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Introductory Charts, Lists, Glossaries, and other Handouts:

• A Glossary of Important Terms for Biblical Studies
• A Basic Bibliography for Biblical Studies
• Biblical Exegesis: An Introductory Overview - NEW in 10/09
• Ways of Reading the Bible, with an Introduction to Lectio Divina
• A Overview of Various English Translations of the Bible
• A Comparative Chart of Jewish, Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant Bibles
• An Introduction to Biblical Genres and Form Criticism
• Old Testament Statistics: # Chapters, # Verses/Chapter, and Totals for NAB and NRSV
• Quotations from the Old Testament in the New Testament
• Biblical Book Names & Abbreviations / Nombres y Abreviaciones de los Libros de la Biblia
  
• New Testament Canon:  incl. Criteria for Canonicity, and the Role of the Evangelists
• New Testament Statistics:  # Chapters, # Verses/Chapter, # Words in each NT Book
• New Testament Overviews:  Literary and Historical Aspects of each Book and Letter
• New Testament Geography:  Provinces, Capitals, Cities & Towns
• New Testament Christology:  Titles attributed to Jesus
• New Testament Theologies: Discipleship, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, etc.
• Ministry and Leadership in the New Testament and the Early Church
• Prayer in the New Testament: Prayers and Instructions about Prayer - NEW in 12/08
• Virtue and Vice Lists in the New Testament
   
• An Overview of Israelite and Jewish History
• The Family of Abraham
• The Twelve Tribes of Israel
• Covenants, Pillars, and Theologies of Ancient Judaism
• Feasts and Festivals in Ancient Judaism
• The Decalogue: Ten Commandments
• The Psalms: An Overview by Genre
• Biblical Prophecy: What It Is and What It Is NOT
• The Book of Daniel - Historical Study Materials
• Ethnic/National/Religious Groups in Biblical Times
• Jewish Groups at the Time of Jesus
• Rulers in Israel during the Hellenistic and Maccabean Eras
• Rulers in Israel during the Roman Era
• An Overview of Christian History
   
• The Key to Catholic Theology: The BOTH/AND Approach
• Development of Christian Teachings: The Creeds
• Development of Christian Teachings: The Ecumenical Councils
• Biblical Background of the Catholic Mass
• The Roman Catholic "Order of Mass"
• "Gather Faithfully Together" - Pastoral Letter on the Eucharist, by Cardinal Roger Mahony
• "Tertio Millennio Adveniente" - Apostolic Letter on Preparing for the New Millennium, by Pope John Paul II
   
• The Greek Alphabet - a basic introduction
• Using the MS Word Symbol Font to display Greek Characters
• Using the Bibloi Program from Silver Mountain Software
• English 110 Grading Standards - guidelines for writing well
• Writing Tips - incl. grammatical and bibliographical guidelines
• How to give Biblical References: Format and Examples
• A Review/Study Guide for the New Testament
• Reading the New Testament in 40 Days - a reading guide
   
• Bible Maps & Slide Shows - restricted access for current students only

• The Four Gospels: Some Comparative Overview Charts
• The Synoptic Problem and Some Proposed Solutions
• The Synoptic Gospels: Structural Outlines and Unique Materials
• The Evangelists: Who Really Wrote the Gospels?
• The Quotations from Eusebius on the Authorship of the Gospels
• The Symbols of the Four Evangelists
• Illustrations of Gospel Stories, by Jerome Nadal, SJ
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• The Birth of Jesus: Advent & Christmas in the Bible - Expanded for Christmas 2008
• Forty Days & Forty Nights in Lent
• The Temptations of Jesus in the NT
• John the Baptist in the NT
• Disciples & Apostles in the Gospels & Acts
• Women in the Synoptic Gospels
• Parables of Jesus and Parabolic Images
• An Overview of NT Miracle Stories
• NT Miracles: Jesus Gives Sight to the Blind
• Form Criticism of NT Healing Narratives
• Demons and Exorcisms
• Feeding the Multitudes & The Last Supper
• The Eschatological Discourse
• The Passion of Jesus
• The Death of Jesus: Mark vs. John
• The Resurrection of Jesus
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• Mark: Various Study Materials
  • Section-by-Section Structural Outlines
• Literary Features and Thematic Emphases
• People, Places, Terms, and Titles in Mark's Gospel
• Matthew: Various Study Materials
  • Five Major Discourses of Jesus in Matthew's Gospel
  • Matthew's Passion and Resurrection Narratives
  • Literary Structures and Thematic Emphases of Matthew
• Luke: Various Study Materials
  • The Infancy Narratives of Luke's Gospel
  • The Holy Spirit in Luke/Acts
• The Fourth Gospel: Introductory Materials, including:
  • The Fourth Gospel: Various Outlines
  • John vs. Synoptics: Major Differences
  • The Johannine Prologue in Greek and English
  • "Amen, Amen" Sayings in the Fourth Gospel
  • "I Am" Sayings in the Fourth Gospel
  • "Believing" in the Fourth Gospel
  • "Jews" in the Fourth Gospel
  • Numbers in the Fourth Gospel
  • "Signs" in the Fourth Gospel
  • "Spirit/Paraclete" in the Fourth Gospel
  • "Women" in the Fourth Gospel
  • An Introductory Bibliography for Johannine Studies

