Online Bible Study Tools

[Belle]

I did not post this in Doctrinal because those folks don't need any help. :)

What online study tools do you recommend? Which ones do you use? Not just about Bible verse....logic and reasoning tools, too, seems to be a need here sometimes.

I primarily use www.blueletterbible.com for scriptures, concordance and commentary. If I'm interested in something in particular, like the Dead Sea Scrolls or the Nag Hammadi scrolls I Google those and have not a few bookmarks on them.

[markomalley]

http://www.zhubert.com

That's the best source I've seen to date for working the Bible in the Greek and Hebrew.

I also am a big fan (as you know) of looking at the early Church fathers -- not so much to teach new doctrine, but to gain an understanding of what Christianity thought on a particular subject in the early centuries.

Two good sites that I use frequently for that:

1. http://www.ccel.org

2. http://www.newadvent.org/fathers

Another interesting site is the "Net Bible" -- which is a wiki-style collaborative translation being developed online:

http://www.bible.org/netbible/index.htm

Hope that helps...

Edited March 28, 2006 by markomalley

[Belle]

Cool! Thanks, Mark!

I have also gotten interested more in the history of Christianity and religion/beliefs since getting out of TWI. That's why, I think, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Nag Hammadi Scrolls are so interesting to me. I'm also looking forward to that Discovery show coming up on the "missing book" of Judas.

I think I might get lost in those links you provided sometime today. :P Thank you.

[djs]

I really like www.crosswalk.com it has a lot of different translations, study sessions for men , women, about kids etc. They bring a lot to the table for people with inspirationals and study tools.

When I used to work in an the accounting office, on my breaks, I would go there to do research for my teachings. It was great because I didn't have to cart all those books around.

Have fun,

djs

[Goey]

Bible Gateway

Crosswalk

Blue Letter Bible

A Greek Grammar by H. W. Smyth A Classic

Perseus Tufts (Advanced Greek stuff)

Online Bible (Software)

s Sword (Software)

Septuigant ( Greet OT)

Christian Classics Ethereal Library Excellent Site

Intorduction to Logic and Logical Argument Very Good

A Brief Logic Primer The Basics

Logical Fallacies Excellent

Hermeneutics (The Science Of Biblcal Interpretation)

Philogos Online Works of Bullinger, Eldersheim, Bunyan. Lightfoot, and others

Since the dirty language filter won't allow me to spell it properly ( Even in the link URL) I can't post links to the Pesh itta (Aramaic). So you will have to type in in yourself, leaving out the spaces.

http:// www. pesh itta.net

http:// www. pesh itta.org

Edited March 28, 2006 by Goey

[Tom Strange]

Gosh... these are all good links...

Just think how much easier life would be for Geer and the ites would be if they could only avail themselves...

Edited March 28, 2006 by Tom Strange

[George Aar]

I've got several that I use as well.

This one's pretty good:

http://skepdic.com/

As is this one:

http://www.skeptic.org.uk/

And this one:

http://www.skepticnews.com/

And for "spiritual" matters in particular I find this one helpful:

http://www.catalaw.com/detox/detox.shtml?results

[Belle]

George, you left out www.Snopes.com

Imagine, Tom! Word over the World could be a - gasp - reality! And affordable since it's all online.

Goey, thank you so much! Those look awesome! I'm especially interested in the Christian Classics link. Can't wait to go there. :)

djs, I forgot about Crosswalk. Thanks!

George, I forgot to mention...I've been reading "Why People Believe Weird Things" written by one of the guys who founded Skeptic.com and the magazine. I've really enjoyed it and love how he explains the logic part of it in terms this dummy can understand.

[oldiesman]

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[justloafing]

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[Goey]

I would highly suggest the logic sites as a a good starting point for anyoine wanting to do biblical studies. Not because logic is the end all, but to avoid the traps of logical fallacy that many fall into when doing "biblical research".

[coolchef1248 @adelphia.net]

oh thank you all i did not know this stuff was available

guess i'll be busy for quiet a while

aloha!

[dmiller]

Vine's Dictionary,

Eastons, and

Word Study Tools, are good too.

[T-Bone]

Thanks Gang for sharing these websites - I'm adding a bunch of these to my Favorites list. And Goey, I don't know if you've come across this one www.criticalthinking.org - it's a good one for developing clear thinking.

[likeaneagle]

Belle-

this the online Paralelle(SP)

http://bible.cc

[dmiller]

*Parallel*. Nice link. :)

[Belle]

These are great!! Thanks so much, y'all!