Web Resources for Bible Study

ELDA – Evangelical Lutheran Deaf Association

Sign Language Interpreting in Christian Liturgical Settings

James L. Boyce, Professor of New Testament/Greek – Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN

http://www.luthersem.edu/jboyce

Quick-Reference Resources

·        Google   http://www.google.com
Search for quick links on topics, images, people, etc.

·        Wikipedia:  http://www.wikipedia.com
Quick encyclopedia-like articles, with outlines, links to further information.

Study Bibles

Overall introductions to Old Testament and New Testament with Background Articles

Introductions to each book of the Bible: historical background, structure, key themes, interpretive issues.

·        New Oxford Annotated Bible (Oxford)

·        HarperCollins Study Bible (HarperCollins
       

 

Translations

·        New Revised Standard Version

·        New International Version

·        New American Standard Version (very literal translation, updated 1995)

·        NET Bible (available on the web and for free download)  http://net.bible.org/
tn (translators' notes); sn (scholarly notes); tc (textual commentary on original text issues)

Text Study Resources: The Revised Common Lectionary

The Working Preacher (Luther Seminary's new lectionary and sermon resources site) http://WorkingPreacher.org/

The Text This week: Sermon preparation helps http://www.textweek.com/

Bible Study Web Sites

(a selected list: see also my web site: http://www.luthersem.edu/jboyce/InternetResources.htm )

·        Crosswalk: Online Bible Study Tools: http://bible.crosswalk.com

·        BlueLetterBible: Online Bible Study Tools: http://www.blueletterbible.com/

·        StudyLight: Online Bible resource site packed with Bibles and study resources (sponsored by Master's Divinity School): http://www.studylight.org/

·        The Bible Gateway http://www.biblegateway.com/

·        The New Testament Gateway: Resources for New Testament Study; http://www.ntgateway.com/
See especially the "All-in-one" link to
Bible Versions and Translations, Greek New Testament, Biblical Resource Sites, Ancient World, General Academic and Religion

Typical Bible Study Resources

Bible Dictionaries (topics, subjects)

Print or Library Databases (CD)

·        New Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible

·        Anchor Bible Dictionary

·        HarperCollins Bible Dictionary

Web

·        Bakers Evangelical Dictionary

·        Eastons Bible Dictionary

·        Smiths Bible Dictionary (1860)

·        Faussets Bible Dictionary

·        Homan Bible Dictionary

Commentaries (one-volume or verse by verse)

Print

·        HarperCollins Bible Commentary (one-vol)

Web

·        Geneva Study Bible 1560

·        Matthew Henry (1706)

·        Robertsons Word Pictures

·        Schofiedl Reference Bible (1909)

·        Spurgeon's Treasury of David (1885)

Concordances

·        Nave's Topical Bible

·        Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge (cross references, topics, outlines)

·        Strongs (original language, words)

·        Torrey's New Topical Textbook

·        Thompson Chain Reference Bible

Lexicons (Original Languages)

·        NT Greek: Thayer's Lexicon with ref. to Theological Dictionary of NT

·        OT Hebrew: Brown, Driver, Briggs with ref. to Theological Word Book of Old Testament

·        Strong's Lexicon

·        Louw-Nida Greek-English Lexicon Based on Semantic Domains