- Great Treasures: A free online resource for linguistic studies in the NT. It's not as sophisticated as Logos but it's a free substitution that serves its purpose.
- HTMLBIBLE: A similar resource as Great Treasures for beginners in linguistic studies of the NT. Again, not as sophisticated as Logos, but a helpful resource for us poor folk.
- GreekLatinAudio: Listen to the NT read in Greek or Latin. This resource also includes some audio readings of Genesis and select passages from the OT read in Hebrew.
- Early Christian Writings: Includes the NT, Apocrypha, Gnostic Writings, and Church Fathers. You can spend a lot of time on this one.
- Main Events in the History of Jerusalem: Here is a helpful timeline of Jerusalem from beginning to 1994.
- The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts: Fun place to see what is being done on contemporary NT studies. Also fun to see old manuscripts of the NT.
- NT Pod: Podcast about the New Testament and Christian Origins. Condensed comment from an academic perspective for everyone interested in historical approaches to the New Testament. By Mark Goodacre, Associate Professor of New Testament, Department of Religion, Duke University.
- Animated Map of Christian Growth: Map showing the growth of Christianity to 406 A.D.
Books:
John Dominic Crossan. The Historical Jesus: The Life of a Mediterranean Jewish Peasant. San Fransisco, CA: Harper Collins Publishers, 1991.
Bart Erhman. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why. New York: Harper Collins, 2005.
Bart Erhman. Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (and Why We Don't Know About Them). New York: Harper Collins, 2009.
Bart Erhman. Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why. New York: Harper Collins, 2005.
Bart Erhman. Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (and Why We Don't Know About Them). New York: Harper Collins, 2009.
Larry W. Hurtado. Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2003.
Michael R. Licona. The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2010.
Bruce J. Malina: The New Testament World: Insights From Cultural Anthropology, 3rd Edition. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.
Bruce J. Malina: The New Testament World: Insights From Cultural Anthropology, 3rd Edition. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.
Robert M. Price. The Incredible Shrinking Son of Man: How Reliable is the Gospel Tradition? New York: Prometheus Books, 2003.
E.P. Sanders. The Historical Figure of Jesus. New York: Penguin Books, 1995.
Albert Schweitzer. The Quest for the Historical Jesus. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 2005 (original publication, 1911).
N.T. Wright. The New Testament and the People of God. Vol. 1 of Christian Origins and the Question of God. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003.
N.T. Wright. Jesus and the Victory of God. Vol. 2 of Christian Origins and the Question of God. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003.
N.T. Wright. The Resurrection of the Son of God. Vol. 3 of Christian Origins and the Question of God. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003.
