Bible Links

Electronic New Testament Educational Resources
by Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.

THE LINKS

The Best Online Bibles & Tools:

New American Bible - full text of the NAB, in canonical order; from the official website of the USCCB.
New Revised Standard Version - text and notes of NRSV and other translations; from "Oremus Bible Browser"; index by chapters also provided by Devotions.net
Bible Gateway - allows concordance-style searches of the Bible in nineteen English versions (NIV, RSV, KJV, etc.) and many other modern languages.
Bible Study Tools - resources and searches in about 20 English translations, incl. several not available elsewhere (NRSV, Douay-Rheims, etc.).
Blue Letter Bible - Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and eight English translations; excellent interlinear and comparative tools.
Five Gospels Parallels - allows side-by-side views of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and the non-canonical Gospel of Thomas.
Online Greek Bible - enables viewing of the New Testament in several Greek fonts.
Greek New Testament - listen to the Westcott-Hort version of the Greek NT, with MP3 files.
New Testament Hyper-Concordance - easy word searches in English, from the Semantic Bible site

Bible Verse of the Day (from the Canadian Bible Society)

Other Sites with Biblical Texts:

British Library Treasures - digital images and information about the Lindisfarne Gospels, the Gutenberg Bible (2 complete copies), and the Tyndale New Testament
Gutenberg Digital - images of all 317 folios of the Göttingen Gutenberg Bible, and many related materials in German or English, from the Göttingen State and University Library - NEW
Douay-Rheims Bible - full online version - NEW URL 2/06
Clementine Vulgate Project - viewable in html or pdf formats, or with "VulSearch", a free downloadable program - NEW
Nova Vulgata / Neo-Vulgate Bible - official 1979 revision, from the Vatican website - NEW
The Jerusalem Bible - from the Ecole Biblique and Editions du CERF; in French
Bibles.net - commercially-sponsored site with a large online collection of links to Bibles and Biblical Resources
e-Sword - free, downloadable Bible study software, programmed by Rick Meyers; nice versatile features, but mostly older (copyright-free) translations.
HTML Bible - KJV and several older English translations, in downloadable HTML and "Speaking Bible" versions; from johnhurt.com
NET Bible - a new English translation made specifically for the internet; from the "Biblical Studies Foundation"
Online Bibles - electronic texts in about 40 modern languages; from the International Bible Society
Perseus Digital Library - large collection of Classic texts (Greek & Roman), incl. the Greek NT (ed. Westcott & Hort, 1885) and Jerome's Latin Vulgate; from Tufts University
Unbound Bible - a collection of searchable Bibles including 10 English versions; 42 versions in other modern languages; Greek, Hebrew, and four other ancient versions; from Biola University
Year of the Bible - a plan for reading the Bible for 5 minutes a day; from the Gospel Communications Network, using the "Contemporary English Version" of the American Bible Society

Related Literature and Archaeology:

Early Christian Writings - introductory materials on canonical and non-canonical works; by Peter Kirby
Christian Classics Ethereal Library - church history and classic books from A-Z, some related to biblical studies; maintained by Harry Plantinga, of Calvin College
Duke Papyrus Archive - images and descriptions of a wide variety of ancient papyri, secular and religious
Early Church Fathers - free HTML versions of the "Ante-Nicene Fathers" and "Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers" series; from the Gracious Call Library
The Fathers of the Church - even more primary texts, in alphabetical order of ancient authors; from the New Advent website
The Gnostic Society Library - the Nag Hammadi writings and a wide variety of other primary texts, ancient and modern; from the Gnostic Society, Los Angeles
Metalogos Index - texts of the Gospels of Thomas, Philip, and Valentinus; in English and Spanish
Non-Canonical Literature - links and texts of Apocryphal Acts, Apocalypses, Gospels, etc.; by Northwest Nazarene University; formerly called "The Noncanonical Homepage" - new URL
The Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated Literature - from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Scrolls from the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship - from an Exhibit at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC
WWW Sites Relating to the Ancient Mediterranean - very useful and comprehensive collection of links, by Dr. K. C. Hanson of Fortress Press
"Ancient World Web" - by Julia Hayden (site closed July 2005 - see http://www.julen.net/ancient/)

