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Page 3: Aspects of the Greco-Roman Social World
Valuable resources for studying the Greco-Roman World || Research projects || Various Collections of images in info of the Greco-Roman World || Sociological and Social-anthropological aspects || Social Science Resources || Sociological studies || Patron-client structures || Honor-Shame || Family structures || Magic || Bibliographies || Socio-rhetorical criticism || Archaeology of ancient cultures || Other collections || Back to main page

Valuable resources for studying the Greco-Roman World.

Electronic Tools and Ancient Near Eastern Archives. ETANA is a cooperative venture of a consortium of scholarly societies and universities to develop and maintain a comprehensive Internet site for the study of the ancient Near East (ANE).

Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites

Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt.
A very nice search index to the famous ANRW. The database includes all volumes known to be published to date and will be updated as additional volumes are published.

Dreams of Antiquity.
Bibliographische Online-Datenbank zu Träumen und Visionen in der Antike.

Ancient Baths Resource Site

Ancient Journeys.
A Festschrift in Honor of Eugene Numa Lane. Introduction, Biography, Articles.

Classic Resources on the Internet. The database consists of links related to Ancient Greek and Roman world.

Denarius Converter. Ancient Units Converter. Quickly convert between many ancient units, add new units and edit existing units. Ideal for papyrology.

Oriental Institute Map Series

Maps;
Mark Goodacre's collection of links to maps.

Interactive Ancient Mediterranean
IAM is an on-line atlas of the ancient Mediterranean world designed to serve the needs and interests of students and teachers in high school, community college and university courses.

Historical and cultural atlas resource

Atlas of the Greek and Roman World

Roman Law in the WWW

The Roman Law Library

Radiocarbon WEB-info

See also the collection of Maria C. Pantelia, Electronic Resources for Classicists,
a very valuable collection of resources, compiled at The University of New Hampshire.

Cleopatra:
A Multimedia Guide to Art of the Ancient World is an interactive journey through the collection of ancient art at The Art Institute of Chicago. Really fascinating.

Ships of the Ancient Greeks
on the World-Wide Web.

The Forum of Trajan. Italian site.

QuotationFinder. QuotationFinder allows you to find quotations and allusions in the TLG CD-ROM (Thesaurus Linguae Graecae) and the CLCLT CD-ROM (CETEDOC Library of Christian Latin Texts).

Robert Jewett (Guest Professor, University of Heidelberg), "The Troas Project: Investigating Maritime and Land Routes to Clarify the Role of Alexandreia Troas in Commerce and Religion"

Travel And Religion In Antiquity: A Preliminary Classified Bibliography
(Prepared by Angela Brkich, Sacha Mathew, Daniel Bernard, and Philip A. Harland, Concordia University)

Philip A. Harland, Pausing at the Intersection of Religion and Travel in Antiquity,
a paper for discussion.

Research Projects

Skenotheke:Images of the Ancient Stage.
This project, which is very much a work in progress, offers various images of the ancient stage (theater).

The Corinth Computer Project.
Reconstructing the city plan and landscape of Roman Corinth.

Hellenistic Moral Philosophy Link to an SBL Seminar.

Various collections of images and descriptions of aspects of the Greco-Roman World.

Graeco-Roman world, comprehensive

Peter H. Green, (ed.),Hellenistic History and Culture.
Full text of the 1993 book from University of California Press.

Jon D. Mikalson, Religion in Hellenistic Athens.
Full text of the 1998 book from University of California Press.

Ancient Rome.
Pictures and explanations of central cultural aspects of ancient Rome.

The Ancient Gods;
brief descriptions of The Gods family tree, The Titans, The OLympians, and Other gods & Semi-gods.

Wondrous Glass,
Reflections on the World of Rome c. 50 B.C.-A.D.650.

Traditions of Magic in Late Antiquity.
The current exhibition is divided into three sections: one deals with manuals of magical practices, another presents various protective devices, and the third presents some of the more aggressive uses of ancient magic. The wall cases display enlarged photographs of some of the items, allowing a closer examination of even the smallest details.

