Reference Works

Bible Gateway Online access to many versions of the Bible. Includes the ability to search one or more translations at once.

Bible History and Geography

Bible Places Mostly a place for photographs, it also contains material on life in the days of the Bible.

Bible Research This site is for Bible students who are looking for detailed information on the history of the canon, texts, and versions of Scripture.

Bible Resource Center Run by the American Bible Society, this contains a huge collection of Bibles (over 55,0000!) as well as other interesting material. The articles do have a denominational slant.

Bible Resources Includes on-line Bibles, audio Bibles, and several interesting articles. It is operated by a denomination group and includes articles with denominational ideas.

Bible.org Features a downloadable Bible called Net Bible.

Blue Letter Bible Online Bibles and study tools

Christian Classics Ethereal Library An extensive collection of public domain books.

English Bible History A history of the English translations of the Bible, including a time line.

Greek and Latin Educational Links

Greek Online Study Course An introductory course to the Koine Greek used in the New Testament.

Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts Deals with textual criticism of the Bible's manuscripts

J. W. McGarvey's Collective Works An extensive collection of the writings of J. W. McGarvey

New Testament Greek A study course

Searching the Scriptures This magazine was published for 33 years, from 1960 to 1992. Each issue is reproduced in PDF files.

The Restoration Movement Writings by authors in the churches of Christ, the Christian churches, and Disciples of Christ. No effort is made to distinguish good writings from bad writings in this collection.

Webminister.com A denominational site, but it contains interesting links to statics about what people look for in a church.

Software

AGES Digital Library The company sells PDF files of many classic works. The price is far lower than purchasing printed copies. Check around for prices. Some retailers offer the same products at a discount. I would strongly recommend not using their downloadable option. It would not work for me despite repeated attempts and I found out afterwards that the company does not stand behind its downloaded products (you can't get a refund if it doesn't work).

Bible Explorer The base version is free for downloading. I had problems getting it down on a dial-up line, but it transferred without a hitch on a high-speed line. Some of the free material is only available if you register. The base version is useful. My two main complaints is that it loves to open windows, so it is very easy to end up with multiple copies of the same book open at the same time. Second, in my brief usage of it, I could not find a way to click on a Strong's reference number and get the Strong's dictionary to jump to that entry; I had to manually type in the reference number in that window. One feature that I especially liked is the Strong's dictionary is vocal pronunciation -- you can click on the phoentic representation of the Greek or Hebrew word and it will pronounce the word for you. The program uses the STEP system for electronic book formats. Any book in STEP format can be added to the system. It even allows you to bring in your own books through a built-in word processor and create your own STEP books -- this is a feature I hope to explore further in the future. Much of the system pushes for you to buy from the large collection of add-on books (this is where the company manages to afford to give away a free copy).

Bible Mapper Bible Mapper is a fully interactive, highly accurate Bible mapping system that helps you quickly and easily create customized maps of the Holy Lands or study a particular period and aspect of Bible history. This is a free program that allows you to create your own maps of Bible places. The license allows you to use the maps you create freely as well.

e-Sword This is another free program. The manufacturer operates off of donations. I especially like this one because it has a version available for PDAs (Pocket PCs). It is not very fast. Searches are very slow. A few resources have price tags, but most do not. Mostly they are royalty fees and are inexpensive. It has the ability to read STEP formated books.

PowerBible This has remained my favorite program through the years. The price has always been cheap (currently $19) and the amount that you get for that price is jaw-dropping. The interconnections between books are excellent. I especially like the hover feature that lets you put your mouse over a reference tag and read the reference without having to switch to that point. The NASB, NRSV, and NIV are on the disk, but are locked until the publishers' royalty fee is paid (still low, $37 for all three currently). The two main faults with the program is that it is not extensible (you can't add your own books to it) and the ESV is not available.