 The New Testament |
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A Glossary of Important Terms for Biblical Studies Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. A Brief Overview of each Book and Letter in the New Testament Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. An Overview of New Testament Geography Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. New Testament Gateway A great collection of links Formation of the New Testament Glenn Davis. Includes sections on Authorities, writings, table, lists, places, heresies and more The Development of the Canon of the New Testament David Trobisch The Canon of the New Testament By F. F. Bruce, M.A., D.D., F.B.A., from The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable? How the Books of the New Testament were Selected Chapter 2 of An Introduction to the New Testament by Richard Heard, 1950 What the New Testament consists of -- The Cannon Chapter 1 of A Historical Introduction to the New Testament by Robert M. Grant, 1963 The New Testament Canon By Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D. The New Testament Documents: Their Date and Attestation By F. F. Bruce, M.A., D.D., F.B.A., from The New Testament Documents: Are they Reliable? The Christian Scriptures Description, author(s), date of each book in the Christian Scriptures. Translation errors and forgeries in the Bible. Verses missing from the Gospel of Mark. Bible Inerrancy (freedom from error). "Biblical Criticism" (analyzing the Bible as a historical document). The Jesus Seminar (liberal theologians, studying early Christian writings) New Testament Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and Kaufmann Kohler in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Electronic New Testament Educational Resources Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. The Critical Study of the New Testament Chapter 1 of An Introduction to the New Testament by Richard Heard, 1950 Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus An excellent site by Mahlon Smith exploring the world in which Jesus lived by means of well-organised, newly translated primary texts and other material The Jewish Roman World of Jesus An excellent resource by James Tabor, with a variety of essays, pictures and pieces of information on Judaism in the first Century, the New Testament and Christian origins The Graeco-Roman World Chapter 17 of A Historical Introduction to the New Testament by Robert M. Grant, 1963 Palestine In Graeco-Roman Times Chapter 18 of A Historical Introduction to the New Testament by Robert M. Grant, 1963 Vine's Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words These Dictionary topics are from W.E. Vine's M.A., Expository Dictionary of New Testament Words published in 1940 and without copyright Essays by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J., Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Full texts of chapters in books Bibliographies for the Study of the New Testament Compiled by Fr. William Harmless, S.J., of Creighton University The Transgression of Aggression: Learning to Love the Hate in the New Testament (and Ourselves!) A working draft by Michael Willett Newheart, Howard University School of Divinity The Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism Conceived by Rich Elliott of Simon Greenleaf University. Created by Robert B. Waltz Holyland Model of Ancient Jerusalem (66 C.E.) The reconstruction of Jerusalem at the time of the second temple, on the grounds of the Holyland Hotel Jerusalem, enables a glimpse at yesterday's scenes Temple of Herod Executive Committee of the Editorial Board and George A. Barton in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Jerusalem - location profile Location, setting, historical significance, major milestones in the history of Jerusalem, biblical significance of selected sites Capharnaum - The Town of Jesus These pages aim at providing a short but reliable and up-to-date summary of nineteen seasons of excavations (1968-1986) conducted in Capharnaum by the late Fr. Virgilio C. Corbo ofm and Fr. Stanislao Loffereda ofm Capernaum: Location, Profile Location and setting, historical and biblical significance, photos, and more Christian Sanctuaries in the Holy Land Bethlehem: Nativity, Shepherd's Fields, Capernaum, Mount Tabor, Nazareth: Annunciation, Holy Sepulchre, Holy Cenacle, Dominus Flevit, Tomb of Mary, Memorial of Moses, Way of the Cross, Basilica of Gethsemane, Kidron Valley, Shrine at Bethany Corinth Computer Project Historical background. Plan of the city of Corinth. Landscape of the area. Glossary of terms. Bibliography and links Archaeology, New Testament, and Early Christianity Article by Alviero Niccacci, O.F.M. of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jerusalem Archaeology and the New Testament Bethlehem, Tomb