Links to Help You
Do
for both Old and New Testament Papers
Last updated 8/30/00
Instructions:
This
page is organized according to the basic structure of your Analysis Paper.
You should follow it step by step according to the Guidelines,using
these URL links as a supplement to the library materials, but not in place
of them. Links are set up to each section of the Analysis Paper Guidelines
for checking procedures etc.
This page contains links
for doing either the Old Testament or the New Testament Analysis Paper.
Note the description given for each link to determine whether it applies
to your paper.
For
answers to format questions in citing elecronic sources in your paper check 
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INTRODUCTION
Historical
Aspects
An
Overview of the Bible
This
site is a helpful overview of both the Old and New Testaments. It is a
part of the Bible Tutor site which is set up for students of the Luther
Seminary as a part of their biblical introduction courses.
THE
ANCIENT GREEK WORLD
A
very helpful tour of the University of Pennsylvania Museum's gallery concerning
the Ancient Greek world. Contains valuable background information for those
doing the NT Analysis papers.
Classics
and Mediterranean Archaeology Server
From
the University of Michigan, this page "collects links to internet resources
of interest to classicists and Mediterranean archaeologists". This page,
although requiring a bit of digging, provides important information sources
about ancient culture related to both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
papers.
A
CHRONOLOGY OF THE FIRST CENTURY OF CHRISTIANITY INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
This
web site represents an individual effort to trace out a chronological framework
for the New Testament era. It can serve as an effective basis of comparison
to commentaries, Bible dictionaries, NT introductions etc for establishing
dating of the external and internal historical issues needing to be addressed
in your paper scripture passage.
Archaeology
of Egypt and Canaan in Ancient Times
An
extremely important web site for the Hebrew Bible analysis papers on archaeology
and historical background concerns. The page is the intro page to an online
archaeology course at Brandeis University.
Ancient
Egypt Galleries
Very
helpful information from the University of Pennsylvania Museum on ancient
Egypt. Those writing the Hebrew Bible papers dealing with historical issues
related to Egypt will especially want to check out this site.
The
Geography of Palestine
This site contains pictures
of key locations along with descriptions of the countryside and related
scripture passages, primarily the New Testament.
HISTORY
AND THE NEW TESTAMENT
This
web site contains a discussion of some of the basic historical issues related
to New Testament studies. It represents one person's perspective on several
of the debated issues. The positions taken in the discussion should be
carefully evaluated against other discussions contained in additional sources.
Maecenas
From
the University of Buffalo, Maecenas is a collection of photographs of ancient
Greek and Roman architecture, cities, and archeological sites.
The
Jewish Roman World of Jesus
A
very helpful site for historical background information on the culture
and history of the ancient New Testament world.
World
Wide Web Sites Relating to the Ancient Mediterranean
For
the most part, the Websites in the following list have numerous pages of
text and graphics. Because of their special value, I [Prof. Hansen] have
listed a few individual images from larger Websites; those listings which
locate a single image are identified as such (e.g., photo, sketch, map).
The Geopolitical sub-headings (e.g., Ancient Near East) are organized from
general to specific; the others (e.g., Museums, Ancient Documents, and
Professional Societies) are organized alphabetically.
Literary
Aspects
The
Books of the Bible
This
site, a part of the Luther Seminary Bible Tutor web site, provides helpful
background discussion of the larger literary genre issues of the various
books of both the Old and New Testaments. Additionally, it provides a brief
synopsis of the major themes and literary structure found in each book
of the Bible.
List
of New Testament Literary Forms
This
links you to a section from my book, Exegeting the New Testament,
and contains a listing of the various genre found in the New Testament
along with explanations of each. Additionally, suggestions are made regarding
how to use this analysis for interpreting New Testament texts. The work
grew out of the research of the PhD seminar, New Testament Critical Methodologies,
led by your professor for almost two decades.
Text
Criticism
The
Encyclopedia of Textual Criticism
This
site provides some help in identifying the alternative readings that may
be found in your scripture passage. It contains a lot of technical material,
but some of it can be understood by those not trained in the principles
of textual criticism.
Glossary
of Technical Terms
This
very helpful list of commonly used terms in the field of biblical textual
criticism can be read directly on your computer screen. It is a valuable
source of information for understanding concepts in this field.
Interpreting
Ancient Manuscripts Web
An
extremely important web site with a wide variety of helpful explanations
of the process of textual criticism, plus numerous links to copies of ancient
texts etc.
