Research Guides: AKRON Biblical Studies: Internet Resources

Images

Bible Places Photographs and descriptions of sites in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey and Greece with an emphasis on biblical archaeology, geography and history are available at this resource. Students may use the material on this site for school projects without permission. Purchasers of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands are granted liberal usage rights for the images for personal and educational purposes. There is a charge to download images.
Photos of The Holy Land from 120 years ago "A visitor to the Holy Land between 1890 and 1900 would have encountered a place that looked a lot like the pastoral setting described in the Bible and the Quran. A glimpse of this era is preserved through photochrom prints from the Library of Congress."

Other Resources

NT Gateway Created by a Duke University professor, this topical website provides annotated links on everything connected with the academic study of the New Testament and Christian Origins.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library CCEL is a digital library of nearly 1000 classic Christian books.

Oxford photos

Oxford photo essays These images and support documents are intended to provide background information on important topics in the Bible.

Interactive Tools

Bible.org
Home of the Net Bible, includes seasonal resources, illustrations, and ministry sections for men, women, children and pastors.
Bible Gateway
The Bible Gateway is a tool for reading and researching scripture online using a number of different translations. You can find and compare particular passages in scripture based on keywords, phrases, or scripture reference. Other features include: a Verse of the Day widget, Bible commentaries, and audio Bibles
Bible Hub
Search and Bible study tools including parallel texts, cross references and commentaries are available on this vast site. This site provides quick access to topical studies, interlinears, sermons, Strong's and many more resources.
Bible Study Tools
BibleStudyTools.com is a free online Bible website for verse search and in-depth studies. Included in this website is over 39 Bible translations and versions, commentaries, concordances, Bible dictionaries, encyclopedias, lexicons, and historical Christian and church books including Fox's Book of Martyrs. Also included are Bible reading plans, a Parallel Bible tool, and a Greek and Hebrew Interlinear for the New and Old Testament with links to Strongs and TDNT.
Blue Letter Bible
Search for scriptures by word, verse or multiple verses from a wide range of translations. Retrieve Strong's number, Biblical word and transliteration. Study with commentaries, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps/images and more.
International Critical Commentary (older edition)
Copyright expired edition of the International Critical Commentary. Newer edition available in print at Morgan Library.
STEP Bible
STEP Bible's features include: translation comparisons, lexicons, full definitions, word clouds, topic searches, and more! Created by Tyndale House, Cambridge, UK.
Study Light
Online Bible study tools and resources are available to help you find Bible verses fast and then understand them better. Other resources include: Bible commentaries, encyclopedias, dictionaries, parallel Bibles, interlinear Bibles, and original language tools.