Maecenas;
Images of Ancient Greece and Rome

The Christian Catacombs of Rome

A Virtual tour of Pompei

J. Moyr Smith, Ancient Greek Female Costume.
(London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington, 1882).

Roman Technology Handbok.
An interesting project, still under construction.

Roman Art and Architecture.

Hellenism and the Art of City Building.
Arch 343: Cities in History; Lecture 5: Hellenism and the Art of City Building, by Dr. Richard Ingersoll, Rice University.

Ellen Brundage, Inventing the Solar System: Early Greek Scientists Struggle to Explain How the Heavens Move

Josephus bibliographie

VRoma
. A Virtual Community for teaching and Learning Classics. VRoma is first and foremost a community of scholars, both teachers and students, who help to create on-line resources for teaching Latin and ancient Roman culture and who use these resources in their courses.

Ancient Rome

Rome of the Caesars.

Internet Ancient History Source Book;
Rome, Republic and Empire. (Very comprehensive).

Rome.
Yet another megasite on ancient Rome.

The Roman Empire.
another mega site.

Roma interactive

Some maps of the Roman Empire

Index of Latin Inscriptions

A Visual Compendium of Roman Emperors.

The Forum Romanum

The Christian Catacombs of Rome

VRoma
. A Virtual Community for teaching and Learning Classics. VRoma is first and foremost a community of scholars, both teachers and students, who help to create on-line resources for teaching Latin and ancient Roman culture and who use these resources in their courses.

Virtual Rome. Italy in Virtual Reality.

Mysteries

The Eleusinian Mysteries,
a nice presentation of the Eleusinian mysteries, from The Ecole Initiative.

David Ulansey, The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras.

Villa of the Mysteries,- from Pompey.

MITHRAISM; The Legacy of the Roman Empire's Final Pagan State Religion

Athens

The Ancient City of Athens
; a photographic archive of the archaeological and architectural remains of ancient Athens (Greece).

Corinth

Life in Ancient Greece
, as reflected in the Coinage of Corinth. A web page from the Smithsonian Institution.

Prefecture of Corinthia

Corinth
on the Perseus. Informative pictures. etc.

69 pictures
from ancient Corint.

Arkjaia Korinthos

Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth.

About Corinthia
; Not much, but some nice pictures.

Dr. David Gilman Romano,The Corinth Computer Project
. Reconstructing the city plan and landscape of Roman Corinth.

Hector Williams, Kenchreai, Eastern port of Corinth.

Perseus pictures from Corinth

Pictures from Corinth
Reviews

Donald Engels, Roman Corinth; An Alternative Model for The Classical City.
The University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1990. Review by Daniel P. Tomkins.

Delphi

Late Roman Delphi.
Delphi, the "navel" of the Earth for the Ancient Greeks, is a world-wide known place of Ancient Greek civilization and the most visited site in Greece after the Acropolis of Athens.

Delphi Resources

Ancient delphi

Delphi

Pergamon

Pergamon
Info from Perseus database.

Pergamon.
A brief intro, and several pictures.

The Pergamon Altar

Pompei

The Pompei Forum Project
A very informative project about the findings in the forum of old Pompei.

Pompei;
lots of pictures from Pompei.

Asia Minor

Pisidian Antioch.
Seventeen ancient cities in Turkey were named Antioch, but only two are remembered by any but scholars today. One is Antakya and the other is Antioch in Pisidia, Yalvac.

Diocletians Palace
: The "Palace" of Diocletian at Split; a unique structure from the later Roman empire.

The Greek & Roman Cities of Western Turkey
"This book deals with the urban life of Western Turkey as reflected in the magnificent surviving remains (town planning, services, architecture and sculpture) from the Greek and Roman periods, together with an account of the changes wrought upon those remains in the Byzantine and Islamic periods - changes which have often affected what survives and how it does so."