• See also many more materials on THE  JOHANNINE  LITERATURE  WEB

• The Acts of the Apostles
• The Holy Spirit in Luke/Acts
   
• Structure of NT Epistles/Letters
• Pauline Chronology: His Life and Missionary Work
  Español: Cronología Paulina: Vida y Trabajo de San Pablo de Tarso
• Pauline Geography
• Social Aspects of the Pauline Churches
• Major Pauline Themes
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• Paul's Missionary Associates and Co-Workers
• Paul's Letters to the Thessalonians
• Paul & the Christians in Corinth
• Paul's Letter to the Galatians
• Contrasts between Galatians and Romans
• Paul & James on Faith & Works
• Paul's Letter to the Philippians
• Paul's Letter to Philemon
• The Deutero-Pauline Letters
• Household Codes in the New Testament
• The Letters to the Colossians and the Ephesians
• The Pastoral Epistles: 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus
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• The "Epistle" to the Hebrews - esp. Jesus as High Priest
• The Epistle of James
• Peter and the Epistles attributed to Peter
• Outlines of 1 John
• The Letter of Jude

• The Book of Revelation, Apocalyptic Literature, and Millennial Movements - my main page for pertinent materials; see especially the following study guides:
• Definition of "Apocalypse" and Related Words
• The Book of Daniel - Historical Study Materials
• Various Outlines of the Book of Revelation
• Sets of Seven in the Book of Revelation
• Number Symbolism in the Book of Revelation
• The Number of the Beast: Some Fun with 666 - Revised & Expanded for 6/6/6
• Art, Images and Materials related to the Book of Revelation - my own collection, sorted by chapters
• Apocalyptic and Millennial Websites - a collection of links on the Book of Revelation and Apocalyptic literature

The Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass -- including:

• An Analysis of the Main Differences between the 1970 and 1998 USA Editions
• Tables of Readings from the 1998 USA Edition - Sundays & Major Feast Days
• Tables of Readings from the 1992 Canadian Edition - Sundays & Solemnities
• Tables of Readings from the 1970 USA Edition - Sundays, Feasts, and Weekdays
• Tables of Readings from the Roman Missal before Vatican II
• On-Line Resources for Daily Bible Readings, Meditations, and Sermons
• The Roman Catholic "Order of Mass"

Catholic Church Documents related to Biblical Studies -- including:

• Documents of the Pontifical Biblical Commission ("The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church"; etc.)
• Documents of the Second and First Vatican Councils ("Dei Verbum"; "Dei Filius")
• Excerpts from the Catechism of the Catholic Church ("Revelation"; "Sacred Scripture"; etc.)
• Papal Encyclicals (from Leo XIII to Pius XII)

• Major Biblical Publishers with Webpages
• University Presses and Other Publishers with some Biblical Materials
• Biblical Software Publishers & Retailers
• Retailers on the Web with Biblical/Theological Books
• Bibliographical Resources for Biblical Publications

Biblical and Religious Art and Music -- including:

• Collections of Art on This Website, esp. Gustave Doré, Rudolf Koch, and Jerome Nadal
• Religious Music on This Website
• Other Websites with Christian Iconography and Art
• Online Museums, Art Collections, Clipart, Photo Sites
• Search Engines and General Links

LINKS TO OTHER BIBLICAL WEBSITES