of Lazarus, Machaerus, Capernaum and Tabgha. Article by Alviero Niccacci, O.F.M. of the Studium Biblicum Franciscanum in Jerusalem Papyrus Egerton 2 The Egerton fragments are named after the Englishman who funded their purchase, and are dated to the early or middle of the second century The New Testament Alfred Durand, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912 Canon of the New Testament George Reid, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1908 Christianity in Anatolia Check out Harran (Abraham and his father Terrah's visit), Cappadocia (Land of early Christian churches), Tarsus (St.Paul's birthplace), St.Peter's Grotto (Antioch - Antakya), and the seven churches of Revelation: Pergamum (Currently Bergama), Laodicea, Sardis, Philadelphia (Currently Alasehir), Smyrna (Currently Izmir), Thyatira (Currently Akhisar), Ephesus God in the New Testament: Preliminary Soundings Article by Pheme Perkins in Theology Today The Ascetic Impulse in Ancient Christianity Article by Vincent L. Wimbush in Theology Today One God, One Lord, One People: Incarnational Christology for a Church in a Pagan Environment Article by N.T. Wright in Ex Auditu The Church in the New Testament Chapter 21 of A Historical Introduction to the New Testament by Robert M. Grant, 1963 The Growth of the Church Chapter 14 of An Introduction to the New Testament by Richard Heard, 1950 The Present State of the 'Third Quest' for the Historical Jesus: Loss and Gain Article by John P. Meier in Biblica, 1999 The Historical Jesus and the Historical Samaritans: What can be Said? Article by John P. Meier in Biblica, 2000 Jesus the Reformer Article by Jim West in The Journal of Biblical Studies, 2006 Geography of the New Testament: Walk the Walk Article by Marianne Race, C.S.J. in Scripture from Scratch Gnosticism and the Creation of the Canon Article by Elizabeth McNamer in Scripture from Scratch 'Two Powers' and Early Jewish and Christian Monotheism Article by James McGrath and Jerry Truex in The Journal of Biblical Studies, 2004 Jewish Groups at the Time of Jesus Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. Sadducees Article by Douglas R. de Lacey in The Ecole Initiative Sadducees James F. Driscoll, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912 Sadducees Kaufmann Kohler in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Samaritans Executive Committee of the Editorial Board, A. Cowley, Joseph Jacobs and Henry Minor Huxley in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Scribes Isidore Singer, M. Seligsohn, Wilhelm Bacher and Judah David Eisenstein in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Zealots Kaufmann Kohler in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Rulers in Israel during the Roman Era Courtesy of Prof. Felix Just, S.J. A Monopoly on Marcan Priority? Fallacies at the Heart of Q Paper by Mark S. Goodacre, University of Birmingham Second Temple Synagogues Donald D. Binder's site devoted to the study of synagogues which existed prior to the Jerusalem Temple's destruction in year 70 of the Common Era Jesus and the Renewal of Local Community in Galilee: Challenge to a Communitarian Christology Article by Jonathan A. Draper in Journal of Theology for Southern Africa, 1994 Scripture Readings That Subordinate Women In August 2000 the Irish Catholic Church proposed dropping seven texts from a proposed new Lectionary because they "give an undesirably negative impression regarding women." The Irish Bishops' new Domestic Violence document recommended these texts for deletion The Ministry of Women in the Apostolic Generation By Adela Yarbro Collins, from Women Priests, Arlene Swidler & Leonard Swidler (eds.), Paulist Press 1977, pp. 159-165 Women and the Apostolic Community By Madeleine 1. Boucher, from Women Priests, Arlene Swidler & Leonard Swidler (eds.), Paulist Press 1977, pp. 152-155 The Ministry of Women according to the New Testament From Women and Ministry in the New Testament, by Elisabeth M. Tetlow, Paulist Press, 1980 Biographical Sketches of Memorable Christians of the Past Biographies of many historical figures, presented in chronological order. The first few dozen are biblical figures Let the Dead Bury their Dead: Rhetorical Features of Rabbinic and New Testament Literature Article by Herbert W. Basser Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Midrashic Form in the New Testament: A Study in Jewish Rhetoric of Likes and Opposites Article by Herbert W. Basser Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada What Do We Mean by "First-Century Jewish Monotheism"? Article by L. W. Hurtado, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Was there a "Messiah-Joshua" Tradition at the Turn of the Era? Article by Robert A. Kraft [written in 1961/62, in Manchester England] Students' Perceptions of Jesus' Personality Susan