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*[http://scripturetext.com ScriptureText.com] features the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible verse by verse along with several English translations and translations into various non-English languages. | *[http://scripturetext.com ScriptureText.com] features the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible verse by verse along with several English translations and translations into various non-English languages. | ||
| − | * [http://www. | + | *[http://www.inephi.com 1830 version of the Book of Mormon]: this impressive site provides scanned images of an actual first edition copy of the Book of Mormon. The quality is very good (use your browser to magnify, if desired). You may examine any page in the Book of Mormon in two different ways. Look by page number in the original Palmyra edition, or search by reference online from the current edition. |
*[http://www.centerplace.org/hs/iv/default.htm Inspired Version of the Bible] ≈ JST of the Bible. (Provided by Church of Christ (formerly RLDS).) | *[http://www.centerplace.org/hs/iv/default.htm Inspired Version of the Bible] ≈ JST of the Bible. (Provided by Church of Christ (formerly RLDS).) | ||
*[http://www.centerplace.org/hs/dc/lectures.htm Lectures on Faith] (Provided by Church of Christ (formerly RLDS).) | *[http://www.centerplace.org/hs/dc/lectures.htm Lectures on Faith] (Provided by Church of Christ (formerly RLDS).) | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 2 July 2008
A list of other scripture resources available on the web
Most useful
- The scriptures from LDS.org
Comments on a particular scripture
- Institute Student Manuals
- See where it has been cited in General conference using the LDS General Conference Scriptural Index.
- World Wide Study Bible Lots of links to mostly protestant Bible resources organized by chapter in the Bible. Easy to use.
Understanding the words of the scriptures
- See the definition of words around the time of the restoration: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
- Look up the meaning of the Greek or Hebrew words in the Bible using the English with these tools from the Blue Letter Bible.
- Go to this search page, type the word of interest, click the "Show Strong's" check box, click the search button. Then click on the small super-script to the right of the word you are interested in the context.
- Alternately, search Lexicon search from the Blue Letter Bible. (Some anti-mormon content is hosted on this site.)
Sunday school lesson materials
- Site:SS_lessons Feast's commentary pages on Sunday School Lesson assignments
- Site:NTFootnotes New Testament footnotes, edited by Kevin Barney
- Manuals the Church's student and teacher manuals
- LDS Gospel Doctrine.net a comprehensive set of links to gospel doctrine lesson material posted on the web.
Alternate translations / other versions
- ScriptureText.com features the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible verse by verse along with several English translations and translations into various non-English languages.
- 1830 version of the Book of Mormon: this impressive site provides scanned images of an actual first edition copy of the Book of Mormon. The quality is very good (use your browser to magnify, if desired). You may examine any page in the Book of Mormon in two different ways. Look by page number in the original Palmyra edition, or search by reference online from the current edition.
- Inspired Version of the Bible ≈ JST of the Bible. (Provided by Church of Christ (formerly RLDS).)
- Lectures on Faith (Provided by Church of Christ (formerly RLDS).)
More Stuff
LDS
- The Religious Educator Publishes topics directly related to all facets of teaching the restored gospel, as well as the doctrine and history of the Restoration. Published under the auspices of the Religious Studies Center at Brigham Young University
- Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies
- Gospel Doctrine.com
- Scripture-related blog threads
Bible specific
General
- World Wide Study Bible. Organized by book and then chapter. Has links to various translations, audio, commentary, and sermons. There are other tools better for comparing translations (though this source is comprehensive) but this is one of the best places to find bible commentaries. Mostly Protestant sources. Some Catholic as well.
- Crosswalk contains Bible study tools including: several versions of the Bible, searches, parallel bibles, dictionaries, encyclopedias, lexicons and more.
- Bible Gateway another bible study tool which includes the bible in several languages (text or audio), several translations of the bible in English (text or audio), commentaries and a topical index.
- BibleWiki a wiki with the goal of being an encyclopedia for the Bible; currently contains Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary, the Jewish Encyclopedia (1906), and the Catholic Encyclopedia (1907).
- NET Bible is a fairly literal translation produced by evangelical scholars. It includes extensive translation notes.
- ScriptureText.com features the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Bible verse by verse along with several English translations and translations into various non-English languages.
- New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.
- World English Bible is one of the very few modern translations in the public domain.
- Dr. Constable has an on-line commentary of the Old and New Testaments.
- Devar free bible study tool is a freeware Bible program with over 70 different books. With Bibles in many languages, commentaries, lexicons and other scripture research books. An increadble free program.
Biblical Studies Journals
Also see this list of Bible-Related Electronic Journals These contains free electronic articles (at least a few)
- Journal of Biblical Literature
- Semeia: An Experimental Journal for Biblical Criticism
- Neotestamentica
- Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses: Louvain Journal of Theology and Canon Law
- Russian Orthodox Church: Representation to the European institutions articles on theology and spirituality
- Journal of Biblical Studies
- Biblical Studies Discussion List at YahooGroups.
These require subscription
Rabbinic literature
- Tales and Maxims from the Midrash by Rev. Samuel Rapaport [1907]. Includes Midrash Rabba.
- Zohar
- The Zohar: the most powerful spiritual tool by Rav Berg (full text)
- Zohar: Bereshith to Lekh Lekha (roughly Genesis 1 - Genesis 17; basically 3 of the 15 Zohar volumes) by Nurho de Manhar
- The Book of Zohar By Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai--With the Commentary Sulam (The Ladder) By Rabbi Yehuda L. Ashlag], includes Commentary of Rav Michael Laitman, PhD As Studied in Private Lessons With Rabbi Baruch S. Ashlag (only a few selections)
- Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906
- Main site (site seems to be down frequently)
- At the Bible Wiki site
Notable Biblical scholars and books
- CASSUTO, Umberto. A commentary on the book of Genesis. Translated from the Hebrew by Israel Abrahams. 2 vols. Jerusalem: Magnes Press, Hebrew University, 1961-1964
- Margaret Barker
- Articles available on-line--(provided by an LDS webmaster)
- On Margaret Barker: A new paradigm in Biblical studies--an essay on her work
Related (internal) links
- Back to Community Portal
- Other LDS resources
Feel free to add additional links on this page.
