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Resources on the Internet

• Online Bibles
  All of these sites contain multiple translations of the Bible, and all but the last allows searching Bible text.
  • The Unbound Bible Contains the Apocrypha, or Deutero-Canonical, Old Testament books; searching is a bit crude, but is the only way to read the Bible
  • Bible.Com Not nearly as many versions as the above, but a little more user-friendly; you can read the Bible without having to enter a search
  • Bible Study Tools / Crosswalk Contains a number of tools, including commentaries on verses, etc.
  • World Wide Study Bible Doesn't allow searching, but does provide other writings concerning Bible passages — e.g. Chrysostom's sermons, Darby's commentary, etc.; useful for exegetes
  • Shay's Bible Links A forum message containing many links to Bible sites, most believer-oriented, but all excellent resources
• Skeptical Bible Surveys
  • Skeptic's Annotated Bible An in-depth examination of Biblical contradictions, and what the Bible actually says about many issues — an incredible resource!
  • Skeptic's View of Christianity Covers material similar to the above, but more topically-oriented, by an ex-Christian
  • The Jefferson Bible Yes, that's the Thomas Jefferson; he distilled out of the Bible the actual teachings of Jesus, leaving out the dogma about him
  • Bible Babble Less comprehensive than the first two, but has a lot to say about Biblical misinterpretation
• Bible Problems
  • Biblical Errancy a series of archived newsletters, explaining innumerable innerancies and contradictions in the Bible
  • Bible Contradictions from the Skeptic's Annotated Bible (above), a list of over 300 direct contradictions in the Bible
  • Index to Biblical Contradictions a less comprehensive listing than the former, but still useful
  • Biblical Contradictions from an Islamic point of view; page colors make it difficult to read
• Biblical Languages
  These are all sites which will teach Biblical languages, for free; it's not as hard as you think
  • Little Greek 101 This is a short primer on ancient Greek, will only get you started
  • New Testament Greek More in-depth than the first site, as far as New Testament texts are concerned
  • Online Hebrew Tutorial This is an easy, modular tutorial
  • Assyrian Aramaic Online Aramaic was the language of Palestine in the 1st century, but not precisely a Biblical language as the Bible was not written in it
• Catholic Resources
  Since we concern ourselves frequently with the Biblical period (from Hebrew times through the first few centuries CE), and the writings of the Church Fathers, the following resources are useful for any Christian, whether Orthodox, Protestant or Catholic
  • Catholic Encyclopedia This is a 1908 edition, which sounds obsolete, but is actually current enough for our purposes
  • The Church Fathers Fairly comprehensive online archive of the writings of the many Church Fathers
• Early Christian History
  • The Origins of Christianity States the case for the "Mythical Christ" theory — rather strongly!
  • Dennis's History of Christianity A medieval historian's explanation of the beginning of Christianity, the creation of orthodoxy and the condemnation of heresy
  • The Jesus Puzzle Another historian dissects the Christ "mythology" and finds no actual figure behind it; asserts that Paul, more than anyone, helped ignite Christianity
  • Jesus, A Historical Reconstruction Yet another historian attempts to find "the Real Christ" behind the mythical one, and finds one, but claims Paul eclipsed him
  • The Scriptorium Covers the ascetic Judaic movements of the last century BCE and the first century CE, and how they influenced Christianity
• Biblical Scholarship
  • The Jesus Seminar Forum The "Jesus Seminar" is a collection of New Testament scholars devoted to discerning the "Real Christ" out of Christian writings
  • Historical-Critical Method An examination of the prevailing methods of scholarly examination of the Bible
  • The Synoptic Problem and Q An explanation of "the synoptic problem," what Q was and wasn't, and the problem's implications
  • Synoptic Gospels Primer Another examination of "the synopic problem," going over various theories and possibilities
• Gnosticism & Its Impact
  Gnosticism, now considered a "lost" heresy, was once part and parcel of Christianity. As such, it had a powerful influence over Christianity's origins, and echoes of it remain in the Bible
  • The Gnosis Archive A collection of Gnostic texts and articles about Gnosticism
  • Refrigerium: Gnosticism Gnostic texts and what they show about Gnosticism
  • Gnostic Christianity A theoretical reconstruction of what Gnosticism probably was; debunks myths about it
• Biblical Translations
  These are all examinations of the various English translations of the Bible, who created them and why, and their relative advantages and disadvantages; some are scholarly, while others are by laymen (or -women)
  • English Translations of the Bible
  • Orthodox Critique of Bible Translations
  • Bible Translations into English
• Believers' Sites These are truly funny; I included them for contrast, and to show what (some) Christians actually think
  • Countering Contradictions
• Theology Resources
  • Shay's list of Theology sources A forum message in which a regular lists a number of useful theology sites
• General Wisdom
  These are here simply because I decided to include them
  • Universal Church Triumphant of the Apathetic Agnostic Some of the forum regulars are part of this Church
  • PsiCop's Rationality Pages Numerous resources which will instruct you in the lost arts of critical thinking and rational analysis. I dare you to view at least three of them ... !