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 NABRE, 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" 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 over 30 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. New Testament Hyper-Concordance - easy word searches in English, from the Semantic Bible site STEP Bible - very user-friendly; great hyperlinks; from Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK   Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) - from the academic section of the German Bible Society Novum Testamentum Graece (NA28) - from the academic section of the German Bible Society (the also have the Septuagint, Vulgate, and other Bibles) Online Greek Bible - enables viewing of the New Testament in several Greek fonts

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Other Sites with Biblical Texts:

• British Library: Discovering Sacred Texts - 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
• Clementine Vulgate Project - viewable in html or pdf formats, or with "VulSearch", a free downloadable program
• Nova Vulgata / Neo-Vulgate Bible - official 1979 revision, from the Vatican website
• Douay-Rheims Bible - full online version
• The Jerusalem Bible - full text, from bibltold.com
• New Jerusalem Bible - full text (but surrounded by lots of ads); from Catholic.org
• Bibles.net - commercially-sponsored site with a large online collection of links to Bibles and Biblical Resources
• Daily Bible Reading Guide - from the American Bible Society
• 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 Bible.org
• NETS: New English Translation of the Septuagint - published by Oxford University Press, 2009; electronic version hosted by Univ. Pennsylvania
• 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
• The Bible - electronic texts in about 40 modern languages; from Biblica (the International 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
• 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
• Non-Canonical Literature - links and texts of Apocryphal Acts, Apocalypses, Gospels, etc.; by Northwest Nazarene University; formerly called "The Noncanonical Homepage"
• 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 Good Internet Sites related to Biblical Studies:

• Bible Hub - Online Bible Study Suite, with a smartphone app
• The Text This Week - "Revised Common Lectionary, Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources for Students, Teachers and Preachers";  a great site with many scriptural resources for each biblical book; by Jenee Woodard
• Biblical Studies on the Web - several online academic journals: Biblica (Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome; up to 2016) and Filología Neotestamentaria (University of Córdoba; up to 2013)
• The Development of the Canon of the New Testament - introduction and comparative charts, collected and organized by Glenn Davis
• Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism - short articles, by Robert Waltz
• 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 Resources - lists some basic electronic resources
• The Hebrew Text of the Old Testament - scholarly articles about the history, texts, and versions of the HB books
• Internet Resources for Theology Students: Online Bible Resources - from Union Presbyterian Seminary
• 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
• Synoptic Problem Website - by Stephen Carlson
• Virtual Religion Index: Biblical Studies - another very helpful compilation of links; by Mahlon H. Smith, Religion Department, Rutgers University
• Websites on Religion: Biblical Literature - from ATLA
• The Word Made Clear - online biblical studies from Fr. James McIlhone, Archdiocese of Chicago
• World Wide Study Bible - part of the "Christian Classics Ethereal Library" from Calvin College
• Ecole Initiative - "Creating a Hypertext Encyclopedia of Early Church History on the World-Wide Web", from the University of Evansville (formerly http://ecole.evansville.edu - no longer online)
• iTanakh - resources for scholarly study of the Hebrew Bible; by Prof. Christopher Heard, Milligan College (formerly http://itanakh.org - no longer online)
• New Testament Gateway - well-organized pages with great links and frequent updates, by Dr. Mark Goodacre, Duke University (formerly http://www.ntgateway.com - no longer online)
• Old Testament Gateway - diverse online materials for each book of the Hebrew Bible; by Roy Nicholason, Tabor College, Victoria (formerly http://www.otgateway.com - no longer online)
• Wabash Center: Websites on Religion - part of their "Guide to Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion" (formerly http://https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/website-on-religion/ - now moved to ATLA)
• WebNexus - "Links for students and scholars of Early Judaism and Christianity"; many categorized and annotated links; by Loren Stuckenbruck and Jerry Truex, University of Durham (formerly http://www.ntworld.org/webnexus/ - no longer online)

Learning New Testament Greek:

• Greek Alphabet - my own introductory page on Ancient and Biblical Greek
• 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
• LSJ: The Online Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek-English Lexicon - with links to Thesaurus Lingua Graeca (TLG), from UC Irvine (login required)

Professional Biblical Organizations:

• Catholic Biblical Association of America (CBA)
• Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
• Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas (SNTS)
• l'Association catholique des études bibliques au Canada (acébac)
• Canadian Society of Biblical Studies
• British New Testament Society
• Catholic Biblical Association of Great Britain
• Irish Biblical Association
• Bible Society in Australia
• Pontifical Biblical Institute (Rome)
• École Biblique et Archéologique Française (Jerusalem)
  • BEST - The Bible in Its Traditions
• Catholic Biblical Federation / Fédération Biblique Catholique (International)
• Biblica (International Bible Society)
• Biblical Archaeology Society
• Biblical Studies Foundation
• American Bible Society
• Canadian Bible Society
• United Bible Societies

Christian Iconography and Art:

• See my page on Biblical and Religious Art and Music

Some Online Stores to Purchase Printed Bibles:

• Catholic Book Publishing Company - large variety of editions
• New American Bible - from The Catholic Company
• The Saint John's Bible - from The Liturgical Press
• Bibles.com - from the American Bible Society
• ChristianBook.com - various translations

Links to Online Bible Resources:

• Virtual Bible Study Resources for Churches - a nice collection of links, with sections on Bible Study Tools, Bible Verses, Bible Study Apps, and Virtual Bible Field Trips