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The Gospels and Acts: Texts & Websites

1. Texts & Synopses

The Five Gospels Parallels (New URL)
John W. Marshall: Presentation of the " Five Gospels" (four canonical + Thomas). "Designed to be a teaching tool for introductory level classes in New Testament and Christian Origins".

Gospels and Acts in Greek
Robert Fowler: Transcription of the Gospels and Acts in Greek using the SPIonic Font (for which, see Greek New Testament Gateway: Fonts).

A Four-Part Harmony of the Gospels
David Wallis: Allows one to view parallel passages in the Gospels in separate frames from the Bible Gateway's NIV text.

Four-Color Synopsis
Stephen Carlson: A colored Greek Synopsis.

Sample Synopsis
Mahlon Smith: a fine-looking colored English Synopsis with exegesis.

Greek New Testament Gateway: Texts
On-line versions of the Greek New Testament.

New Testament Gateway: Bible Translations & Editions
On-line versions of Bible translations and editions.

All-in-One Biblical Resources Search
All-in-One page to search through on-line Greek New Testaments and Bible translations.

 
2. Web Sites

Electronic New Testament Educational Resources (Major New Site)
Felix Just, S.J. - Loyola Marymount University

Synoptic Gospel Primer
Mahlon Smith: Useful introductions to the study of the Synoptic Problem, sample synopses and an extensive bibliography. A good place for the study of the Synoptic Gospels.

The Synoptic Problem Home Page
Stephen Carlson: Overview with lots of useful material.

The Synoptic Problem & Q
The New Testament Gateway's listing of web sites, articles and other resources relating to the Synoptic Problem and the Q hypothesis.

The Whole Bible: New Testament History
Geoff Trowbridge: Literary introduction to the New Testament and related literature.

Other sources for Christian scriptural history:

All external links are provided purely as references, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this author.

bulletWhich Came First: The Church Or The New Testament? by Fr. A. James Bernstein
bulletThe Refrigerium Early Christian Website by Richard R. Blessing
bulletThe Jesus Seminar on the Web by Mahlon H. Smith
bulletResource Page for Biblical Studies by Torrey Seland
bulletThe Quest of [sic] the Historical Jesus by Andrew Bernhard
bulletCanon of the New Testament entry in the New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia
bulletThe Christian Canon entry in the Encyclopędia Britannica
bulletChronology of Christianity by David Pentrack
bulletGuide to Early Church Documents at the Institute for Christian Leadership
bulletInterpreting Ancient Manuscripts Web by Timothy W. Seid, Ph.D.
bulletHow the Canon of the Bible Came To Us by Mark Roth
bulletCanonisation of the New Testament by Joel Kalvesmaki
bulletCanon of the New Testament by W. Hartono
bulletNew Testament Canon Timeline by Dave Armstrong
bulletThe Formation of the New Testament Canon by Stephen Voorwinde
bulletLost Books and Latter-Day Revelation by Luke P. Wilson
bulletThe Emergence of the New Testament Canon by Daniel F. Lieuwen
bulletThe Bible and Christianity - The Real Origins by Scott Bidstrup
bulletNT Apocrypha and Commentary by Seraphim
bulletNew Testament Canon Formation by the late Ross Pavlac
bulletA (huge!) table of New Testament canons through the ages (also available as an Excel file)

Jesus of Nazareth in Early Christian Gospels
Andrew Bernhard: Useful resource, featuring introductions, translations, bibliography and links on canonical, non-canonical and hypothetical gospels. 

Encyclopaedia Britannica: Gospels & Acts
Krister Stendahl & Emilie T. Sander: Enclopedia entry on the Gospels & Acts including discussions of the Synoptic Problem, Form Criticism and each of the Gospels & Acts.

Gospels & Acts (Text This Week)
Jenee Woodard: Guide to what is available on the web on Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Acts, including both general resources and a Scripture Index.

From Jesus To Christ: The Story of the Storytellers
PBS documentary From Jesus to Christ. Includes comments from Michael White, Helmut Koester and Elaine Pagels.

Resources for New Testament Studies: Gospels and Acts
Rodney Decker: Annotated compendium of useful links.

Symbols of the Four Evangelists
Felix Just, S.J.: Illustrated page detailing the history of the symbols (human, lion, ox, eagle) associated with the four evangelists.

Johannine Literature
_____________: The Fourth Gospel & The Letters of John, a starting-point for Johannine research on the internet with a series of links to available material.

The Gospel of Mark Homepage
Michael Spencer: Material on Mark, with some being of a more devotional nature.

Gospel of Luke
Richard Anderson: Original articles on Luke along with links to other material on Luke.

[Semeia 16: Perspectives on Mark's Gospel (Currently Unavailable)
Norman Peterson, ed.: The full text of Semeia 16 (1980), devoted to Mark's Gospel. Features a classic article by Robert Tannehill on "The Gospel of Mark as Narrative Christology".]

The Fourth Gospel - Homepage for Research
Armand J. Gagne Jr.: Bibliography on John.

The Gospel of John Introduction and Commentary
Hall Harris: Another starting point for study of John.

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