This post offers access to theological journals, books, and videos that one can read/watch for free. The post contains the following sections:
- Collections
- Journals
- Books
- Videos
- More
Searching:
- Use the search function of your browser (e.g., Ctrl+F) to search in this post.
- Use Google Books > Full View to find books of which the full text is available in Google Books.
- Use OAIster to find all open access materials in Worldcat.
- Use Theological Journals Search to search in hundreds of open access theological journals (for journals included in this Google Custom Search see the comprehensive list at Oral Roberts University > Theological Journals Search).
- Use STEP Bible to search in the Bible (in English, Hebrew, Greek, etc.).
- Use ETSC Library Catalogue to search in the catalogue of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (well over 50,000 volumes in English and Arabic).
Collections and Directories
Academia: many scholars post their own articles on Academia.
Ancient World Online > List of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies
Archive.org > Texts: mainly older books, in many different disciplines.
ATLA > Free Theological Journals on the Web
AWDL: Ancient World Digital Library: books
BiblicalStudies.org.uk > Journals
CCEL: Christian Classics Ethereal Library
DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books > Religion
DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
Egyptian Knowledge Bank: for Egyptians in Egypt only: a free personal subscription provides access to, e.g., Ebscohost’s Academic Search Complete Database and Wiley’s Online Books.
GlobeTheoLib > Journals: access to GlobeTheoLib requires a free subscription.
JSTOR > Religion > Journals: institutions on the African continent can get free access to the JSTOR archives, i.e., articles published more than some five years ago; individuals around the world can create a MyJSTOR account and read three articles from the archives for free every two weeks. – Students, faculty, and staff of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo can register for JSTOR archives through this password protected page (password available in the ETSC main library).
OATD: Open Access Theses and Dissertations
OpenEdition > Journals > Religion: mainly in French.
Perseus: Greek and Roman classics
PRDL: Post-Reformation Digital Library
Princeton Theological Seminary > Theological Commons
Religion-Online > Book List: 200 books, mainly published some decades ago
Sacred Texts: books of the major world religions
Society of Biblical Literature Online Books: over 400 books, only accessible from lower income countries.
Tyndale House Biblical Weblinks > Online Journals
Journals
Please, note, that a free subscription is required before a journal can be accessed through GlobeTheoLib or JSTOR:
- GlobeTheoLib: access to GlobeTheoLib requires a free subscription.
- JSTOR: institutions on the African continent can get free access to the JSTOR archives (articles published more than some five years ago); individuals around the world can create a MyJSTOR account and read three articles from the archives for free every two weeks. – Students, faculty, and staff of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo can register for JSTOR archives through this password protected page (password available in the ETSC main library).
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Acta Theologica: GlobeTheoLib
Ars Disputandi: homepage
Australian eJournal of Theology: homepage
B
Bavinck Review, The: Bavinckinstitute
Bible and Critical Theory: homepage
Bible Translator, The: homepage
Biblica: homepage (1998-), JSTOR (1920-)
Biblical and Ancient Greek Linguistics: homepage
Biblical Archaeologist, The: JSTOR
Black Theology: GlobeTheoLib
Brill Open Humanities: homepage
Bulletin for Biblical Research: homepage
Bulletin for Old Testament Studies in Africa: homepage
Bulletin of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies: homepage
C
Cairo Journal of Theology: homepage
Chinese Theological Review: homepage
Christian Century, The: Religion-Online (over 1200 articles)
Church History: GlobeTheoLib, JSTOR
Church History and Religious Culture: JSTOR
Currents in Theology and Mission: GlobeTheoLib
E
Ecumenical Review, The: GlobeTheoLib
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Filología Neotestamentaria: homepage
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Harvard Theological Review: GlobeTheoLib, JSTOR
Hebrew Studies: JSTOR
HIPHIL Novum: homepage
HTS Theological Studies: homepage, DOAJ, GlobeTheoLib
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IESUS ABOENSIS: Åbo Akademi Journal for Historical Jesus Research: homepage
In die Skriflig / In Luce Verbi: homepage, DOAJ
Interdisciplinary Journal for Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society: homepage
International Journal of Homiletics: homepage
International Review of Mission: GlobeTheoLib
Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology: GlobeTheoLib
Irish Biblical Studies: BiblicalStudies.org.uk
Islamic Studies: JSTOR
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Jewish Biblical Quarterly: homepage
Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament: homepage
Journal of Adult Theological Education: GlobeTheoLib
Journal of Biblical Literature: GlobeTheoLib (1995-), JSTOR (1890-), SBL ICI (2003-)
