Indexes of Bible-oriented Sites

Sacred Scripture Resources
http://www.vocations.org/library/linkss.htm
    Maintained by the University of St. Mary of the Lake.
An extensive but well-chosen list of a variety of bible-related sites in the areas of archeology, biblical languages, Dead Sea Scrolls, the Hebrew Bible, the Biblical World, and much more.

Resource Pages for Biblical Studies
http://www.torreys.org/bible/
    Maintained by Torrey Seland, Volda College, Norway.
A very extensive, frequently updated, and usually annotated list "focusing on the early Christian writings and their social world."

The New Testament Gateway
http://www.ntgateway.com/
    Maintained by Dr Mark Goodacre of the University of Birmingham.
The site's self-description: "This comprehensive, up-to-date and user-friendly site has won several awards and it features annotated links on everything from the Greek New Testament to Jesus in Film."
 

Translations of the Bible and Other Ancient Near Eastern Texts

Bible Gateway
http://bible.gospelcom.net
    Maintained by the Gospel Communications Network.
Allows for reading the Bible online from a variety of English-language and foreign-language translations; you can easily select passages to read, or search any of the translations using key-word searches.

On-line Texts Related to Biblical Study
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~humm/Resources/Texts/index.html
    Maintained by the University of Pennsylvania Computer Center for the Analysis of Texts.
"On-Line Primary Literature related to ancient Near Eastern religions, Hellenistic Mediterranian religions and Biblical Study"; includes translations of the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hamadi library.

Noncanonical Homepage
http://wesley.nnu.edu/noncanon.htm
    An extensive collection of ancient Jewish and Christian texts from the Biblical period that did not get included in the official collection or "canon" of the Bible. Maintained by the Wesley Center for Applied Theology.

The Nag Hamadi Library
http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/nhl.html
    Includes translations of the scrolls found at Nag Hammadi (the Gospel of Thomas, etc., a short introduction to Gnosticism, and links to related sites. Part of the Gnostic Society Library. For an alternative translation with explanatory notes, see the Metalogos website at http://www.metalog.org/

The Hebrew Bible (in Hebrew)
http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/hebrew/Bible/
    Maintained by John Walker, founder of Autodesk, Inc. and co-author of AutoCAD.
This version does not require downloading any special fonts or changing any setting in order for you to put the Hebrew text on your screen.

The Greek New Testament (in Greek)
http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~fisher/gnt/
    Maintained by the University of York, England.
This version does not require downloading any special fonts or changing any setting in order for you to put the Greek text on your screen.  
 

Sites Related to the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)

Ezekiel and the Oracles Against Tyre
http://www.cresourcei.org/ezekiel.html
    Dennis Bratcher uses specific prophecies of Ezekiel to explore Ezekiel's notion of prophecy and to examine the limitations of approaching prophecy as "foretelling the future."  
 

Apocalyptic Thought and Writings

Frontline: Apocalypse! The evolution of apocalyptic belief and how it shaped the western world
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse/
    Explores the origins, evolution, and impact of apocalyptic belief. Companion website for a 2-part PBS Frontline special of the same name.

Patterns of the End: Textual Weaving from Qumran to Waco
http://www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/waco.html
    Online publication of a fascinating paper originally delivered at Princeton University by James Tabor, exploring the connection between apocalyptic thought and the destruction in flames of the Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas in 1993.  
 

Sites Related to the New Testament

The Jewish Roman World of Jesus
http://www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/index.html
    James Tabor's extensive and well-written presentation of the religious, philosophical, and political backgrounds of the times in which Jesus and the early Christians lived.

Frontline: From Jesus to Christ -- The First Christians
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/
    Focuses on the divergent (and evolving) ideas about who Jesus was and what he was doing, during the NT and early Christian period. Companion website for a 2-part PBS special of the same name.

The Development of the Canon of the New Testament
http://www.ntcanon.org/
    Includes many of the primary texts from the post-biblical period that deal with the question of the New Testament canon. This site draws heavily on the work of Bruce Netzger, one of the leading authorities in this area. Maintained by Glenn Davis.

A Synoptic Gospels Primer: Parallel Texts in Matthew, Mark & Luke
http://religion.rutgers.edu/nt/primer/
    An examination of the so-called "synoptic problem." Includes extensive close comparisons (in English) of parallel passages in the synoptic gospels, and argues for a Q "Sayings Gospel" used by Matthew and Luke, a position widely accepted by biblical scholars. Maintained by Mahlong Smith of Rutgers University. For a vigorous argument against the existence of Q, see Mark Goodacre's site The Case Against Q.