Harris Howell, Campbellsville University Culturally Endemic Patterns of Childhood Trauma Reflected in New Testament Narrative and Theology: Implications for New Testament Origins Benjamin Abelow, M.D. The Religious Experience of Jesus The 2002-03 William James lecture by John Ashton, Harvard Divinity Bulletin The New Testament and the Comic Genre By Dan O. Via, Jr., professor of religious studies at the University of Virginia The New Testament and the Examined Life: Thoughts on Teaching By Luke Timothy Johnson in The Christian Century, February, 1995. Johnson teaches New Testament at Emory University's Candler School of Theology in Atlanta Progymnastic Rhetorical Composition and Pre-Gospel Traditions: A New Approach Vernon K. Robbins, in The Synoptic Gospels: Source Criticism and the New Literary Criticism, 1993 Christian Origins: The New Testament and the People of God Synopsis of N.T. Wright's book by Andrew Perriman Acts of Impropriety: The Imbalance of History and Theology in Luke-Acts Gerd Lüdemann, Professor of History and Literature of Early Christianity, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany, in Toronto Journal of Theology, 2008, Everyday life in the time of Jesus Frederick. Manns, O.F.M., Professor at Franciscan Biblicum Studium - Jerusalem New Archaeological Discoveries at Cana of Galilee Ignatius Mancini ofm The Boat People Patrick Noonan, O.F.M. During his stay in Capernaum and the surrounding region, Fr. Noonan reflected on what it may have been like during the first century. In his story he presents an original re-creation of Capernaum as he imagined it to be NEW TESTAMENT CHARACTERS Select Circle: What Do We Know about Those Closest to Jesus? Article by Stephen M. MIller about Mary, John the Baptist, Peter, James and John Mary, Maid and Mother in Art and Literature Article by Jerome H. Neyrey, S.J. in Biblical Theology Bulletin, 1990 Bible Passages on Mary the Mother of Jesus Courtesy of East Lewis County Catholic Community in Washington Tax Collectors and Sinners Paper by Jirair S. Tashjian. The Pharisees complained that Jesus went to dinner parties with tax collectors and sinners. But who were these people? How did they fit in the world of their time? The House of Herod Family lineage charts of the Herods of the New Testament Pontius Pilate Article by Helen Bond in The Ecole Initiative Pontius Pilate Arthur Barnes, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 Pontius Pilate Isidore Singer and Isaac Broydé in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 The Biography of an Invented Man Article by Ann Wroe in The Bible and Interpretation. One of the most intolerant acts of the state in history--the decision of the fifth Roman prefect of Judea to crucify Christ--was itself in the end, perhaps, an act of faith John the Baptist: Preparing the Way Article by Jerome Murphy-O'Connor, O.P. in Scripture from Scratch St. John the Baptist Charles Souvay, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910 John the Baptizer in the Gospel Traditions Part of James Tabor 's "Jewish-Roman World of Jesus" web site Fire, Water, and Spirit: John the Baptist and the Tyranny of Canon Article by Steve Mason, Assistant Professor of Humanities/Religious Studies, York University, Ontario, Canada Salome Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative Salome James F. Driscoll, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912 The Twelve Apostles Article by Elizabeth McNamer in Scripture from Scratch The Other Apostles Article by Barbara Reid, O.P. in Scripture from Scratch St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Johann Peter Kirsch, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 A Question of Identity: Is Cephas the Same Person as Peter? James M. Scott, Journal of Biblical Studies, October 2003 John the Apostle (Theologian) Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative Bartholomew/Nathaniel Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative St. Bartholomew John Francis Fenlon, Catholic Encyclopedia. 1907 Philip Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative St. Philip the Apostle Johann Peter Kirsch, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 Jude Thaddeus (Judas of James) Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative James Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative St. James the Greater Achille Camerlynck, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910 James, son of Alphæus Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative St. James the Less Achille Camerlynck, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910 Thomas Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative St. Thomas the Apostle Herbert Thurston, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1912 Matthew Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative