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The Bible as Literature - Pittsburgh Campus

This guide will assist students in Dr. McDermott's Bible as Literature class with their research.

ATLA Religion Database

Using ATLA Search Features

You can search for articles that talk about a specific Biblical passage using the Scriptures link:

  1. When you click on "Scriptures," (see the screenshot below for the location) you'll see a list of the Biblical books. You can click on the book name to search for articles about that book. If you click [Expand] next to the book name, you can see a list of the to see the book's chapters. Click on the chapter number to narrow your search to articles about that particular book chapter. Clicking [Expand] next to the chapter number will allow you to select a particular verse to search on.