Focus on Ancient Cities of Anatolia

Focus on Ephesus

Focus on Miletos

Ephesus
Marvelous 360 degrees panorama pictures from Ephesus.

First Century Ephesus;
from Sheila E. McGinn's website.

Aphrodisias
. The ancient city of Aphrodisias is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Greek and Roman periods in Turkey.

Palestine

Alfred Edersheim, The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah
; old, but still readable.

KC Hanson's Photo Gallery of Syria & Palestine

KC Hanson's Photo Gallery of Ancient Mesopotamia

KC Hanson's Photos of Greco-Roman Objects

Biblical Art A website with a tremendous lots of pictures related to the Bible.

Sociological and Social-anthropological aspects of the Ancient Mediterranean World

Social Science Resources

Social Science Information Gateway
An Internet Guide to Social Sciences.

Social Sciences WWW Resource List (Q - Z).

Antropology links.
Very informative.

Ancient Economies.
This page edited by a professional economist, Morris Silver, is devoted to the consideration of unsettled or disputed aspects of ancient economies, including the entire Mediterranean world.

K. C. Hanson and Douglas E. Oakman, Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts.
A lot of materials intended to accompany and enhance the discussion in the book by Hanson and Oakman, Palestine in the Time of Jesus. The book is now available from bookstores.

"Clean/Unclean, Pure/Polluted and Holy/Profane."
In The Social Sciences and New Testament Interpretation, 80-104. R. L. Rohrbaugh, ed. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996.

"Reader's Guide to Meals, Food and Tablefellowship."
In The Social Sciences and New Testament Interpretation, 159-82. R. L. Rohrbaugh, ed. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996.

Mediterranean Culture. These resources assist in understanding and interpreting ancient, Mediterranean societies in which the Bible originated. Those who follow social scientific approaches to interpreting ancient documents should find them helpful.

Sociological studies

Bloomquist, L. G.; Bonneau, Normand; and Coyle, John Kevin, Prolegomena to a Sociological Study of Early Christianity: The Example of The Study of Early Christian Leadership, Social Compass 39.2 (June, 1992) 221-239.

Age, Gender, and Status Divisions At Mealtime In The Roman House: a synopsis of the literary evidence.
from: Pedar W. Foss, "Kitchens and Dining Rooms at Pompeii: the spatial and social relationship of cooking to eating in the Roman household, Ph.D. thesis, University of Michigan, 1994, 45-56. Web Document © 1995, Pedar W. Foss.

Marianne Sawicki, Spatial Management of Gender and Labor in Greco-Roman Galilee.

Marianne Sawicki,Caste and Contact in the Galilee of Jesus: Research Beyond Positivism and Constructivism.

K.C. Hanson, Blood and Purity in Leviticus and Revelation.
Published in Listening: Journal of Religion and Culture 28 (1993):215-30 (© 1993 Reprinted here by permission of the publisher).

Philip A. Harland, Connections with Elites in the World of the Early Christians. in Handbook of Early Christianity: Social Science Approaches, edited by Anthony J. Blasi, Paul-André Turcotte, and Jean Duhaime, pp. 385-408. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press.

Philip A. Harland, The Economy of First-Century Palestine: State of the Scholarly Discussion. in Handbook of Early Christianity: Social Science Approaches, edited by Anthony J. Blasi, Paul-André Turcotte, and Jean Duhaime, pp. 511-27. Walnut Creek, CA: Alta Mira Press.

Patron-Client structures

Stephan J. Joubert, One form of social exchange or two? "Euergetism," patronage, and testament studies - Roman and Greek ideas of patronage, published in Biblical Theology Bulletin spring 2001.

Hellenistic Ideology, Propaganda, Patronage
This file (235 titles) forms part of A Hellenistic Bibliography, a bibliography on post-classical Greek poetry and its influence, accessible through the website of the department of Classics of the University of Leiden.

