Researching Religious Information:
The searchable texts are not as advanced as Star Trek's. One or two words work best.
Sometimes you get different results if you use the same word but a different Bible version.
Bible Interpretations is information on Bible versions, some guides on interpreting it and Bible background links.
The Bible Gateway(TM) is |
Versions include: NIV, NLT, NASB, RSV, KJV, NKJV, 21stCKJV, Message, Darby, YLT, WE, |
I like Bible Gateway because they have hyper-links to related passages. To search for a specific topic try the on-line Bible tool below:
Below is a list of more excellent searchable on-line Bibles and a free Bible software tool that works similarly to the on-line Bibles.
The Bible, Revised Standard
Version at the Electronics Text Center at the University of Virginia is an excellent example of a bible with a searchable index.
Bible Study Tools on crosswalk.com has 16 searchable versions of the Bible, dictionaries, commentaries, a historical writing section and more.
Biblical Resource Sites Great for topical searches. Includes a search engine for Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Nag Hammadi Library, 9 different searchable Bibles, and more.
Blue Letter Bible Based on the King James Version. Word or Phrase Search linked with 6 Bible Dictionaries for any English Word. Strong's Number Search Tool searches a Hebrew/Greek Concordance plus a Lexicon, for any Strong's Number.
Free Bible study software to use on your computer. Bibles, commentaries and dictionaries are readily viewed without having to "tile windows. Integrated editor and search capabilities. The verses in the commentaries are linked with the Bible and you can search multiple versions all at once. Well worth the download time. A download manager is very helpful tool for obtaining this program.
Read as many books on the subject as you can either afford, find at the library or read in the book store about what ever topic you are researching with caution. Ask questions and go back to step 1.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library has a good collection of on-line Christian reference books, as well as fiction and hymns.
Online Bible Software This Bible Study freeware program lets you add entire books, different Bible versions, commentaries and dictionaries to your computer and have multiple hyper-linked reference sources open at the same time. You need a download manager for this program too. Choose their Components link then choose their Installation files link to get started.
Stories of the Prophets the complete English translation text of Islamic author Al-Imam Ibn Khathir's book written 1301-1372 C.E (701-774 A.H.), translated by Mustafa Geme'ah, of Al-Azhar institute, Cairo. Some of this book differs from christian teachings but is still worth reading for another's cultures input and arguments on Biblical characters.
Surf the web. Below are some links I have come across. (Not all of them are Christian)
CICI Home Page - Catholic.Net look for their encyclopedia link.The Orthodox Christian Page The Eastern Orthodox point of view has information on the Western European Saints, a reading section, some other Bible links.
Bible History Online Images and Resources for Biblical History is an awesome site. You could spend hours.
Hyper History contains 2000 files covering 3000 years. To find religious information choose the timeline of interest.
Exploring Ancient World Culture The Near East starts with Gilgamesh.
Jewish Encyclopedia The complete contents of the 12-volume Jewish Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. Contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.
Resource Pages for Biblical Studies Culture A comprehensive link page. Includes Bible texts, aspects of the Mediterranean social world, and other websites on how to use your computer for biblical research.
Christ Country Information about Christian beginnings in America. George Washington's Morning Prayer, Mayflower Compact, and more.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
Gnostic Scriptures and Fragments
Early Christian Writings
Internet History Sourcebooks Project edited by Paul Halsall and Fordham University are vast collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts including Ancient History, Medieval History and Modern History.
Evidence and Paul's Journeys Excerpts from his recently published book "Evidence and Paul's Journeys: An Historical Investigation into the Travels of the Apostle Paul."
Paul and the Pauline Epistles has lots of links on Paul.
BiblioExpress is a simple reference manager for researchers that can format records in several popular styles, including ACS, APA, and MLA.
Citing Sources: APA, Chicago, MLA, Turabinian and CSE guidelines for documenting some of the most commonly-used forms of cited material, includes documenting different types of website sources.
ScholarCite a free program that helps write and format standards compliant literature references. Fill in some fields, press "Write" and the ScholarCite auto-generator creates a bibliography entry for your works cited list. APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian and the Harvard System of References supported.
Year A Calendar Revised Common Lectionary Study gives an outline of what many churches expect to hear about Sunday morning. This resource is similar to a magazines theme list for the year ahead. Though sometimes religious leaders hold the privilege of deviating from the list.
Lectionary Page Current Lectionary readings or download their Desktop Lectionary which shows you the first few lines of the week’s current scripture readings selected from the lectionary in a small box that’s always there on your desktop, stimulating you to meditate on the readings. Clicking on the link will bring you the full readings from their Lectionary Page.
GBOD Ready Resources On-line handouts for classroom, small group, or worship.
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This page links to some the ones I like the best, current issues, holidays, and my Christian chain mail section. |
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Here are a collection of Christian search engines and directories. |
When I first started looking, I had a rough time using search engines to find quality information on religious history, then I discovered webrings. Some useful and interesting links can be found through the webrings below.
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The Bible Timeline SiteRing This site owned by Ruth Willerth |
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