Databases for Near Eastern & Judaic Studies

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Key Databases

Accordance Software for Biblical Studies (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Contains grammatically-tagged versions of the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Septuagint, allowing complex grammatical and statistical searches. See also Anchor Bible Dictionary
Anchor Bible Dictionary (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Most comprehensive Biblical encyclopedia currently available, with excellent search capabilities. See also Accordance Software for Biblical Studies
ATLA Religion Database
Indexes journal articles, books and dissertations on all aspects of world religions, 1949 to present
Bar-Ilan's Judaic Library (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Database of rabbinic texts, featuring hypertext connections between many of the texts. An especially valuable feature is the large collection of responsa. Also contains Entsiklopedyah Talmudit
BibleWorks (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
A Bible concordance and morphological analysis program, including the Hebrew Bible, the Septuagint, the Vulgate, the New Testament, and many translations.
The Dead Sea Scrolls (Fulltext resource)
Available at Goldfarb Reserve Desk - Use in Goldfarb Cluster Only
Database of non-biblical Dead Sea Scrolls, both in Hebrew and English translation, including digitized images of scroll fragments
École biblique et archéologique française Bibliothèque Catalog
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Comprehensive bibliographic and subject information relating to the Bible and the Ancient Near East
Encyclopaedia Judaica (Fulltext resource)
Full text of the 2007 2nd edition
Encyclopaedia of Islam (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Covers all Islamic countries and all periods, including Muslim culture, religion, history and politics
Ethnic NewsWatch (Fulltext resource)
Indexes and provides full text of over 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the American ethnic press, 1960 to present, starting dates vary
Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
The standard and most up-to-date dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic
Henkind Talmud Text Databank (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Includes full manuscript texts of tractates, first printed editions and Genizah fragments
Index of References Dealing With Talmudic Literature
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Includes references to modern scholarship and parallels with other rabbinic literature
Judaic Classics Library (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Classical Jewish texts, including Rabbinics and Jewish thought
Ma'agarim: the Hebrew Language Historical Dictionary Project (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Fully searchable database of Hebrew texts from 200 B.C.E. to 1050 C.E.
Mafteah le-khitve-`et be-`Ivrit
Provides access to Hebrew news and journal literature through the Index to Hebrew Periodicals, Eretz Israel Data Base, and Tel-Hai Index to Hebrew Newspapers
Requires Internet Explorer.
Nuremberg War Crimes Trial (Fulltext resource)
Available at Goldfarb Reserve Desk - Use in Goldfarb Cluster Only
Provides full-text of the Nuremberg war crimes trials conducted by the International Military Tribunal, including associated government documents and the final report
Old Testament Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts international journals and books on the Old Testament, 1978 to present
Otzar haHochma (Fulltext resource)
Requires Internet Explorer, and configuration of the browser for use outside of the library.
Contains approximately 20,000 volumes of traditional Jewish literature. The full text is searchable by keyword. Requires input using Hebrew font.
RAMBI Web Catalog
Indexes scholarly articles on Jewish studies and Israel, 1966 to present
To search for articles written in Hebrew, you must use Internet Explorer.
Records on Islam (Fulltext resource)
Available at Goldfarb Reserve Desk - Use in Goldfarb Cluster Only
Provides access to official documents relating to political events in the Muslim world, 1873 to 1926
Soncino Classics Collection (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Full text searchable database of Bible, Midrash, Talmud and Zohar in English translation
Taklitor Torani (Fulltext resource)
Judaica Electronic Research Center ONLY
Provides full-text of the Bible (O.T.), Talmud (Bavli, Yerushalmi), halakhic, hasidic, kabbalistic, and philosophic works
This page was last modified on: Dec 05, 2007