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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Bible Verse of the Day:

“[Life Through the Spirit] Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” -Romans 8:1-2

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

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