Theology and Christianity
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Abbreviations
Abbreviations: A Journal of Biblical Textual Criticism
Abbreviations: The Master’s Seminary Library This website lists abbreviations of secondary sources in Biblical and theological studies (journals, lexicons, monograph series, etc.) that qre adapted from The SBL Handbook of Style (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999).
Abbreviations of Theological Journals (Theology on the Web)
Abbreviations in Theology & Biblical Studies
Common Abbreviations for Books of the Bible - Chicago Manual of Style
Journal Abbreviations - Christianity & Religion (Carleton University)
American Academy of Religion
American Theological Library Association
American Theological Library Association
ATLAS for ALUM ATLA Religion Database (ATLASerials) for the alumni.
Cooperative Digital Resources Initiative (CDRI) The CDRI database provides access to digital images of woodcuts, photographs, slides, papyri, coins, maps, postcards, manuscripts, lithographs, sermons, shape-note tune books, and various forms of Christian art, architecture, and iconography.
Anglican
Working Papers on Research on the Church in Canada (Brian Clarke & Stuart Macdonald) This site contains working papers looking at the data/statistics on membership, Sunday school enrolment, etc. of the Anglican Church, as well as the United and Presbyterian churches in Canada.
Apocrypha
Noncanonical Literature (Wesley Center Online) Noncanonical Literature documents to aid students and scholars in Biblical Interpretation, including introductions and summaries of many noncanonical works. New Testament and Old Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha.
Art
Bible Art Resources for Catholic Educators.
Biblical Art on the WWW Search by subject, biblical text, artist, or word.
Association of Theological Schools
Barth, Karl
Bible
Bible Gateway Includes many versions of the Bible that are searchable by passage, keyword or topic. Also includes IVP New Testament Commentaries, encyclopedias and nineteenth-century century Bible dictionaries.
Bible Study Tools Contains Commentaries, Concordances, Bible Translations, Parallel Bibles, Interlinear Bibles, Bible Dictionaries & Encyclopedias, Lexicons, etc.
BibleMap.org Online Bible Atlas that uses Google maps.
Biblia Clerus: Created by the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy, this site allows researchers to access Bible verses with exegesis from doctors of the Church or cross reference liturgical texts with commentaries from Church Fathers. There are nine translations of the Bible, including Hebrew and Greek, which can be read side-by-side, as can the Eastern and Latin Codes of Canon Law. There is also the option of downloading the site’s content.
Biblical Studies.org.uk Provides detailed bibliographies on each book of the Bible, as well as on hermeneutics, archaeology, criticism, language, etc. Contains re-prints of rare and out-of-print theology books and articles, as well as translations of theological articles in a number of languages.
Blue Letter Bible Many Bible versions and commentaries (audio & video), topical essays, concordance, maps, charts.
Codex Sinaiticus “Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most important books in the world. Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek, including the oldest complete copy of the New Testament. Its heavily corrected text is of outstanding importance for the history of the Bible and the manuscript—the oldest substantial book to survive Antiquity. The Codex Sinaiticus Project is an international collaboration to reunite the entire manuscript in digital form and make it accessible to a global audience for the first time. Drawing on the expertise of leading scholars, conservators and curators, the Project gives everyone the opportunity to connect directly with this famous manuscript.”
Easy English Bible Bible studies and commentaries for people who speak English as a second language.
New English Translation of the Septuagint
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies
Strong’s Exhaustive Bible Concordance Online This is the most complete, easy-to-use, and understandable concordance for studying the original languages of the Bible. Combining the text of the King James Bible with the power of the Greek and Hebrew Lexicons, any student or pastor can gain a clear understanding of the Word to enrich their study.
Bible Commentaries
Bible Gateway Includes IVP New Testament Commentaries.
Bible Study Tools Contains Commentaries, Concordances, Bible Translations, Parallel Bibles, Interlinear Bibles, Bible Dictionaries & Encyclopedias, Lexicons, etc.
Blue Letter Bible Many bible commentaries and versions (audio & video), topical essays, concordance, maps, charts.
Classic Bible Commentaries Presents fourteen historical commentaries including those by Calvin, Luther and Wesley. Searchable by biblical passage.
Easy English Bible Bible commentaries and Bible studies for people who speak English as a second language.
Biblical Archaeology
The Bible and Interpretation Dedicated to delivering the latest news, features, editorials, commentary, archaeological interpretation and excavations relevant to the study of the Bible.