Thesis Bibliography
for Michaels Strangelove's Patron-Client Dynamics in Flavius Josephus' VITA: A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis.

Patron-client contract in Mark 15:1-16:8

Honor - shame structures

Bibliography on Crimes of Honour . Centre for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law (CIMEL) and the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights (INTERIGHTS).

DeSilva, David, Honor & Shame. Connecting Personhood to Group values.

Sharon K. Araji, Crimes of Honor and Shame: Violence against Women in Non-Western and Western Societies

Honor Killings in Palestine
Evidence for the practice of honor killings available on the web.

Azza Basarudin, Whose Honor? Muslim Women and Crimes of Honor©

Honor Killing: Killing of Women on the Basis of Family Honor, from The Palestinian Human Rights Monitor Vol 6/4. 2002.

K.C. Hanson, How Honorable! How Shameful! A Cultural Analysis of Matthew's Makarisms and Reproaches

Anne Kari Moberg, Et spill om ære; Individets forhold til ære, og ærens rolle i det islandske fristatssamfunn.
En hovedfagsoppgave i Historie, Universitetet i bergen, 1995. (Master Dissertation; Norwegian; A Game About Honour: the relation of the individuals to honor, and the role of honor in old islandic society).

Family structures

Ann Gardner's Sinai Bedouin Women.

KC. Hanson, BTB Readers Guide: Kinship.
Published in Biblical Theology Bulletin 24 (1994):183-94 (© 1994 Reprinted here by permission of the publisher)

Marriage & Divorce Papyri of the ancient Greek, Roman and Jewish world,
by D. Instone Brewer.

Kinship and Social Organization: An Interactive Tutorial

Family and Society in Ancient Israel

Women: Religion, Healing and Power. A Bibliography compiled by Carole Makeig Carroll

Gender Studies Bibliographies.

Magic

Ancient Astrology and Divination on the Web.
This an annotated set of more than 100 links to reliable information about ancient (primarily Greek and Roman) astrology and divination.

Greek and Roman Diviniation. The Departement of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania hosted a conference on Greek and Roman Divination on April 20 - 21, 2001. Abstracts of some lectures are available online.

John-Gabriel Bodard, Witches and Magic Users in Greek Literature.
Magic Bibliographies and Resources.

John-Gabriel Bodard, Necromancy.
Magic Bibliographies and Resources.

Classics 167: Greek and Roman Magic; Bibliography Bibliography of printed material.

Davila, J., Ancient Magic (The Prayer of Jacob)

Neyrey, J.H. "Miracles, In Other Words: Social Science Perspectives on Healing."
Forthcoming from University of Notre Dame Press.

Lester Ness, Astrology and Judaism in Late Antiquity
;A Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Miami University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of History, by Lester J. Ness Miami University Oxford, Ohio 1990.

Ancient Medicine.
Ancient Medicine/Medicina Antiqua is sponsored by The Episcopal Academy, Merion, Pennsylvania 19066, USA, and maintained by Dr. Lee T. Pearcy, in consultation with the AM/MA Advisory Committee.

Bibliographies

Social-Scientific Interpretation of the New Testament.
A Bibliography by Craig de Vos.

K.C. Hanson, Greco-Roman Studies and the Social-Scientific Study of the Bible: A Classified Periodical Bibliography (1970—1994)
Published in FORUM 9.1-2 (1994[96]):63-119. (© 1996 Reprinted here by permission of the publisher)

K.C. Hanson, Ritual and Ceremony in the Ancient Mediterranean and Near East: A Select Classified Bibliography (1970–1996)

K.C. Hanson, Ritual and Ceremony in the Graeco-Roman World: A Select Classified Bibliography (1970–1996)

The Roman Imperial Cult.A Bibliography.

NT Sociological Analysis, Structural Analysis, and Theology.
A Bibliography prepared by Hyeon Sik Hong, Bibliographer, New Testament Divinity Library, Vanderbilt University Fall 1993.

