Jesus and the Gospels: Online Museum

聖經地理/地圖網站

聖光神學院聖經地理資訊網 

-聖經地理概論、聖地區域地理及聖地各地相關資料

• 其中有用資訊如, 聖經地名簡介  
• 賣點: 中文, 相片, 地圖
• 大致準確

fun for Saturady: Lego Second Temple of Jerusalem

Handbook of Biblical Numismatics (Coins of the Bible)

THE HANDBOOK OF BIBLICAL NUMISMATICS (ANCIENT JEWISH COINS) 
written by Mel Wacks
published by Jewish-American Hall of Fame and the American Numismatic Society.

Bauckham on the Geography and Culture of Galilee and Its Fishers

source 
University of Otago 2014 Thomas Burns Memorial Lectures on ‘The Sons of Zebedee: The Lives of Two Galilean Fishers’ by Prof. Richard Bauckham
-detailed examination of the geographical-social context of Galilee in the time of Jesus.

1) The World of the Lake of Galilee’ – Tuesday 12 August (video) (audio)
2) ‘The Fishing Industry’ – Wednesday 13 August (video) (audio)
3) ‘Zebedee and Sons’ – Thursday 14 August (video) (audio)
4) ‘Called to Fish for People’ – Tuesday 19 August (video) (audio)
5) ‘Sons of Thunder’ – Wednesday 20 August (video) (audio)
6) ‘Jerusalem’ – Thursday 21 August (video) (audio)

古今度量衡換算

聖經度量衡換算 

resources on 1Cor

maps, diagrams, and photos from Matthew R. Malcolm, The World of 1 Corinthians: An Annotated Visual and Literary Source-Commentary (Paternoster, 2012).

bible background: Masada

Robin Ngo ed., Masada: The Dead Sea’s Desert Fortress (Biblical Archaeology Society, 2014).
(registration needed)
--discover what archaeology reveals about the defenders’ identity, fortifications and arms before their ultimate sacrifice.

SBL Ancient Near East Monographs -free download

SBL's Ancient Near East Monographs free download:
--Divination, Politics, & Ancient Near Eastern Empires   Edited by Alan Lenzi and Jonathan Stökl
--Deuteronomy-Kings as Emerging Authoritative Books: A Conversation  
by Diana V. Edelman (Editor)
--The Forgotten Kingdom: The Archaeology and History of Northern Israel 
by Israel Finkelstein
--Constructs of Prophecy in the Former and Latter Prophets and Other Texts 
Edited by Lester L. Grabbe and Martti Nissinen
--Reading Akkadian Prayers and Hymns: An Introduction 
Alan Lenzi
--El Intercambio de Bienes entre Egipto y Asia Anterior: Desde el reinado de Tuthmosis III hasta el de Akhenaton 
Graciela Gestoso Singer
--Centro y periferia en el mundo antiguo: El Negev y sus interacciones con Egipto, Asiria, y el Levante en la Edad del Hierro (1200-586 a.C.)
Juan Manuel Tebes

free SBL book on OT background (pdf)

Alan Lenzi and Jonathan Stökl eds. Divination, Politics, and Ancient Near Eastern Empires. Ancient Near East Monographs 7. Atlanta: SBL, 2014.

World History Atlas & Timelines since 3000 BC

World History Atlas & Timelines since 3000 BC -包括不同(聖經)時代的世界地圖(可輸入不同指定年份及播放, zoom, 並中英文顯示)

A History of the World in 100 Objects

BBC, A History of the World in 100 Objects  

-This site uses objects to tell a history of the world. You’ll find 100 objects from the British Museum and hundreds more from museums and people across the UK.

• Ancient Egypt
• Ancient Greece 
• Ancient Rome
• view in different time periods

聖經考古網誌

陳崇基, 聖經考古 -提供聖經考古學資料，聯繫聖經研究、聖經考古、聖地考古之間的關係

• 釋經, 文化背景, 考古兼備, 不錯的網誌

Machen on Bible Survey

A Brief Bible History: A Survey of the Old and New Testaments by J. Gresham Machen & James Boyd (Westminster, 1922).

New Testament and Archaeological images from Harvard

New Testament and Archaeological Slides from Harvard Divinity School -a collection of over 8,000 digital images for teaching and research in New Testament studies, Greek and Roman mystery religions, and early Christian history. (Images are from photographic slides taken or collected by Professor Helmut Koester and his students during more than 30 years of travel to archaeological sites and museums in Athens, Rome, Corinth, Ephesus, Sardis, Thessaloniki, Hierapolis, and Philippi, representing the most important cities and religious centers during the Hellenistic and Roman Imperial periods).  To search through all the images from this collection, use the keyword search phrase "Research Team for New Testament and Archaeology" (include the double quotation marks). (source of info)

Biblical backgrounds videos on Ephesus, Pergamum, and Laodicea

David deSilva's Guided Tour Videos to 3 cities mentioned in Revelation 1:11: Ephesus, Pergamum, and Laodicea

Life in the Ancient world pdf download

Noah Wiener ed., Life in the Ancient World: Crafts, Society and Daily Practice (Biblical Archaeology Society, 2013) -articles describing industry in Second Temple period Jerusalem and household structure in ancient Israel. It also includes a collection of brief and lively accounts from Archaeology Odyssey describing standard practices across the ancient Mediterranean, from table manners to construction cranes, and from fashion and makeup to the Roman postal service.

another Bible atlas

Bible Geocoding

-location of every identifiable place mentioned in the Bible, downloadable and compatible to Google Earth.

free pdf of religious texts from Ugarit

Nick Wyatt, Religious Texts from Ugarit (2nd ed.; Sheffield: Sheffield Academic, 2002).

First century Jerusalem in movie/ photos

1st c. 'Jerusalem' IMAX Movie By National Geographic (trailer)

with photos of modern and 1st c. Jerusalem