Journal of Ecclesiastical History, The: GlobeTheoLib
Journal of Ecumenical Studies: GlobeTheoLib
Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism: homepage
Journal of Hebrew Scriptures: homepage, GlobeTheoLib
Journal of Inductive Biblical Studies, The: homepage
Journal of Qur’anic Studies: JSTOR
Journal of Religion & Society: homepage, DOAJ
Journal of Religious Ethics: JSTOR
Journal of the Jesus Movement in Its Jewish Setting: homepage
Journal of Theological Studies: GlobeTheoLib
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Kairos: Evangelical Journal of Theology: homepage, DOAJ
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Midwestern Journal of Theology: homepage
Ministerial Formation: GlobeTheoLib
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Near Eastern Archaeology: JSTOR
Neotestamentica: JSTOR
New Testament Studies: GlobeTheoLib
Novum Testamentum: JSTOR
Numen: International Review for the History of Religion: JSTOR
O
Old Testament Essays: homepage
Open Theology: homepage
Oriens: Journal of Philosophy, Theology and Science in Islamic Societies: JSTOR
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Political Theology: GlobeTheoLib
Practical Theology: GlobeTheoLib
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Reformation: GlobeTheoLib
Reformed Faith & Practice: homepage
Religion: GlobeTheoLib
Religion & Literature: JSTOR
Religious Studies: GlobeTheoLib (1981-), JSTOR (1965-)
Religious Studies and Theology: GlobeTheoLib
Review of Biblical Literature: homepage
Review of Religious Research: JSTOR
Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies: homepage
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Southern Baptist Journal of Theology: homepage
Stellenbosch Theological Journal: homepage
Studia Islamica: JSTOR, Brill (2011-2012: open access)
Studies in Christian Ethics: GlobeTheoLib
Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations: homepage, DOAJ
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TC: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism: homepage
Themelios: homepage
Theological Librarianship: homepage
Transformation: JSTOR
Tyndale Bulletin: homepage
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Verbum et Ecclesia: homepage, DOAJ, GlobeTheoLib
Vetus Testamentum: A Quarterly Published by the International Organization for the Study of the Old Testament: JSTOR
Vigiliae Christianae: A Review of Early Christian Life and Language: JSTOR
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Welt des Islams, Die: International Journal for the Study of Modern Islam: JSTOR
Word & World: homepage
Books
Series of Books
Some series that include volumes published since 2000.
Ancient Near East Monographs. Homepage
Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series. SBL Online Books
International Voices in Biblical Studies. Homepage
Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series. Homepage
Individual Books
Just a few books.
Beek, Abraham van de. Jesus Kyrios: Christology as Heart of Theology. VU DARE
Berkhof, Louis. Systematic Theology. BiblicalTraining
Wit, Willem J. de. On the Way to the Living God. Academia
Videos
A tentative list of videos of theological courses, lectures, etc.
Biblical Studies Online: Online Courses. homepage
Biblical Training Institute. homepage
Daily Dose of Greek. homepage
Daily Dose of Hebrew. homepage
Gifford Lectures, The. homepage
Harvard Divinity School: The Letters of Paul. Youtube
Harvard University: World Religions through Their Scriptures. EdX (free registration required)
Luther Seminary: Annual Lecture Series. Youtube
Missouri State University: Introduction to Religion. Youtube
Princeton Theological Seminary’s Channel: Theology. Youtube
Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary: Courses. Youtube
St. John’s College Nottingham: Video Timeline. Youtube
Tilburg University: Efemeriden (Hebrew explained in Dutch). homepage
Yale Courses: Introduction to the Old Testament with Christine Hayes. Youtube
Yale Courses: New Testament History and Literature with Dale B. Martin. Youtube
More
Expert Advice
Guides to online resources for Biblical studies, theology, and religious studies, prepared by experts:
Duke University Libraries > Open Access Resources in Religious & Theological Studies
Princeton Theological Seminary > Recommended freely available online resources
Wabash Center > Religion on the Web
Westminster Theological Seminary > Free Scholarly Research Links
Specifically for Biblical Studies:
Old Testament and the Ancient Near East (by Ralph W. Klein)
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies
Sites
Enter the Bible (easy to understand introductions to all the books of the Bible, written by faculty from Luther Seminary)
Bible Odyssey (articles about people, places, and passages in the Bible, written by scholars related to the Society of Biblical Literature)
Bibliographies
The following bibliographies are available online for free. The works to which they refer may not be available online for free.
Ancient World Open Bibliographies
Bavinck Institute, The > Herman Bavinck Bibliography
BiBIL: Biblical Bibliography of Lausanne
Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls > Bibliography
Bibliographies Created by Willem J. de Wit:
4Q521 Messianic Apocalypse Bibliography
Biblical Theology Bibliography Arabic-English
Willem-Jan de Wit 