ETSC Online Library

The following online library resources are available to students and staff of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (ETSC).

تتوفر موارد المكتبة الإلكترونية التالية لطلاب وأعضاء هيئة التدريس والموظفين في كلية اللاهوت الإنجيلية بالقاهرة

Online Libraries المكتبات الإلكترونية

Theological books, journals, and music in English. ETSC students and staff: find on Moodle the password that is needed to view most books.

1100 books in Arabic. For ETSC students and staff: التسجيل الدخول بعنوان البريد الإلكتروني نفسه المسجَّل لديك على نظام «سولا»، وبالنقر على خيار: هل نسيت كلمة المرور؟

Millions of books, most in English, incl. theology. Create your own free account to ‘borrow’ books published between ca. 1930 and 2015.

Books and journals in English. In Egypt, one has free access to most resources (no password needed). Outside Egypt: only limited access.

700+ books in English, in biblical studies.
Free access from lower-income countries (no password needed). No access from rich countries.

40,000+ books in Arabic; 32,000+ in English. Books are in Cairo (main library + CMEC library) and in Alexandria, Minya, Asyut, and Sohag.

Libraries Available via Global DTL

The Global DTL is a ‘library of libraries’. The books and journal articles that you find in the Global DTL are located in other digital libraries, such as:

Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary and Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries

Biblical Archaeology Review and other resources related to biblical archaeology

1000s of books: T&T Clark Handbooks, International Critical Commentary, etc.

1000s of books in biblical studies, religious studies, and theology and world Christianity

1000s of books: Cambridge Companions, New Cambridge Bible Commentary, etc.

Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception and 1000s of books in German and English

Encyclopedia of Religion, Encyclopedia of Philosophy, New Catholic Encyclopedia, etc.

IVP Bible Dictionaries, etc. (If login fails, try from here. If needed, clear the cache of your browser.)

Academic journals and 1000s of books (Fortress Press, Liturgical Press, many university presses)

Hundreds of classical authors in Greek/Latin and English (incl. Josephus, Philo, early Christian)

200,000+ hours of music. After login with GlobalDTL barcode, create your own account.

15,000+ books. Overlaps with JSTOR collection, but option to download books as a whole.

Journals in many fields, incl. religion, e.g., Journal for the Study of the New Testament

Routledge Handbooks and Companions and 1000s of other books.

Pannenberg’s Systematic Theology, books by Baker, Eerdmans, IVP, Zondervan, etc.

Specific Resources

Bible in Hebrew/Greek, Arabic, and English

Bible Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Encyclopedias: Theology, Religion, and Philosophy

Handbooks and Companions

Bible Commentaries

  • Anchor Bible
  • Ancient Christian Texts
  • Berit Olam
  • Calvin
  • Continental Commentaries
  • Fortress
  • Hermeneia
  • International Critical Commentary
  • International Theological Commentary
  • New Cambridge Bible Commentary
  • New Interpreter’s Bible
  • Pillar New Testament Commentary
  • Sacra Pagina
  • Willey Blackwell
  • Wisdom Commentary