- ABZU: Guide to
Resources for the Study of the Ancient Near East Available on the
Internet
- Charles E. Jones of the Oriental Institute presents this "experimental
guide to the rapidly increasing, and widely distributed data relevant to
the study and public presentation of the Ancient Near East." ABZU
is an extensive listing of resources divided into several subsections,
including regional indices for Egypt
and Mesopotamia.
- AVESTA --
Zoroastrian Archives
- Designed and maintained by Joseph Peterson, this site is "dedicated to
revealing the ancient wisdom of the Magi, the teachings of the prophet
Zarathushtra, preserved in the scriptures of the Zoroastrian religion." It
includes versions of several ancient Zoroastrian Scriptures, general
information, including some on contemporary Zoroastrian practices, and
links to other Zoroastrian sites. It also provides examples and
explanations of many features of the Avestan language. Readers unfamiliar
with Zoroastrianism will be interested in the overview and FAQ file and the glossary of Zoroastrian
terms available here.
- The
Archeology of Egypt and Canaan in Ancient Times
- Presented by John R. Abercrombie, this on-line course supplement from
Brandeis University offers a detailed look at the material culture of the
levant and surrounding areas during the Middle Bronze
Age, the Late Bronze
Age and the Iron Age. It
also includes a selection
of texts from Pritchard's Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to
the Old Testament.
- Assyro-Babylonian
Mythology
- Christopher Siren, a graduate student at the University of New
Hampshire, presents this general overview of the Mesopotamian pantheon,
biographies for several of the gods and some mortals (such as Gilgamesh,
who was two-thirds divine and one-third human), and a handy equivalence
chart comparing the Babylonian and Sumerian pantheon. Mr. Siren has also
created files on Canaanite/Ugaritic
Mythology, Hittite/Hurrian
Mythology, and Sumerian
Mythology.
- Biblical
Jerusalem
- Provided by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs with text by A.
Chovers and photographs by Zeev Redovan, this site is a pictographic tour
of the ancient city of Jerusalem that focuses on its place in Jewish
history. It is divided into six sub-sections: Jerusalem in the
Bible - Introduction, From Canaanite City
to Israelite Capital, Solomon's
Temple, The Growth of Judean
Jerusalem, Jerusalem's
Waterworks - An Ancient Marvel and Daily Life in
Biblical Jerusalem.
- Çatalhöyük: Excavations of
a Neolithic Anatolian Höyük
- Edited and developed by Anja Wolle, this website presents excavation
reports, diaries, and newsletters concerning the oldest urban center in the
world. Dating to 7000 B.C.E., Çatalhöyük provides key information to
the origins of agriculture and urbanization as well as having the first wall
paintings and sculpture.
- The New Testament
Gateway
- Far-reaching and regularly updated, Mark Goodacre's The New
Testament Gateway is a thorough guide to internet academic sources
regarding the New Testament. The site is divided into 18 sections:
Featured
Links, Greek New
Testament, Bible
Translations and Editions, Textual
Criticism, Non-Canonical
Christian Texts,
Gospels
and Acts, The Apostle Paul,
Revelation,
Historical
Jesus, Judaica,
Early
Church and Patristics, Jesus in Film,
Academic
E-lists, New Testament
Scholars, General
Resources, Maps, Archaeology,
and Bibliography.
with each section containing extensive links to quality sites on that
topic.
- The Oriental
Institute
- The Oriental Institute, one of the world's leaders in Near
Eastern studies, offers this extensive record of research, including
information about the Oriental Institute
Museum (along with with a Virtual Tour),
and reports on archaeological
and philological
projects. Of particular interest may be the catalogue
of highlights from the museum.
- The
Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and Associated
Literature
- Scrolls
from the Dead Sea: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern
Scholarship
- Presented by the Library of Congress, this exhibition provides an
overview of the Dead Sea Scrolls, the community that kept them and the
story of how they were discovered 2,000 years later. It is divided into
five main sections: Introduction
-- The World of the Scrolls, The
Qumran Library, The
Qumran Community, Today
-- 2,000 Years Later and a Conclusion.
An Outline
of Objects and Topics provides easy access to the high points of the
site.
- The Temple Mount in
Jerusalem
- Developed by Lambert Dolphin, Jil Milligan and Michael Kollen with
material by Tuvia Sagiv, this site examines "the scientific and
archaeological research concerning the location of the first and second
Jewish temples." An essay by Dolphin and Kollen, The Location of the First and
Second Temples, examines three divergent theories. A collection of
other essays examines various issues surrounding the temple mount,
including its history and its significance to Christians, Muslims and
Jews. The site also features several images, maps and Real Audio
lectures.
- World Wide Study
Bible
- Harry Plantinga's Christian
Classics Ethereal Library includes this World Wide Study Bible
that conveniently cross references six translations of the Hebrew and
Christian Scriptures. Translations include the New International Version,
the King James Version, the New American Standard Version, the Revised
Standard Version, Young's Literal Translation and the Darby Translation.
Biblical books are also linked to several commentaries.
For more information about this website or to report any problems, please email Tony Beavers.