What are primary sources?
Primary sources are original voices that speak out of their experience. They can include eyewitness accounts, original documents, and so on. Here are some illustrations:
Primary sources are not always reliable, but they are our best evidence of what actually happened or what was originally said.
For primary sources related to history in general, see the History research guide.
You may find that, to access specific primary sources, the best tools are secondary sources like commentaries and other writings related to the Bible. These will identify citations to sources that you can then locate through links below. The other option is just to explore these links to determine if anything is relevant to your research task.
Ancient Near East
Old Testament
Judaism
New Testament
Primary sources in church history/theology include writings of theologians, from the church fathers to the present, and other documents providing first-hand accounts of historical events and movements related to the history of the church. There is overlap here between church history and theology, since history and the writings of historical theologians intersect.
Early Christian Era
Medieval Period
Reformation Era
Modern Era
Use Library OneSearch, Books 
Authors to look up works by specific theologians.
Bahá'í
Buddhism
Coptic Church
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
Judaism
Shinto
Sikh Religion
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