Biblical Studies Resources

This is a very selective listing.  Please send suggestions to Eileen Saner.

Bible Study Tools

Bible Works Software Help
An illustrated user guide developed by the staff at Yale Divinity School Library.
Bible Search Engine
Search for words and phrases in several modern language versions of the Bible (including the Revised Standard Version) as well as the Greek New Testament and the Hebrew Bible.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
More than 2,500 Bible and Bible-related proper names and their meanings.
Bible Study Tools at crosswalk.com
A commercial site with a word search tool for various versions of the Bible as well as commentaries, concordances, dictionaries and lexicons.
The Bible Gateway
In addition to searchable English language Bibles, this site includes the Bible in about 30 foreign languages including French, Spanish and German.
New Testament Gateway
A web directory of internet resources related to the New Testament.
Abbreviations of biblical terms & resources used by BibleTexts.com
A comprehensive online listing of standard abbreviations for biblical study.
 
Bible Study Resources in netLibrary
You must create a user account (directions) at a computer on the AMBS campus in order to read these online books from off campus.   Search by publisher name to identify the books in these series.
 
Believer's Church Bible Commentary, Herald Press
Fathers of the Church, Catholic University Press of America (Commentaries and sermons on books of the Bible.)
Interpretation, Westminister John Knox
Westminster Bible Companion, Westminister John Knox
Westminster Guide to the Books of the Bible

Texts and Images

Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative
A repository of digital resources contributed by libraries of the American Theological Library Association.  Phase One of the Initiative has focused on visual materials, including digital images of woodcuts, photographs, slides, papyri, coins, maps, and manuscripts. Phase Two and Phase Three will add text and sound files.
The Goodspeed New Testament Manuscript Collection
Digitized images of an illuminated 13th century manuscript of the New Testament and a miniature Gospel of Mark.  A project of the University of Chicago Library.
Treasures in the British Library
Digitized images of the Gutenberg Bible, the Tyndale Bible and the Lindisfarne Gospels.
Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibit
Extensive full text and images prepared by the Library of Congress.
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
Multimedia site based on the PBS special.
Anno Domini: Jesus Through the Centuries
A rich collection of images of Jesus to illustrate eighteen different themes.
Ecole Initiative: Index of Images
Links to images of characters from the Bible and church history.
Ancient Maps of Jerusalem
Reproductions of over 200 historic maps created between 1486 and 1930 including Byzantine, early Islamic, Crusader and medieval.

Guides to Background Resources

Perseus Project
An evolving digital library for the study of the ancient world and beyond.    Includes encyclopedia, texts, images, and classical languages tools.
ABZU
Guide to resources for the study of the Ancient Near East available on the Internet.  Links to a wide variety of materials including maps.

Book Reviews

Review of Biblical Literature published by the Society of Biblical Literature
Reviews of recently published (1996- ) biblical studies materials including multi-author volumes, reference works, commentaries, dictionaries and classroom resources.