Some of the Best Internet Sites related to Biblical Studies:

New Testament Gateway - very fine, well-organized, and easy to use pages with great links and frequent updates, by Dr. Mark Goodacre, Duke University
Old Testament Gateway - a new site listing many and diverse online materials for each book of the Hebrew Bible; by Roy Nicholason, Tabor College, Victoria
The Text This Week - "Revised Common Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources for Students, Teachers and Preachers"; an extremely good site with many scriptural resources for each biblical book; by Jenee Woodard
E-Library: Sacred Scripture - extensive annotated lists of biblical and related resources, from Rev. Jim McIlhone, librarian at the University of St. Mary of the Lake (the major seminary of the Archdiocese of Chicago)
iTanakh - a growing collection of resources for scholarly study of the Hebrew Bible; by Prof. Christopher Heard, Milligan College
Wabash Center Internet Guide: Biblical Studies - part of their large "Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion"
Academic Info: Biblical Studies - annotated directory of internet resources, by Mike Madin
The Bible: The Book that Bridges the Millennia - interesting global and cultural perspectives, by the Women's Division, Global Ministries, United Methodist Church
Biblical Studies on the Web - several online academic journals, and links to online articles and commentaries - NEW
Biblical Studies Links - annotated list of select resources for Biblical Studies, by Randy McRoberts
Biblical Studies Resources - growing list of resources by Dr. Jim West, Quartz Hill School of Theology
The Development of the Canon of the New Testament - introduction and comparative charts, collected and organized by Glenn Davis
The Ecole Initiative - "Creating a Hypertext Encyclopedia of Early Church History on the World-Wide Web", from the University of Evansville
Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism - short articles, by Robert Waltz - NEW
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians - an excellent companion website to a very fine PBS "Frontline" Program, including separate pages on the four Gospels
GTU Library: Biblical Studies - fine collection of basic internet resources
Internet Resources for the Study and Teaching of Theology: Biblical Studies - from CTI: Centre for Textual Studies, at Oxford University [soon to be revised and renamed as part of the "Humbul Humanities Web"
Internet Theology Resources: Scripture - maintained by Elizabeth Knuth; Alcuin and Clemens Libraries, College of St. Benedict & St. John's University
Jesus of Nazareth in Early Christian Gospels - excellent resource with introductions, translations, bibliography and links on canonical, non-canonical and hypothetical gospels; by Andrew Bernhard.
Resources for the Study of Christian Origins - excellent and extensive collection, by Justin Meggitt, Corpus Christi College and Cambridge University
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies - the granddaddy of biblical links-pages; very extensive, well organized and regularly updated; compiled by Torrey Seland, Volda University College, Norway - new URL
Theology Library: Sacred Scripture - a very extensive collection of links, by Gerald Darring, Spring Hill College
Virtual Religion Index: Biblical Studies - another very helpful compilation of links, from the Religion Department, Rutgers University
The Whole Bible: Analysis of the Canonical and Apocryphal New Testament Scriptures - short descriptions by Geoff Trowbridge - new URL
World Wide Study Bible - part of the "Christian Classics Ethereal Library" from Calvin College
WebNexus - "Links for students and scholars of Early Judaism and Christianity"; a promising new venture with large lists of categorized and annotated links; maintained by Loren Stuckenbruck and Jerry Truex of the University of Durham (formerly http://www.ntworld.org/webnexus/ - no longer online 8/05)

Learning New Testament Greek

Greek New Testament- many fine links for basic study and advanced research; from Dr. Mark Goodacre's "New Testament Gateway".
Greek NT Audio Files - most of the Greek NT (Westcott and Hort edition) available for listening online or downloading as MP3 files; by Marilyn Phemister
Greek Alphabet - my own introductory page on Ancient and Biblical Greek
MS Word Symbol Font - my chart of the English letter equivalents for the Greek characters using Microsoft Word programs.

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