Web Resources for Bible Study

 

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Bibles

Biblegateway.com's on-line Bible collection.

 http://bible.gospelcom.net/ 

The website features 20 English translations that you can read right on the Web, including the most popular versions such as the KJV, NIV, NASB, and Amplified. In addition, there are over 40 editions in other languages, from Maori to Spanish to Tagalog. Easy search engines on the site equip you to search for any word or phrase, or go directly to any passage of your choice, in any translation of your choice.

 

E-Sword free computer Bible software

http://www.e-sword.net/

E-Sword is an amazing collection of FREE integrated Bible software modules that can be downloaded and installed from the Web directly into your computer, including several Bible translations, concordances, commentaries, lexicons, maps, and more. It is as powerful and as comprehensive in its features as many similar programs that sell at high prices.

 

Bible Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and Commentaries

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915 edition

http://biblecentre.net/reference/isbe/main.htm

The ISBE is considered one of the classics in the field of Bible encyclopedias.

 

Smith's Bible Dictionary

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.a.html

This 1884 Bible dictionary by William Smith is considered a classic in the field of Bible dictionaries. This link takes you to the full text of the dictionary, so that you may browse all the contents. If you wish to look up a specific word, use the following link to a search page.

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/smith_w/bibledict.toc.html

 

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

http://www.ccel.org/e/easton/ebd/ebd3.html

Easton's work is considered another classic in the field of Bible dictionaries.

 

Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible

http://www.ccel.org/h/henry/mhc2/MHC00000.HTM

 This commentary from the early 1700s has long been considered a classic in the field.

 

Nave's Topical Bible

http://www.searchgodsword.org/con/ntb/

 Choose a topic, such as "family," look it up in Nave's, and you will be provided numerous links to scriptures related to that topic throughout the Bible.

 

Bible History and Customs Reference Works

The Flavius Josephus Webpage

http://user.aol.com/FLJOSEPHUS/home.htm

"This site is dedicated to the works of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus (37 CE - circa 100 CE ).For centuries Josephus' works were more widely read in Europe than any book other than the Bible. They are an invaluable eye-witness to a momentous turning point in Judaism, Christianity, and Western civilization."

 

The Works of Alfred Edersheim
   including Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, Sketches of Jewish Social Life, and      The Temple--Its Ministry and Services

http://www.ccel.org/e/edersheim/

The complete text of all these Edersheim books, in searchable form, is available on this website. Edersheim's works, written in the late 1800s, are considered classics in the field.

 

Bible Maps

Bible Atlas Online

http://www.anova.org/sev/atlas/htm/index.html

Extensive topographical, political, and specialized map collection related to Bible history, from before Abraham to the third century AD.