Bible Geocoding Provides the location of every identifiable place mentioned in the Bible.
BiblePlaces.com Features photographs and descriptions of sites in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and Greece with an emphasis on biblical archaeology, geography and history.
Hadashot Arkheologiyot Excavations and surveys in Israel.
The Institute of Archaeology: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Life in the Holy Land How did people look? What were their customs? What were the biblical sites like? That’s what this website is all about.
Madaba Plains Project Archaeological investigations in the country of Jordan.
Walking in Their Sandals: Journey Through the Land of the Bible Pictures, videos and geographical information about sites mentioned in the Bible. Maintained by Columbia International University.
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich
Canadian Bible Society
Canadian Council of Churches
Catholic
Bilbia Clerus Created by the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy, this site allows researchers to access Bible verses with exegesis from doctors of the Church or cross reference liturgical texts with commentaries from Church Fathers. There are nine translations of the Bible, including Hebrew and Greek, which can be read side-by-side, as can the Eastern and Latin Codes of Canon Law. There is also the option of downloading the site’s content.
Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Catholic Culture Liturgical year, documents, site reviews and more.
Documenta Catholica Omnia A multilanguage Catholic e-book database of all the writings of Holy Popes, Councils, Church Fathers, etc. Including the Patrologia Latina and Patrologia Graeca.
Documents of the II Vatican Council
Summa Theologica By St. Thomas Aquinas. Translated by the Fathers of the English Dominican Province.
Christian Classics
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
Early Christian Writings: New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers
Summa Theologica By St. Thomas Aquinas. Translated by the Fathers of the English Dominican Province.
Christian Education
The Best of Whole People of God Online
Catholic Association of Religious and Family Life Educators of Ontario (CARFLEO)
Catholic Catechist
“Comprehensive teaching resources including lesson plans, games, icebreakers, worksheets, etc.”
Christian Education: Emerging Spirit An inititaive of the United Church of Canada aimed at establishing a relationshing with Canadians who do not attend church.
Exploring Faith : Curriculum A range of programs based on workshop rotation model, lectionary, Bible story, and theme, operated by the United Church.
Exploring the Bible Group and individual Bible study in the United Church.
Faith and Education Resources for learners of all ages and stages provided by the United Church.
Faith and Wisdom: Life Long Learning Opportunities for People of Faith A source for information on lifelong learning opportunities, this site compiles events and programs throughout the world offered by some of the most distinguished organizations in North America and worldwide. These organizations have proven themselves trustworthy sources of lifelong learning for clergy, other church professionals, and for all who wish to pursue education as Christians.
Firelight II: Bible Learning Curriculum
Jesus and Kidz Contains children's Bible stories, colouring pages, puzzles & mazes, songs, etc.
Piece By Piece Resources - Christian Children’s Ministry and Youth Ministry Curriculum Resources
Religious Education Association An Association of Professors, Practitioners, and Researchers in Religious Education
Resources for Catholic Educators
Seasons of the Spirit A lectionary-based resource created in community with congregations from different denominations around the world.
Wabash Center: For Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
Workshop Rotation Sunday School
World Council of Churches - Education & Ecumenical Formation
Christian Resources
The Center for the Study of Christianity (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
The Christian Century Magazine.
Christian Classics Classic Christian Books in Electronic Format.
Christianity Today Magazine.
CrossCurrents Magazine.
Directory of Christian Organizations and Educational Institutions
Fides Quaerens Internetum The Christian Theology Page.
Citation Guides
The Chicago Manual of Style Online
Citation Managers: Reference Manager, EndNote, RefWorks From Gerstein Science Information Centre.
Classics
Classical Studies Excellent and wide-ranging resources on the classical period.
Classics and Ancient World: Digital Librarian Links to a variety of Classical websites and webguides.
Classics Resources: Louisiana State University This subject guide to classical resources covers such areas as Web guides, guides to Roman resources, guides to Greek resources, online Greek and Latin texts, ancient Greek and Roman images, as well as dictionaries and language sites.
Classics Resources on the Internet
Classics Site of Pomoerium Subject categories, and each category has links to a number of resources.
Perseus Digital Library Perseus is an excellent resource for online primary texts in general, but within this site is a great collection of classical texts. Included in the collection are works in Greek and in Latin. There also are secondary sources on classical studies.