The
Gospels: General Resources
(Check the Scripture
Index for links and study resources pertaining to specific books and
pericopes)
- The Gospels at Luther Seminary's Bible Tutor. Study basics about Bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take web-based self-tests. CD-ROM of Advanced Studies also available at their site.
- "The Gospels," from Introduction to the Bible: Online Resources, Carol Taylor, Chowan College.
- "The Myth of a Gentile Galilee," Mark A. Chancey, Bible and Interpretation, 2003.
- Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus. Mahlon H. Smith's companion to the historical study of Christian scriptures.
- "The Gospel Genre: What Are We After?" Tom Thatcher, Cincinnati Bible College and Seminary.
- "Are the Gospels Mythical?" Rene Girard, at Leadership U.
- "Jesus' Proclamation of the Kingdom of God," and "The Jerusalem Temple and the New Testament," by Professor Barry D. Smith, Atlantic Baptist University, in Religious Studies 1023: The New Testament and Its Context.
- "Parables and their Social Contexts," Chapter 6 in What Are They Saying about the Parables? by David Gowler (Paulist Press, 2000).
- Sepphoris, from Hebrew University's Institute of Archaeology.
- Why Four Gospels?, Arthur Pink (1921). From Wheaton's Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
- The Training of the Twelve by A.B. Bruce, at Wheaton's Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
- A Comparative Chart of the Four Gospels, by Felix Just, S.J., Loyola Marymount University. Not a harmony or a parallel, but a comparison of date, style of Greek, geographical focus, literary features, etc.
- Second Temple Synagogues, website by Donald D. Binder.
- "The Second Temple at the Time of Jesus," Shelley Cohney in Gesher: The Journal of the Council of Christians and Jews, 1998.
- "Rethinking Christian Charicatures of First Century Judaism," Nigel B. Mitchell, at the Jewish-Christian Relations site.
- "How the Gospels Were Composed: Observations for Introductory Students," Greg Carey, Winthrop University.
- "For the Possibility of Miracles," by Richard Swinburne. At Faith Quest.
- D. Böhler, "Jesus als Davidssohn bei Lukas und Micha," Biblica 79 (1998) 532-538. English language Abstract.
- U. Victor, "Was Ein Texhistoriker zur Entstehung der Evangelien sagen kann," Biblica 79 (1988) 499-519. (English language) abstract.
- "Three Levels of Tradition in the Gospels," Instruction of the Pontifical Bible Commission, 1998.
- Sets of Illustrating Quotations at Quotelopedia:
- Jesus the Prophet
- Jesus the Priest
- Jesus the King
- "A Zooarchical Model for the Study of Ethnic Diversity at Sepphoris," Eric M. Meyers and Billy J. Grantham, Constructs of Ancient History and Religion Group, AAR/SBL, 1997.
