On this page you will find links to more information on the New Testament and to resources to enrich your class experience and assist in some written assignments Hopefully this page will be updated throughout the semester (and beyond)

Bible translations While we have ordered a New Testament for the class (the Jewish Annotated New Testament) which has excellent introductions and annotations, there are plenty of reliable and free translations of the Christian Bible online. I just ask that you use a translation and not a paraphrase. A translation strives to convey the original Greek in readable English that is close to the historical and contextual meaning. A paraphrase (sometimes also called a dynamic translation or meaning-based translation) renders the general meaning of passages and sentences into more familiar idiom. For this class it's better to stick with a straightforward translation. You can find a thorough overview of different English-language bible translations and paraphrases here. Most study bibles used in academic settings publish the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), a late 20th-century update of the earlier Revised Standard Version (RSV). You can find the NRSV online here (you can only read chapter-by-chapter); you can find the RSV online here (you can read entire books). Most study bibles used in Protestant Christian churches use either the King James Version (usually updated into modern English as the New King James Version) (NKJV) or the New International Version (NIV), which is based on the RSV. You can access the NKJV and NIV on this website (NKJV and NIV), reading chapter-by-chapter. This site allows you to compare different English translations of the Bible (you select the versions from the drop menu and enter the chapter in the search bar). Bible texts You are (of course!) welcome to explore the New Testament in its original (i.e., reconstructed) Greek text. You can find a reliable and interactive Greek Bible here ("interactive" = you can click on individual words for English definitions). A non-interactive, but very pretty, website with the most recent critical text ("Nestle-Aland 28") can be found here, along with other critical Bible editions (Hebrew, Latin Vulgate, King James). General Bible information sites Bible Odyssey. The public-facing site of the Society of Biblical Literature is filled with short entries on topics related to the Bible and brief interviews with scholars. Virtual Religion: Biblical Studies. A regularly updated clearing house of scholarly websites devoted to biblical studies, broken down by category. New Testament information sites E.N.T.E.R. (Electronic New Testament Education Resources). A baffling array of original treatments, summaries, and worksheets about large and small topics related to the New Testament compiled over decades by Felix Just. Virtual Religion: New Testament. A regularly updated clearing house of scholarly websites devoted to New Testament studies, broken down by category. Research tools Harvard Divinity Library Biblical Studies Resources. A great launching pad for finding big and small information (both print and digital) about the Bible, particular New Testament books, passages, characters. Some highlights: - "Finding Articles and Books": with links to key databases (and see below) and print resources - "What Commentary Should I Use?": a guide to the truly endless world of biblical commentaries organized by publisher and audience - "Call Numbers for Biblical Books": Your guide to wandering (when it's safe!) through the basement of Harvard Divinity Library! Harvard Divinity Library: Key Databases for New Testament and Early Christian Studies. An amazing launching pad for remote research, including some key databases such as (Hollis log-in required for these): - ATLA Religion Database. Catalog of hundreds of journals searchable by subject, author, title, and "scriptural citation" - New Testament Abstracts. A curated database of the major publications in New Testament studies compiled annually - Oxford Biblical Studies Online. A massive online portal that pulls articles, entries, and essays from almost two dozen Oxford Press reference works, searchable by subject and biblical verse(s) HOLLIS (Harvard On-Line Library Information System). The online catalog of the Harvard University Libraries including digital images from special collections. Harvard Libraries are almost unimaginably huge so you'll want to practice limiting your searches using the "Advanced Search" features to limit by resource type (journals, books, essays, etc.), years (you probably don't want material from the 1600s!), and languages. Fun stuff Celluloid Jesus. New Testament scholar Mark Goodacre has compiled essays, reviews, and thoughts on modern cinematic representations of Jesus. (Dr. Goodacre also has a NT-themed podcast: NT Pod.) The Brick Bible. One of the more interesting long-form biblical art projects on the internet From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians. This four-hour PBS documentary from 1998 is available for viewing online and the website features a lot of interviews with scholars, primary sources, maps, and other pieces of NT-related media.