes abstracts.
Learn more about this database. - Perseus Digital Library This link opens in a new windowA digital library for the humanities that includes a large collection of Greek and Roman texts.
- Searchable Greek Inscriptions This link opens in a new windowDatabase of Greek inscriptions from Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Thrace, the north coast of the Black Sea, Syria, Egypt, North Africa, and Germany.
Inscriptions can be searched in Greek, or browsed by region.
Websites
- Epistles of PaulThis app will give you the feel of what it was like reading an ancient Greek book on papyrus where the text is written without word division, punctuation, headings, or chapter and verse numbers. To aid the reader without knowledge of ancient Greek the translation mode will give a literal translation of the Greek text preserved on these pages (with addition of chapter and verse numbers), with explanatory notes showing where this text is different from the Standard text.
- Institute of Biblical GreekProvides grammar helps, Greek texts, video tutorials, and other aids.
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