Posted in Internet tools/resources on Tuesday, 24 June, 2008 | No Comments »
The Tyndale Tech blog is a highly useful site for finding out about electronic resources for biblical studies. At the time of writing it features posts on:
maps and geography in biblical studies (incl. interactive maps, PowerPoint maps, photos of places and archaeology;
the Tyndale Toolbar for Bibles, languages, bibliography and news, which works in Firefox [...]
Posted in Internet tools/resources, tagged Psalms on Saturday, 14 June, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The particular strength of this useful blog, entitled ‘Tehillim’, lies in its unwavering focus on the Psalms. Most of the posts introduce readers to books, articles and sermons on the Psalms, many of which are available online (links are provided). Occasionally, Richard Sherratt, who has published a short article on ‘The Psalms in Anglican [...]
Posted in Bible dictionary, Internet tools/resources on Thursday, 27 March, 2008 | No Comments »
One of the most important tools for beginning students is a reliable, up-to-date Bible dictionary. Finding one in print is no problem, but the online Bible dictionaries currently available are all extremely dated. The Blue Cord Bible Dictionary (at http://www.bluecord.org/biblewiki/index.php) is aiming to change that by providing a Bible wiki, i.e. a Wikipedia-style Bible dictionary. [...]
Posted in Bibliographies, Greek, Internet tools/resources, New Testament, Old Testament, Prophets/prophecy, tagged Deuteronomy, Ecclesiastes, Exodus, Genesis, Job, Leviticus, Numbers, Proverbs, Psalms, Song of Songs on Friday, 17 November, 2006 | No Comments »
The Biblical eSources site, maintained by Ted Hildebrandt of Gordon College in Wenham (MA), lists electronic books, articles and bibliographies on the Old and New Testament as well as on New Testament Greek. Some areas of biblical studies are well covered, while others (such as most of the minor prophets) don’t feature at all.
There is [...]
Posted in Bible, Internet tools/resources on Friday, 17 November, 2006 | No Comments »
The BibleTutor by Luther Productions, which describes itself as the multimedia arm of Luther Seminary in St Paul (Minnesota), offers some basic information on biblical books and periods as well as places and people in the Bible. There is also some information on festivals, foreign deities, and places and objects for worship.
Posted in Internet tools/resources, Online books on Monday, 13 November, 2006 | No Comments »
Mega-search engine Google is in the process of scanning entire library collections to create an online library of millions of searchable volumes. Google already offers a sizeable collection of older biblical studies works that are in the public domain, including works by Hermann Gunkel, S. R. Driver, Julius Wellhausen and Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette, [...]
Click on the relevant link for information about theology courses at the University of Cumbria (Lancaster, UK):
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BA (Hons) in Contemporary Theology |
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MA in Theology |
Or visit the following link for information about courses offered by the Lancashire & Cumbria Theological Partnership (formerly Carlisle & Blackburn Diocesan Training Institute). These include:
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Foundation Degree in Practical Theology |
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BA (Hons) in Practical Theology |
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MA in Practical Theology |
Relevant posts can be found by using the search box, selecting the relevant author, subject or biblical passage, or clicking on an archive folder (see below).
You could also follow one of the following links for posts featuring:
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my own reviews, |
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links to other reviews, |
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internet tools and resources. |
Or perhaps you might like to have a look at my
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introduction to Old and New Testament commentary series. |