Bibliography: Drama in the Roman Republic

Gender Studies/Women in Antiquity: Bibliography

Women: Religion, Healing and Power. A Bibliography compiled by Carole Makeig Carroll

Bradley J. Thompson, House Churches.An Annotated Bibliography.

THESIS BIBLIOGRAPHY
for Michaels Strangelove's Patron-Client Dynamics in Flavius Josephus' VITA: A Cross-Disciplinary Analysis.

Bibliographies of persons:

Publications of members of the Context Group
Includes David M. Bossman(Seton Hall University); Pieter F. Craffert (University of South Africa) Adriana Destro(Università di Bologna); Dennis C. Duling (Canisius College); John H. Elliott (University of San Francisco;)Philip F. Esler (University of St. Andrews); Santiago Guijarro (Universidad Pontificia, Salamanca); K. C. Hanson (St. Olaf College);T. R. (Ray) Hobbs (Int'l Baptist Theological Seminary);Bruce J. Malina (Creighton); Mark McVann (Lewis University); Dietmar Neufeld (University of British Columbia); Jerome H. Neyrey (University of Notre Dame);Douglas E. Oakman (Pacific Lutheran University);Carolyn Osiek (Catholic Theological Union); Mauro Pesce (Università di Bologna); John J. Pilch(Georgetown University); David M. Rhoads (Lutheran School of Theology, Chicago); Richard L. Rohrbaugh (Lewis and Clark College).

Publications of Vernon K. Robbins

Selected articles by Jerome H. Neyrey

Socio-rhetorical Criticism.

Introduction:

Ars-Rhetorica.

A Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples.

Online Rhetoric, provided by Dr. Gideon Burton of Brigham Young University, is a guide to the terms of classical and renaissance rhetoric.

Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation
: A webpage devoted to Socio-rhetorical Interpretation, maintained by David Charnon. Includes important information as a Dictionary of Socio-Rhetorical Terms and a Bibliography of Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation

A Rhetoric Bibliography,
prepared by James D. Hester.

David B. Gowler, The Development of Socio-Rhetorical Criticism

Vernon K. Robbins, The Present and Future of Rhetorical Analysis
In The Rhetorical Analysis of Scripture: Essays from the 1995 London Conference, 24-52. S. E. Porter and T. H. Olbricht, eds. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 146. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1997.

Vernon K. Robbins,Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation from its Beginnings to the Present.

Vernon K. Robbins, "Argumentative Textures in Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation." In Argumentation in Biblical Texts: Essays from the 2000 Lund Conference. A. Eriksson, T. H. Olbricht, and W. Übelacker, eds. Emory Studies in Early Christianity. Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, 2002: 27-65.

Vernon K. Robbins, "The Rhetorical Full-Turn in Biblical Interpretation: Reconfiguring Rhetorical-Political Analysis." In Rhetorical Criticism and the Bible: Essays from the 1998 Florence Conference. S. E. Porter and T. H. Olbricht, eds. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series. Sheffield Academic Press, 2002: 48-60.

Vernon K. Robbins, Beginnings and Developments in Socio-Rhetorical Interpretations. Forthcoming Vernon K. Robbins, Rhetorical Analysis of Biblical Documents in the Past Decade with Special Focus on the Seven 'Pepperdine' Conferences Heidelberg 2002 Rhetoric Conference, July 25, 2002.

Studies:

L. Gregory Blomquist, Rhetorical Analysis and Sociological Analysis in Historical Jesus Research, published in Method and Theory in the Study of Religion 9.2 (1997) 139-154. Originally presented at the Sociology of Early Christianity Workshop, Toronto, 1993

David B. Gowler, Hospitality and Charactterization in Luke 11:37-54:A Socio-Narratological Approach

David B. Gowler, Parables and their Social Contexts

Vernon K. Robbins, Socio-Rhetorical Hermeneutics and Commentary.
from EPI TO AUTO: Studies in Honour of Petr Pokorny on his Sixty-Fifth Birthday, pp. 284-297

Vernon K. Robbins, Rhetorical Composition and Sources in the Gospel of Thomas
From SBL 1997 Seminar Papers, pp. 86-114.

