rob117

Does anyone know of a way I can (legally) get access to a scholarly works and articles on biblical archaeology and criticism without having to pay something along the line of $100 a book? (Finkelstein's 1988 magnum opus sells for this on Amazon, as do many books on Eisenbrauns, as do a few of Baruch Halpern's more technical works).

EDIT: I just discovered Dove Booksellers. Links to more of these types of sites would be greatly appreciated.

jgibson000

There's an institution called a library that you might want to look at. From what I've heard about these places, you don't have to pay a thing to have access to what you are looking for.

Jeffrey Gibson

darstec

My library has none of the aforementioned books. And neither do any of the libraries in its InterLibrary loan program. Not all libraries are created equal, nor are all InterLibrary loan programs. Do you have any more bright ideas?

rob117

Most public libraries, even with the interlibrary loan program, don't have access to these types of books.

S.C.Carlson

For articles, most university libraries will allow anyone to visit and either photocopy or print out relevant portions. If you are an alumnus, you may be able to obtain borrowing privileges. Or you can take/audit a class at a local college or community college just for the library privileges.

That being said, the scholarly types plow their money into books. As Erasmus is often quoted to have said: When buying books, consider used books. Some sites I have used for buying used books include:

• AddAll
• abebooks
• BookFinder

This can get expensive, but you can get photocopies of a lot of scholarly articles from TDI.

Stephen

jgibson000

Never said it was bright. And you could have said something about the paucity of your library in your first message. Be that as it may be:

Are you anywhere near a university or seminary? Do your libraries have access to online databases like JSTOR?

If not, try, for books at least, a search on www.bookfinder.com.

Jeffrey Gibson

Roger Pearse

Sadly not true in the UK anyway. Every book that I borrow through British Library interlibrary loan costs me 4.60 GBP (around $9). Nor am I allowed to borrow many of these; in many cases they are loaned for 2 weeks 'for use in library only'.

But if you have free access in the US, go for it!

All the best,

Roger Pearse

DrJim

You could try a subscription to https://www.questia.com

or to http://shop.ebrary.com/

They have a lot of material here you may be interested in: certainly not everything, but enough to keep you busy if you like reading online.


There are some peer reviewed scholarly journals for Religious Studies which are open access online. I have a list on another site. I haven't updated it in ages, but many of the links would still work.
Try this: http://eblaforum.org/main/viewtopic.php?t=381

Cheers,

Jim