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Xtalk: The Historical Jesus and Early Christian Origins

http://www.markgoodacre.org/xtalk/

A moderated, academic e-list for discussion of the Historical Jesus and Christian Origins.

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The TempleIts Ministry and Services

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/edersheim/temple.html

Christian Classics Ethereal Library offers the full text of this book by Alfred Edersheim in a variety of formats.

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The Social World of the New Testament

http://www.torreys.org/bible/biblia03.html

These pages are intended as a resource for serious, scholarly studies of the social world of the early Christian writings.

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The Jewish Roman World of Jesus

http://www.religiousstudies.uncc.edu/JDTABOR/indexb.html

Features articles and pictures by Dr. James Tabor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; an interesting example of the relevance of ancient cults to understanding current events, by a partipant in the negotiations preceding the Waco Massacre.

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The Gospels in the Second Century

http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10955

William Sanday's scholarly criticism of an anonymous book "Supernatural Religion" which claimed that the Gospels were not written till late in the second century. (Project Gutenberg ASCII e-text).

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Sketches of Jewish Social Life

http://www.ccel.org/ccel/edersheim/sketches.html

Christian Classics Ethereal Library offers the full text of this book by Alfred Edersheim in a variety of formats.

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Jerusalem Perspective Online

http://www.jerusalemperspective.com/

Articles about the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and the study of the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke).

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From Jesus to Christ - The First Christians

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/

[Frontline 4-hour TV series] Archaeological, sociological, and historical survey; pictures, maps, texts.

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Doig, Ken: Biblical Chronology

http://doig.net/Biblical_Archaeology.htm

Includes article proposing a 16th-century date for the Exodus; chronology of Jesus' ministry; works of Flavius Josephus.

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Bible History Online Images and Resource Links

http://www.bible-history.com/

Resources for study of the Bible and the ancient world. Maps, timelines, images, software, links.

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Amazing Bible World History Timeline

http://agards.com/bible-study

Printable wall chart including Biblical and world events from Adam to modern times (updated from 1930 version).

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