Archaeology of ancient cultures.

Journals

Archaeology,
A Publication of the Archaeological Institute of America.

Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
the renowned Journal from the American Schools of Oriental Research.

Near Eastern Archaeology
earlier: Biblical Archaeologist.

Journal of Roman Archaelology, Home Page.

OnLine Archaeology.
An Electronic Journal of Archaeological Theory.

Biblical Archaeology Society, see also:


Palestina Links

General:

Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Institutions and Social Conflicts
; The following web materials are intended to accompany and enhance the discussion in Palestine in the Time of Jesus. This page is Copyright © K. C. Hanson and Douglas E. Oakman.

Biblical Cities: Their Important Features
Some brief information on the Biblical cities.

James D. Tabor, The Jewish Roman World of Jesus.
Texts, comments, links.

Articles on first-century Judaism

The Oriental Institute Museum: Highlights from the Collections.

Israel National Parks Authority
National Parks and Archaeological Sites, comprising Ashkelon, Bar'am, Belvoir, Caesarea, Masada, Tel Megiddo, Nimrod's Fortress, Bet She'arim, Yehiam Fortress, Zippori, and more to be added.

Donald D. Binder, Second Temple Synagogues
A site devoted to the study of Second Temple synagogues--that is, synagogues which existed prior to the Temple's destruction in 70 CE.

Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory.
Provided by the Jewish Studies Dept., University of Duisburg, Germany.

Jewish Studies Resources,
from Princeton University Library.

Abila of the Decapolis;
the official home of the Abila Archaeological Project.

Jürgen Zangenberg, Between Texts and Cooking Pots. The Contibution of Archaeology to the Study of the New Testament. A Lecture with Slides at Bangor Theological Seminary, Sept. 27th 1999.

Tiago, Filho de José, Irmão de Jesus. A Web-page collection of recent articles etc on "the Ossuary of James, the brother of Jesus".

Jerusalem

Virtual Jerusalem Tour

The Jerusalem Archaeological Park
,lots information on ancient Jerusalem. Extensive use of Flash.

Caesarea Maritima Links:

Archaeological Excavations at Caesarea Maritima, Israel

Caphernaum

Capharnaum - the town of Jesus

Megiddo:

Megiddo project

Megiddo Excavations.
Site of the New Testament's Armageddon, "Megiddo is easily the richest archaeological site in Israel."

The Megiddo Site

Sepphoris:

Site Introduction to Sepphoris

Sepphoris HomePage

The 1993 Season Excavations at Sepphoris.

The 1994 Season Excavations at Sepphoris.

The 1995 Season Excavations at Sepphoris.

Information about the 1996 Season at Sepphoris

Excavations at Sepphoris, Israel, 1966

The Glass From Sepphoris (1983-1991)
A Preliminary Report, by Joan Keller.

Qumran

Dead Sea Scrolls
: The Ancient Library of Qumran and Modern Scholarship. A selection of texts and relevant information on the findings.

Orion Center For the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Orion's Qumran Bibliography
; The Orion Center's bibliography, including material from 1995 to the present.

Dead Sea Scrolls & Qumran
Various info about the Dead Sea Scrolls.

More general Mediterranean

ArchNet
World Wide Web Virtual Library for Archaeology.

Archeology on the Net;
comprehensive collection of information links.

The Roman World .
This is a collection of sites on the Roman world, Italy, and Etruria, both ancient and modern.

Oriental Institute Virtual Museum Tour.

City Net's
information on Thessalonika.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures.
This site provides a general introduction to ancient world cultures via the World Wide Web. Eight cultures are included: the Near East, India, China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Islamic world, and Medieval Europe.

Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology
: This is in fact a huge page which contains links not only interesting for archaeologists or those interested in archaeology, but also to many more general religious items.