St. Matthew Jacque Eugène Jacquier, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 Judas Iscariot Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative Judas Iscariot William Kent, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910 Matthias Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative St. Matthias Jacque Eugène Jacquier, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 Mark Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative St. Mark Joseph MacRory, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910 James of Jerusalem Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative Philip the Deacon Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative Barnabas Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative St. Barnabas John Francis Fenlon, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907 Timothy Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative Titus Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative Mary Magdalene Article by Karen Rae Keck in The Ecole Initiative St. Mary Magdalene Hugh Pope, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1910 The Red-Haired Saint: Is Mary Magdaline Key to the Easter Narratives? By James T. Baker, professor of history at Western Kentucky University, in The Christian Century, April 1977 The Search for Mary Magdalene By Pheme Perkins in The Christian Century, May 2006. Pheme Perkins teaches New Testament at Boston College James, Jesus' Brother Article by Bruce Chilton in The Bible and Interpretation Women Leaders in the New Testament By J. Massynberde Ford, from Women Priests, Arlene Swidler & Leonard Swidler (eds.), Paulist Press 1977, pp. 132-134 THE PHARISEES Pharisees Article by Douglas R. de Lacey in The Ecole Initiative Rivkin and Neusner on the Pharisees Paper by Albert I. Baumgarten, Department of Jewish History, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel Pharisaic Dominance before 70 C.E. and the Gospels' Hypocrisy Charge Paper by Steve Mason Current Scholarship on the Pharisees Paper by Steve Mason Jesus and the Pharisees: Introduction to Debate Rhetoric Paper by Herb Basser of Queen's University Pharisees James F. Driscoll, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 Pharisees Kaufmann Kohler in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906 Nomos in Josephus (with Special Reference to the Pharisees and Sadducees) Paper by Steve Mason DEAD SEA SCROLLS Outline of Objects and Topics in Scrolls from the Dead Sea An exhibition divided into 5 sections: The world of the scrolls; the Qumran library; the Qumran community; today--2,000 years later; conclusion The Dead Sea Scrolls Article by Elizabeth McNamer in Scripture from Scratch Jerusalem's Essene Gateway: Where the Community Lived in Jesus' Time Article by Pargil Pixner The Sadducean Origins of the Dead Sea Sectarians Article by Sandra S. Williams of the Judaic Studies Program, University of Central Florida Demonology in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament Hermann Lichtenberger, University of Tubingen Special People or Special Books? On Qumran and New Testament Notions of Canon Daniel Schwartz The Last Battle of the Great Dead Sea Scrolls War Article by Paul V.M. Flesher in The Bible and Interpretation Archeology and the Dead Sea Scrolls Courtesy of Dr. James D. Tabor, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Dead Sea Scrolls Timetable of Discovery & Debate Dead Sea Scrolls Important Texts Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls Hebrew University, Jerusalem Resources for Understanding the Dead Sea Scrolls By Loren Johns Dead Sea Scrolls Educational site of the West Semitic Research Project Dead Sea Scrolls Scholarly site of the West Semitic Research Project Dead Sea Scroll Project Oriental Institute, U of Chicago Dead Sea Scroll Web Page At the Divinity School of the University of St Andrews A Fragment of an Unstudied Column of 11 QtgJob: A Preliminary Report Bruce Zuckerman, University of Southern California, in collaboration with Stephen A. Reed, Africa University The Sacrifice of Isaac in Qumran Literature By Joseph A. Fitzmeyer, Biblica , 2002 'She is the beginning of all the ways of perversity': Femininity and Metaphor in 4Q184 Melissa Aubin, Florida State University, Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary Journal, Spring 2001 Realized or Future Salvation in the Hodayot By Ken Penner, Journal of Biblical Studies, 2005 Scroll Origins: An Exchange on the Qumran Hypothesis Joseph Fitzmyer, Department of Biblical Studies,Catholic University The Gospel of John and the Dead Sea Scrolls Harold Attridge The Eschatologizing of Wisdom in the Dead Sea Scrolls John J. Collins, Yale University The Categories of Rich and Poor in the Qumran Sapiential Literature Benjamin G. Wright III, Lehigh University |