TC:
A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism
This
cite is the location of the SBL sponsored internet forum on biblical textual
criticism. Some possible helpful information may be found in the archives
of the forum, although it will tend to be rather technical.
Manuscript
Witnesses to the New Testament
A
very helpful description of the major manuscript witnesses to the Greek
New Testament, along with links to copies of some of the mss.
Manuscript
Transmission of the Text of the New Testament
A
very helpful discussion of the process of copying the manuscripts of the
Greek New Testament, including the procedures and problems related to the
transmission of the text.
Table
of Greek Manuscripts
This
site provides a very help tabular listing of the various Greek mss used
for analyzing the variant readings found in the Greek New Testament.
New
Testament Manuscript Catalogue
This
site provides an important catalogue for the various Greek mss of the New
Testament. It is an ongoing project being expanded. The catalogue is provided
by the Institute for New Testament Textual Research at Münster/Westphalia,
Germany, one of the major centers of biblical textual research in the world.
Manuscript
Witnesses to the New Testament
A
very helpful description of the major manuscript witnesses to the Greek
New Testament, along with links to copies of some of the mss.
Manuscript
Transmission of the Text of the New Testament
A
very helpful discussion of the process of copying the manuscripts of the
Greek New Testament, including the procedures and problems related to the
transmission of the text.
BODY
OF THE PAPER
Translations
One
very important note to remember: The required four translations must come
from the approved list of translations, and
be set up following the guidelines in the Analysis Paper Phase
One assignment.
New
Testament Gateway: Bible Translations & Editions
A
very significant gateway to a large number of web sites where Bible translations
can be found in electronic format and where passages and concordance searches
for key words can be found.
All-in-One
Biblical Resources Search
A
gateway where concordance searches and looking up verses in various translations
can be conducted.
Resource
Pages for Biblical Studies
An extremely important
link into numerous translations etc. for reading your passage in a variety
of English translations.
Bible
Study Tools
A helpful source for
looking up verses in a variety of English translations of the Bible.
Blue
Letter Bible
This site provides links
into every book of the Bible for doing concordance searches, links to commentaries
etc. for every verse. It can be used in a variety of ways, although the
commentary materials represent mostly older devotional style works not
permitted on the paper.
Christianity
Net Bible and Reference
This site is a gateway
into a large number of different language translations of the Bible, along
with links to various search engines for doing concordance searches, commentary
study etc. online.
Oxford
University Bible Study Guides
This site is a gateway
into a very large number of links for sources of translations, Bible study,
discussion groups, extra-canonical literature etc. It is very helpful for
doing most every aspect of your paper.
Maps/Atlases
ABZU
Project Maps
A
gateway into a large number of maps dealing with the ancient world, including
the New Testament era. Sponsored by the University of Chicago.
Concordances/
Gospel Synopsis
New
Testament Gateway: Bible Translations & Editions
A
very significant gateway to a large number of web sites where Bible translations
can be found in electronic format and where passages and concordance searches
for key words can be found.
All-in-One
Biblical Resources Search
A
gateway where concordance searches and looking up verses in various translations
can be conducted.
The
Bible Gateway
This
site represents a very helpful concordance search engine for doing word
searches in a variety of different English translations as well as other
languages.
Blue
Letter Bible
This site provides links
into every book of the Bible for doing concordance searches, links to commentaries
etc. for every verse. It can be used in a variety of ways, although the
commentary materials represent mostly older devotional style works not
permitted on the paper.
Christianity
Net Bible and Reference
This site is a gateway
into a large number of different language translations of the Bible, along
with links to various search engines for doing concordance searches, commentary
study etc. online.
A
SYNOPTIC GOSPELS PRIMER
A most important online
tool for studying the life of Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels. The site contains
background explanations etc. that have major implications for doing a paper
from one of the first three Gospels in the New Testament.
The
Five Gospels Parallels
The most extensive online
gospel synopsis available. Very important site for those working with the
NT Analysis Papers from the gospels.
Bible
Dictionaries
General
Knowledge about the Bible
This
site, a part of the Luther Seminary Bible Tutor web site, provides a limited
listing of key place, events, and people in both the Old and New Testaments.
One
Volume Commentaries
The
Bible Commentary Page
This
site represents a mixed bag ranging from classical commentaries by Origen,
Augustine etc. to the outdated the nineteenth century devotional commentaries
by Matthew Henry etc. Stay away from the devotional commentaries and utilize
those by the church fathers and the reformers as well as the Wesley's.