Mediterranean Archaeological Images
: A cataloguing of of a large collection of research images of architecture and architectural sculpture in the Mediterranean basin. Most images come from Itale, Sicily, Greece and Turkey,with a smaller number from France, Spain and North Africa.

Archaeology
: Contains various links to archaeological resources, including information by subject area, software resources, University Departments and Museums and Research facilities.

Perseus Project Home Page
: Extensive information about the Perseus Project, including info about Perseus mailing list, and how to order Perseus. Have a look!

Madison Biblical Archaeology Society.

Near East Archaeological Society Web site
; the focus of NEAS is on research in the lands of the Bible, the modern Middle East, "with a distinctively evangelical perspective."

(WWW) Virtual Library museums pages.

Antikes Griechenland

The WWWorld of of Archaeology

The Roman Empire.
Illustrated History. Great Site!

KAPATIJA 1996 Archaeological WWW/FTP/Gopher Sites Relevant to the Aegean

Other collections of material related to Biblical Studies

I list here some pages that partly overlap with my own, partly represent info not covered by this page. Many of them are quite extensive.

The Bible and Interpretation
; another megasite, focusing on the Bible and its interpretations.

BibleHistoryOnline
, a huge collection of various links related to the world of the Bible.

Scriptorium
Jack Kilmon's interesting site containing a lot of material related to the Bible.

The New Testament Gateway.
Marc Goodacre's fast growing excellent site.

Religious Art on the Web.

Commentarium.
The Ancient World in the Popular -- and Not-So-Popular -- Press

Christian Scripture.
Another meta-site with a lot of links. Impressive.

Wabash Center;
For teaching and learning in Schools, Colleges and Universities

The Jewish History Resource Center

Internet Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity

Andy Tannenbaums Jewish Web Resources page,
an impressive page of Judaic information

Shema Ysrael, Torah Network.
"Daf Yomi (in audio), Halacha Yomi, Parshas HaShavua, stories of Hashgacha Pratis, Mishna contests for children... these are only a few of the Torah sites that the SYTN brings to Jewish homes and institutions across the globe."

ABZU (Ancient Near East)
Perhaps the best on the various ancient religions.

Art and Architecture,
mainly from the Mediterranean basin.

Internet Theology Resources,
by School of Theology Major Areas . This guide is intended to assist searchers of theological and religious information on the Internet, and is arranged according to major areas of concentration in St. John's School of Theology Seminary.

KristNet
, a new Norwegian Religious site.

Library of the Age of Antiquity.

Diogenes Links
to the Ancient world. A page for those esp. interested in the classics.

The Virtual Library
index on Religion.

Library Electronic Text
Resource Center, Univ. of Indiana.

The Ecole Initiative
- a Hyper-text Encyclopedia of Early Church.

Christian WWW Resources
Lists various resources.

Directory of Scholarly e-mail conferences
A searchable list of e-mail conferences.

Homepage des Informationsystems der Uni Tübingen

Guide to Christian Literature on the Internet

International Bible and Theology Gateways , various religious links.

International Bible and Theology Gateways.
; a German resource site to Biblical Studies.

Biblical Studies Info Page.
Provided by Ferrell Jenkins.

Religious Studies Internet Links,
from Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.

Williams College,
Williamstown, Mass. Classics department Home Page.

The Biblical Studies Foundation.
Dedicated to putting quality biblical research and study materials on-line.

Not Just Bibles: A Guide to Christian Resources on the Internet

Links to internet resources of interest to classicists and Mediterranean archaeologists.
This site is maintained on a workstation provided by the Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures:
An Introduction to Ancient World Cultures on the WWW.

Rassegna Degli Strumenti Iinformatici Per Lo Studio Dell'Antichita Classica

Internet resources;
Information pertinent to the fields of Classics, Archaeology and General Humanities.

Stoicism on the Web

K.C. Hanson's World Wide Web Sites Relating to the Ancient Mediterranean

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