Biblical Studies

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Comprehensive Site

Virtual Religion Index: Biblical Studies

http://virtualreligion.net/vri/bible.html

Best overall page of links in biblical studies, covering Texts and Tools, Journals, Email conferences, and the Social World of the Bible. The Virtual Religion Index also has pages on Judaic Scripture and Christian Scripture. From Rutgers University, Dr. Mahlon Smith, webmaster.

Text, Translation and Textual Criticism

All in One Biblical Resources Search

http://ntgateway.com/multibib/

Convenient collection of search engines for researching bible versions, bible studies sites, email discussion archives, and additional sites on the biblical and ancient world. From Dr. Mark Goodacre.

Bible Server

http://www.bibleserver.com/

Searchable database of Bible versions in nineteen languages, including both the NIV and KJV in English. .

New Revised Standard Version of the Bible

http://bible.oremus.org/

Available through Oremus Bible Browser.

Bible texts, Translations and Texts related to the Bible

http://torreys.org/bible/biblia01.html

Part of the Resource pages for Biblical Studies by Prof. Toorey Seland, Norway.

Navigating the Bible

http://bible.ort.org/intro1.asp?lang=1

The text of the Torah in Hebrew and English with commentaries and Haftorot. You can also hear the text chanted in Hebrew.

Scrolls from the Dead Sea: the Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship

http://www.ibiblio.org/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html

Hypertext version of a Library of Congress exhibit.

The Septuagint Online

http://www.kalvesmaki.com/LXX/

Compiled by Joel Kalvesmaki (Ph.D., Catholic University), independent scholar.

Interpretation of the Bible

iTanakh

http://itanakh.org/

Directory of online resources for the study of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible), maintained by R. Christopher Heard, Pepperdine University.

New Testament Gateway

http://www.ntgateway.com

Directory of academic resources for the New Testament on the web, from Dr. Mark Goodacre.

The Text This Week

http://www.textweek.com

Study of the Bible in a pastoral context keyed to use in Christian lectionaries.

The World of the Bible

Associations, Synagogues and Congregations

http://www.philipharland.com/associations

Explores the social world of early Christians and Jews using inscriptions, monuments, archeological finds, and writings from the Roman empire, especially Asia Minor.

The Dinur Center for Jewish History

http://www.dinur.org/index.html

Index of websites from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The sections on "Biblical History" and "Second Temple and Talmudic Era" will be of particular interest to students of the Tanakh and the Christian Scriptures.

Into His Own

http://virtualreligion.net/iho/

An online database of primary texts for exploration of world in which Jesus lived & out of which Christianity emerged. Also has useful definitions and diagrams. A project of Dr. Mahlon Smith, Rutgers University.

Jerusalem Coins

http://www.jerusalemcoins.com/

An introduction to Jewish coins from from 539 BCE to 135 CE in the context of the history of that period.

The Jewish Roman World of Jesus

http://www.religiousstudies.uncc.edu/JDTABOR/indexb.html

From Dr. James Tabor of UNC Charlotte. Useful articles in four subject areas: 1) Hellenistic and Roman Religion & Philosophy, 2) Archaeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls, 3) Christian Origins and the New Testament and 4) Ancient Judaism. The articles are written by Dr. Tabor and others.

K. C. Hanson's Collections of Ancient Documents

http://www.kchanson.com/ANCDOCS/ancdocs.html

Dr. Hanson has put a useful collection of ancient documents online. His home page has other resources for the study of the bible and the Ancient World.

Second Temple Synagogues

http://www.pohick.org/sts/

Dr. Donald Binder's site is devoted to the study of synagogues which existed prior to the Jerusalem Temple's destruction in 70 CE.

West Semitic Research Project

http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/wsrp/

A collection of images of objects and texts from the ancient world. The project is affiliated with the University of Southern California School of Religion.