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Seaching for Scripture Texts in the ATLA Religion Database

The ATLA Religion Database is an index to journal articles, book reviews and essays in books.   Full text is available for some journal articles.

To search by scripture text,

Select "Scriptures" in the blue menu bar at the top.
In the "Browsing" box, enter Bible book name, chapter number and colon .   (See format below.)

Press "Browse".

Check boxes by desired texts.

Page down using "Next" or "Previous". (Note computer-generated order of chapters and verses.)

After checking all relevant boxes, press "Search" button.
View results noting journal articles and essays in books.
Select the title to view the full information of the article or essay. 

Some journal articles have a link to full text in the record.

 

Format for entering scripture texts (Put colon after chapter number to search a specific text.)

psalms 119:

john 1:

john 25:
john, 1st 1:

 

Refine the search by selecting "Search Options" in the right column. You can limit by

language
publication type (article, book, essay, book review)
date
journal title
only journals articles with full text available

 

To print or email selected records,

Select records by pressing "Add to folder" icon.
After selecting desired records, press "Folder" link in the top right corner.
Select the icons for "Print", "E-mail", "Save", or "Export" and follow directions.

 

To locate journal articles in the AMBS Library,

Search the online catalog by journal title to determine AMBS holdings OR go directly to the back periodical stacks and find the issue.
The "Check for journal holdings" link in each article record may or may not be active.

 

To locate essays in the AMBS Library,

Search the AMBS online catalog by book title and note the call number.
The "Check for book holdings" link in each essay record may or may not be active.

 

Items not in the AMBS Library may be requested through interlibrary loan. 

Request a book using your personal account in WorldCat.
To obtain a photocopy of a journal article or essay, use a paper request form from the library service desk or email the citation to Karl Stutzman (kstutzman@ambs.edu).