Ancient Extrabiblical
Literature Online
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Ancient extrabiblical literature |
Alan Humm, “On-Line Texts
Related to Biblical Study” *** The Jewish-Roman World of Jesus,
by James D. Tabor, provides first-rate background for the intellectual,
religious, and socio-political context in which Jesus lived Mesopotamian Religion
and Magic (includes a helpful glossary of Mesopotamian terms) Babylonia
and Ancient Near Eastern Texts “Links to Ancient
Near Eastern Web Sites” Charles E. Jones and David Schloen, "Electronic Publication
of Ancient Near Eastern Texts," Ariadne
22. Sacred
Texts: Ancient Near East (e.g., Code
of Hammurabi, Enuma Elish,
Gilgamesh) The Electronic Text Corpus
of Sumerian Literature Internet Ancient
History Sourcebook: Israel Sampler of
Inscriptions Documenting Jews and Judaism in the Greco-Roman Diaspora *** Early
Christian Writings: New Testament,
Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers *** Gospel of Thomas Commentary is a remarkable resource that
provides the Coptic text from Nag Hammadi, the Greek fragments from
Oxyrhynchus, three major translations, scholar’s comments, and site visitor
comments for each verse! Josephus: translations of his works Nag Hamamadi Library: Gnostic literature *** Philo of Alexandria: translations of his works *** Into
His Own: Perspective on the World of
Jesus (Mahlon
Smith’s well-categorized texts illustrating the world in which Jesus lived) OT
Pseudepigrapha
(scholarly essays explaining several documents) |