The
arragement for both Old Testament and New Testament commentaries is by
listing each book of the Bible and then links to each of the commentaries
on each Bible book. The listing contains both single volume commentaries
on the whole Bible as well as links to individual volumes on books in the
Bible out of a multi-volume set by a given author.
Multi-Volume
Commentaries
The
Bible Commentary Page
This
site represents a mixed bag ranging from classical commentaries by Origen,
Augustine etc. to the outdated the nineteenth century devotional commentaries
by Matthew Henry etc. Stay away from the devotional commentaries and utilize
those by the church fathers and the reformers as well as the Wesley's.
The
arragement for both Old Testament and New Testament commentaries is by
listing each book of the Bible and then links to each of the commentaries
on each Bible book. The listing contains both single volume commentaries
on the whole Bible as well as links to individual volumes on books in the
Bible out of a multi-volume set by a given author.
Blue
Letter Bible
This site provides links
into every book of the Bible for doing concordance searches, links to commentaries
etc. for every verse. It can be used in a variety of ways, although the
commentary materials represent mostly older devotional style works not
permitted on the paper.
Christianity
Net Bible and Reference
This site is a gateway
into a large number of different language translations of the Bible, along
with links to various search engines for doing concordance searches, commentary
study etc. online.
Oxford
University Bibles
This site is a gateway
into a very large number of links for sources of translations, Bible study,
discussion groups, extra-canonical literature etc. It is very helpful for
doing most every aspect of your paper.
Journal Articles
Gateway
to Numerous Theological Journals
Limited studies can be gleaned from these,
since most only contain abstracts of the contents of the actual article
itself. But several journals are coming online with full texts of articles
available.
Gateways
into Generalized URL's
The
single most important gateway into all kinds of web sites for doing every
aspect of biblical studies.
GWU
Links to Various Sources of Religious Information
A wide variety of links
to different types of information regarding religious issues. Some of the
links will be helpful for the doing of this paper.
-
The gateway into the evangelical
religious world sponsored by the Christian magazine, Christianity Today.
It contains a wide array of links into various kinds of religious topics.
Yale
Divinity School Library
-
A source of very helpful
information about a wide variety of religious topics. Contains links into
numerous other sites.
Additional
Sources of Helpful Information
Computer
Assisted Bible Analysis
This section of Chorus
focuses on software used for computer-assisted biblical research. It contains
reviews of sophisticated Bible-analysis software, and discusses the accurate
use of Bible software.
The
Literature of Early Christianity
This page represents
links into the extra-canonical literature of early Christianity, including
the Didache, the Gospel of Thomas, and the Church Fathers. These sources
can be very useful in tracing out issues related to interpretative issues
contained in your paper scripture passage. Also, they help provide insight
into how the New Testament was interpreted in the first centuries of Christian
history.
Second
Temple Synagogues
This site is devoted
to the study of Second Temple Synagogues--that is, synagogues which existed
prior to the Temple's destruction in 70 CE.
Texts
for Ancient History Courses
The following texts have
been made available via the WWW for students of Ancient History at the
University of Calgary. They are divided into groups relevant to the different
ancient history courses offered by the Department of Greek, Latin and Ancient
History. In general, the texts are either complete or represent large sections
of sources, with internal links between different portions in the documents
themselves; if segments of the document are assigned in different weeks
of the teaching term, this will be noted in the schedule of classes for
that course. The links to courses represent the home pages for these courses
and will only be active when the course is offered; the texts, however
(server space permitting), will always be available. The translations,
except where otherwise noted, are available in public electronic text archives;
a few that are in some way restricted have been placed on another server
available only at the University of Calgary (including dial-in access).
I have prepared the HTML versions and placed them here primarily for students
in courses that I teach, though this site may, in the future, expand to
include texts for other courses. Usually, I list the source of the text
as well as other HTML versions, if I know of any. They may be used by individuals
for any legitimate educational purpose.
Worlds
of Late Antiquity
This is a home page for
miscellaneous materials relating to the culture of the Mediterranean world
in late antiquity (roughly 200-700 C.E.). Some of it is organized for the
benefit of instruction and there will be from time to time links of interest
principally to my students at the University of Pennsylvania, but there
are also substantial materials of general interest. This page prepared
and maintained by James J. O'Donnell (jod@ccat.sas.upenn.edu.)
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