Architecture and Planning Library

This guide was developed for University of Texas undergraduate students beginning studies in Early Christianity, and was designed to help you get started with your research. Standard abbreviations are used for the Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL), the Fine Arts Library (FAL) and the Classics Library (CLA). If you need additional assistance please consult a librarian.

GETTING STARTED: Online Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and other overviews

From the Library homepage
select Research Tools/Databases

select Gale Virtual Reference  search for author, title subject
select Oxford Reference Online  search for author, title subject
select Encyclopedia of Religion, Communication, and Media  search for author,title subject (ebook)
select The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church  quick and advance search (ebook)
select CETEDOC Library of Christian Latin Texts CD ROM (library work stations only)

GETTING STARTED: Hard copy Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and other overviews

Anchor Bible dictionary BS 440 A54 1992 (PCL)
The Early Christian Book BR 67 E27 2007 (PCL)
Encyclopedia of Early Christianity BR 162.2 E53 1997 (PCL)
Encyclopedia of Religion BL 31 E46 2005 (PCL Ref)
Harper's Bible commentary BS 491.2 H37 1988 (PCL)
HarperCollins Bible Dictionary BS 440 H235 1996 (PCL)
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church BR 95 O8 1997 (PCL, FAL Ref)

Additional encyclopedias, dictionaries and handbooks may be found through the Library Catalog using subject or keyword searches, for example:

Early Christian Church
History Christianity
Early Christianity
Beginnings Christianity

FINDING ARTICLES ON EARLY CHRISTIANITY

From the Library homepage
select Research Tools/Database

select Academic OneFile  search for title, author, subject
select Academic Search Complete search for title, author, subject
sselect L’Annee Philologique search keyword for title, author, subject in “full text”; limit to English language articles under “Other Criteria”
select ATLA Religion Database search keyword for title, author, subject etc
select JSTOR general, advanced and cited searches
select Old Testament Abstracts multiple search options including language