Ancient Judaism,
Early Christianity, and Bible
1. Gateways and General
Resources
All-in-One
Biblical Resources Search (Mark Goodacre)
Biblical
Art on the www
Links to biblical art (searchable by subject,
biblical text, artist, and keyword)
Deinde:
Discussion and Resources for Biblical Scholars
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christian
Centuries (PBS)
Holy
Land Photos
Many photos from ancient Greece, Israel, and Turkey
iTanakh:
Resources for Academic StudyLinks to resources for the study of the Hebrew Bible and its
context
Jewish
History Resource Center (Dinur Center, Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
K.C. Hanson’s Homepage
New
Testament Gateway (Mark Goodacre)
Old
Testament Gateway (Tabor College, Victoria, Australia)
Online resources for
the study of the Christian Apocrypha and "Gnosticism"
Project on Ancient Cultural Engagement
(Steve Mason)
Resources for the study of Flavius Josephus (the
first-century Jewish historian), Polybius and other writings dealing with
cultural interactions in antiquity
Resource
Pages for Biblical Studies (Torrey Seland)
An excellent collection of resources, links, and
on-line publications pertaining to early Judaism and Christianity, including
resources for the study of Philo of Alexandria (the first-century Jewish
philosopher)
TheologyWebsite.com
Resources for the study of the Bible, church history,
and Christian theology
2. Synagogues
The
Nature and Origins of the First-Century Synagogue (Anders Runesson)
This article challenges common assumptions about
the beginnings of Jewish synagogues in the ancient Mediterranean
Second
Temple Synagogues (Donald D. Binder)
Photos and discussion of synagogues, including
those at Gamla, Capernaum, Masada, Herodium, Delos, Cyrenaica, and Ostia.
3. Apocalypticism
Apocalypse!
(PBS)
Links to Revelation, Apocalyptic and Millennial
Websites and Materials (Felix Just)
Ancient
History and Religions (Greek, Roman, Ancient Near Eastern)
1. Gateways and General
Resources
ABZU
(Oriental Institute, University of Chicago)
A Guide to information related to the study of the
Ancient Near East on the Web
Ancient Astrology and Divination on the
Web (Tim Spalding)
Classics Gateway (University of Reading)
Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender
Egyptology
Resources (Cambridge University)
Okeanos:
Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Scott B. Noegel)
An interdisciplinary resource for the study of the Ancient, Biblical,
Classical, and Late Antique Near East
Resources
on the Internet for Ancient History and Classics (Trent University, K. H.
Kinzl)
Roman
Sites (Bill Thayer)
A catalogue of over 2,000 websites relating to
Roman history
Stoa.org:
A Consortium for Electronic Publishing in the Humanities
Electronic publication of works relating to
the ancient world, including Children of Oedipus, Ancient Journeys
(an honorary volume for E.N. Lane), Household and City Organization at
Olynthus, and Demos: Classical Athenian Democracy
Traditions of Magic in Late Antiquity (University of Michigan)
Travel
and Religion in Antiquity (Canadian Society of Biblical Studies, maintained
by Harland)
2. The Mysteries of Specific Gods or Goddesses
(Arranged alphabetically by god/goddess)
Asklepios/Glykon
Alexander the False Prophet
(Lucian)
Lucian of Samosata's (second-century) critique of the mysteries for
the snake-god Glykon (a new Asklepios), which were introduced by Alexander, a "huckster"
(in Paphlagonia, northern Asia
Minor)
Images
of Glykon (Perseus search)
Cybele/Great Mother (Magna Mater)
Images
of Cybele (Perseus search)
Demeter and Kore/Persephone
Demeter:
The Cult at Eleusis
Outline of the Greater and Lesser Mysteries
The Eleusinian Mysteries (Edward Beach)
Article on the mysteries of Demeter and
Kore at Eleusis
Homeric
Hymn to Demeter
Online text of the 7th century BCE writing
which tells the story of Persephone, Demeter, and the introduction of
mysteries at Eleusis
Images
of Demeter, Kore, and sanctuaries at Pergamon, Priene, Iasos, and others
(Perseus search)
Images
of Eleusis and its sanctuary (Perseus search)
Dionysos (Dionysus)
The
Bacchae (Euripides)
Euripides' (fifth century BCE) play which
tells the story of Dionysos' journeys and the women of Thebes, whom he drove
mad ("maenads") (Harvard Classics translation)
Dionysos
Collection of ancient literary texts and images concerning the god
Images
of Dionysos (Perseus search)
Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii (Dean Swift)
Photos of paintings relating to Dionysos'
mysteries (also known as Villa Item)
Emperors
Imperial Cults within Local Cultural
Life (Harland - on this site)
Honours and Worship
(Harland)
Articles that
discuss imperial
mysteries for the emperors (Sebastoi) alongside other honours for the
emperors as gods
Mithras
Electronic
Journal of Mithraic Studies
Many scholarly articles on Mithras and his
mysteries
Images
of Mithras (Perseus search)
Mithraism: The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras (David
Ulansey)
Virtual
Mithraeum (Museum of Antiquities, University of Newcastle)
Virtual tour of a temple of Mithras with
discussion
Sabazios (Sabazius)
Images
of Sabazios (Perseus search)
