Here are some useful links for Bible study, teaching and preaching.
NOTE TO MY STUDENTS: These links represent various perspectives. Don't think that by listing them, I have done your critical thinking for you!
Links are added as I come across them!
Last Updated: 02/02/2012 07:07 .
Audio Treasures -- Listen to the Bible in MP3 format. Also some of the great books in MP3 format. Some are free, some may be purchased.
Bible Difficulties: One of many sites that discuss difficulties with the Bible regarding matters of its content.
Biblegateway.com: The go-to place to looking up passages. There are links to commentaries and foreign languages.
Bible.org: This interesting and fact-filled site allows for all kinds of study, correspondence courses and research. It also has video and audio teaches available. It also has an online version of the New English Translation with all of the great footnotes.
BiblePlaces.com -- Some folks from Master's College assembled this collection of great pictures and links. Lots of Holy Land data.
Christian Book Summaries: Sort of a Cliff's Notes for current Christian books. Provides PDF summaries. Books may be purchased through the site.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library --Just what the name includes. Also has audio books.
Christianity Today -- News, Ministry, Articles
Cory Baugher.com -- AKA Knowing the Bible. One of my fellow teachers at Worthington Christian. Lots of good things, especially the videos.Check out the timeline. So simple even a freshman in high school can grasp it, yet so precice that it can serve as a good memory booster for a scholar.
Creeds of Christendom -- need to brush up on the Apostles' Creed, or the Nicene Creed, or the statements of belief of your favorite denomination? Also many Evangelical statements and covenants.
Creeds -- this is part of a larger website, and is put together more neatly than the one listed above (Creeds of Christendom). Follow the links, and go to all kinds of interestesting places, including deep into church history with primary source references to early church fathers. This site goes from the earliest creeds on through to the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy.
Cyber Hymnal -- Get acquainted again for the first time with the "old" hymns. Site is multi-language, has background of the song and writer, and a midi track for each hymn.
Dr Shirley's History Pages -- This link is to the Alexander The Great and the inter-testamental period.
Early Christian Writings -- As the name might imply!
Follow the Rabbi -- This site is from Ray Vander Laan, maker of the "That The World May Know" video series. It contains lots of easy to access information about the background of the Old and New Testaments. It contains a wealth of good information that makes certain texts come to life when we understand them the way the original hearers understood them.
Grace at Polaris -- this is the church that sponsors Worthingtong Christian High School. Click "listen and watch" for video and audio access to Mike Yoder's messages.
Heresy in the Early Church -- A Christian History Timeline. View the process of the early church "getting it worked out."
Internet Sacred Text Archive: Code of Hammurabi, Early Christian writing, Babylonian, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish accounts of creation, flood and much more. This is an overwhelming collection of various texts from diverse traditions and cultures. The link opens the Ancient Near Eastern materials. Navigate to the home page to see all that is available.
Knowing the Bible: This is the website maintained by my colleauge at Worthington Christian, Cory Baugher. Lots of good things, especially the videos.Check out the timeline. So simple even a freshman in high school can grasp it, yet so precice that it can serve as a good memory booster for a scholar.
N.T. Wright Page -- Always informative, often controversial, and usually over my head!
NET Bible -- The New English Translation. A newer translation of the Bible with excellent footnotes. See also www.bible.org
OnePlace.com -- This is "one place" where the teachings of many Bible teachers and pastors can be accessed. Nicely catalogued and easy to find teachings of particular interest.
Peter Kreeft Page --Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College and at the King's College. Excellent apologetics.
Post Modern Preaching: Very interesting look at preaching and teaching. Useful article on the Biblical metanarrative.
Sonic Light -- A collection of many audio studies, and, in my opinion, most interestingly, notes on the Bible by Dallas Seminary professor, Dr. Thomas Constable.
Stand to Reason -- Some interesting articles on ethics and apologetics. Be sure to read "Christianity's Real Record."
Synoptic Gospels Parallel -- A parallel of the synoptic gospels compared with the gospel of John.
The Synoptic Problem -- An interesting article by Dan Wallace of Dallas Seminary
The Synoptic Problem Home Page -- A very useful collection of information and links regarding the "Synoptic Problem."
The Text This Week -- Very useful index for finding movie clips that go with various biblical themes. Other preaching materials are included on this site including a lectionary and other liturgical references.
Thoughts From Narnia: The BLOG of one of the Administrators at Worthington Christian Schools, dealing primarily with issues of worldview and the integration of the academic disciplines with a biblical worldview.
Vineyard Church of Columbus: This is the church I attend. Click "watch and listen" for video and audio access to Rich Nathan's messages.
Webmuseum -- A virtual art museum. It is always interesting to see how biblical and theological themes are portrayed throughout the history of art. See Wikigallery link below
Westminster Shorter Catechism -- Here's a Doctrine test everyone should pass! PDF version with proof texts.
Wikigallery -- Paintings listed by artist, subject matter, etc. Great site.
Xenos Church -- a central Ohio church, knowing for its detailed teachings. Good video and audio teaching.