The following libraries and online resources are available to students and faculty and staff of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (ETSC).
The GEM
The Global DTL contains 10,000s of theological books in English, as well as many journals and music. ETSC students: find on Moodle the password that is needed to view most books.
Libraries available through the 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:
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.
The ETSC Library Catalog lists 40,000+ books in Arabic and 32,000+ books in English. These are physical books that can be found in ETSC’s libraries in Cairo and in Alexandria, Minya, Asyut, and Sohag.
The MENATE Digital Library contains 1100+ theological books in Arabic. ETSC students: sign in with the email address with which you are registered on Sola and click on “Forgot password?”
Other Libraries
The Internet Archive contains millions of books, most in English, incl. theology. Create your own free account to ‘borrow’ books published between ca. 1930 and 2015.
The Wiley Online Library contains thousands of books and journals in English. In Egypt, one has free access to most resources – no password needed. Outside Egypt access may be limited.
The SBL Online Book Repository contains 700+ English books in the area of biblical studies. Free access from lower-income countries only – no password needed.
The IDEO Library Catalog records 155,000+ physical books and journals. IDEO is 2 km away from ETSC’s campus in Cairo. Visitor info and fee.
Color codes (used in the next sections of this page)
- Grey: free access, no registration required.
- Black: free access, free personal registration required (e.g., Internet Archive books to borrow)
- Green: free access from Egypt but not from high-income countries (e.g., Wiley Online Library and SBL Online Book Repository)
- Yellow: Global DTL password required
- Blue: MENATE Digital Library account required.
- Red: available in the physical ETSC library (or another physical library in Cairo)
Bible in Hebrew/Greek and Arabic or English
Bible
Theology and Religion
Philosophy
Handbooks and Companions
Other Reference Works
Bible Commentaries
Ancient Near East
Classical Antiquity
Early and Rabbinic Judaism
Early Christianity
Medieval Christianity
ُEarly Islam
Confessions and Catechisms
16th-18th Century Theologians
19th Century Theologians
20th Century Theologians
Biblical Studies
Theology and Religious Studies
Journal Collections and Search Tools
The following sections give some examples of journals that are available through the Global DTL or otherwise:
Biblical Studies
Theology and Religious Studies
Islamic Studies
Academic Writing
Other Reference Lists and Libraries: General
Other Reference Lists and Libraries: Theology
Other Reference Lists and Libraries: Arab World
Manuscript Collections Arabic/Middle East
The following sections contain links to advanced resources or about special topics:
Biblical Studies
Ancient Near East
Middle Eastern Christianity
Coptic Christianity:
Syriac Christianity:
Global Christianity
African Christianity:
Theological Education
Accreditation:
For Faculty:
- ICETE Academy (ETSC faculty can get free access to courses on ICETE Academy – contact the academic office)
- InSights Journal
- Teaching Theology & Religion (journal) #
For Librarians:
- Theological Librarian’s Handbook (5 vols.)
- Theological Librarianship (journal)
Organizations:
- ATIME (Association of Theological Institutes in the Middle East)
- ECTE (European Council for Theological Education)
- ICETE (International Council for Evangelical Theological Education)
- MENATE (رابطة الشرق الأوسط وشمال افريقيا للتعليم اللاهوتي)
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