Samothracian "Great Gods"
Images
of Samothrace and its sanctuary (Perseus search)
Samothrace:
A Short Cultural Guide (Dimitris Matsas and Argiris Bakirtzis, University of
Thrace)
Discussion and photos of the ancient site of Samothrace (island off the
north-western coast of Asia Minor), including material on the sanctuary
of the "Great gods" and the mysteries that were celebrated
there (available in modern Greek or English)
3. Specific Cities or Regions (including Virtual Tours)
Aphrodisias
in Late Antiquity: The Late Roman and Byzantine Inscriptions (Charlotte Roueché)
Full book on the city of Aphrodisias and its
inscriptions in late antiquity (revised, 2nd edition, originally published
by the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies in 1989)
Ephesos:
An On-line Panoramic Virtual Tour
Metis
(Bruce Hartzler)
Panoramic (Quicktime) views of Athens, Delphi, Corinth, Didyma, Epidaurus,
Miletos, Priene, Sardis, and many others (in QuickTime)
Missioni
Archeologiche Italiane in Turchia
Photos and discussion of archeological finds in Asia Minor (carried out by
Italian archeologists), including the cities of Elaiussa Sebaste, Hierapolis,
Iasos, and Kyme (available in English, Italian and Turkish)
Ostia:
Harbour City of Ancient Rome
Pompeii Forum Project
Photos of and information about ancient Pompeii, Italy
Online
Ancient Sources (Greek, Roman, Jewish, Christian)
Classical Myth: The Ancient Sources
Early Christian Writings
New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, and Fathers
Early Church Fathers
Ante-Nicene, Nicene, and Post-Nicene Christian authors
Great Books and Classics
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook
Links to ancient sources for Mesopotamia, Israel, Egypt, Persia,
Greco-Roman world, Christian origins
Online Critical Pseudepigrapha (David Miller, Ken Penner, and Ian Scott,
project directors)
Online critical editions of Jewish literature from the Pseudepigrapha in the
original languages (e.g. 1 Enoch, Testament of Job, Testament of
Abraham)
Perseus Digital
Library (Gregory Crane, editor-in-chief)
Epigraphy, Papyrology, and
Archeology
American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy
Links to
web-based epigraphical resources
Austrian Archeological Institute / Österreichisches
Archäologisches Institut
Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents
Images of inscriptions
Duke
Databank of Documentary Papyri (Perseus)
Many classic Greek papyri collections online
German Archaeological Institute / Deutsches
Archäologisches Institut
Introduction to Greek and Latin
epigraphy: An absolute beginners’ guide (Onno van Nijf)
POxy:
Oxyrhynchus Online
Discussion of the papyri discovered at
Oxyrhynchus in Egypt
Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum
Annual bibliography of Greek epigraphy
University of Michigan Papyrus Collection
Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik
Bulletin of Papyrology and Epigraphy
Maps of the Ancient World
Ancient
World Mapping Center
Historical Atlas of Antiquity
Regional maps of the Roman empire
Map of Greece and Asia Minor
Greek Mythology Link
Religious Studies and
the Social Sciences
Online
Articles and bibliographies about Sociology of Religion (Hartford Institute for Religion
Research)
Links to articles by well-known
sociologists covering various topics, including millenialism, sects,
cults, and new religious movements
Religion
Gateway: World Religions - Religious Studies - Comparative
Religion
The
Religious Movements Homepage Project (University of Virginia)
Material on cults and New Religious
Movements (NRM), including religious movement profiles, cult controversies,
on-line articles, and teaching resources
Virtual
Religion Index (Rutgers University)
Voice
of the Shuttle (Web Page for Humanities Research): Religious Studies
Online Journals
(free, open-access journals only)
1. Gateways to academic, open-access journals on the
web
Directory
of Open Access Journals
2. Biblical Studies, Judaism, and
Early Christianity
Biblica
Biblical
Theology Bulletin
IOUDAIOS
Review
Book reviews on ancient Judaism.
Journal for the Study of Rhetorical Criticism of the
New Testament
Journal
of Hebrew Scriptures
Review of Biblical Literature
Book
reviews relating to the Bible and its context.
Semeia: An
Experimental Journal for Biblical Criticism
3. Ancient World (Greek, Roman
and Near Eastern Societies)
Archaeology
Magazine
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Book
reviews relating to ancient Greece and Rome.
Didaskalia
Journal on the ancient theatre
Electronic
Journal of Mithraic Studies
Near Eastern
Archaeology
Revue internationale des droits de l'antiquité
Journal dealing
with various aspects of law in ancient Greece and Rome
Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik
Bulletin of Papyrology and Epigraphy
4. Religious Studies
History
of Religions
Journal
of Religion and Society
Academic Societies
American Society of Greek and Latin Epigraphy
Canadian Corporation for Studies in
Religion (CCSR)
Canadian Society of Biblical
Studies (CSBS)
Travel
and Religion in Antiquity Seminar Homepage
Society of Biblical Literature
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