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St. Paul, the Traveller and the Roman Citizen - Biography of the apostle Paul by Sir William Ramsey.

From Abraham to Joseph - Newly proposed historical context of the patriarchs, with chronology.

The Social World of the New Testament - These pages are intended as a resource for serious, scholarly studies of the social world of the early Christian writings.

Sketches of Jewish Social Life (Edersheim) - (preliminary htm and downloadable text) (@CCEL)

The Temple--Its Ministry and Services (Edersheim) - (preliminary: single htm file or downloadable text) (@CCEL)

Story of Jesus and the Early Church - Chronologically arranged New Testament (Phillips translation).

From Jesus to Christ - The First Christians - [Frontline 4-hour TV series] Archaeological, sociological, and historical survey; pictures, maps, texts.

Land of Israel in the First Century C.E. - An excellent, clear map by Mahlon Smith with links to information on the places it charts.

Doig, Ken: Biblical Chronology - Includes article proposing a 16th-century date for the Exodus; chronology of Jesus' ministry; works of Flavius Josephus.

Bible History Online Images and Resource Links - Resources for study of the Bible and the ancient world. Maps, timelines, images, software, links.

Ancient Corinth - Images of Ancient Corinth, Greece.

The Gospels in the Second Century - William Sanday's scholarly criticism of an anonymous book 'Supernatural Religion' which claimed that the Gospels were not written till late in the second century. (Project Gutenberg ASCII e-text).

Ioudaios-L - Scholarly e-mail discussion list about Judaism in the Greco-Roman world.

Ancient History Sourcebook: The Ancient Near East and Egypt - Excellent link connection: ancient texts, and modern analyses.

Philologos: The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia - HTML etext of book by W.M. Ramsay.

Amazing Bible World History Timeline - Printable wall chart including Biblical and world events from Adam to modern times (updated from 1930 version).

The Jewish Roman World of Jesus - Features articles and pictures by Dr. James Tabor of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; an interesting example of the relevance of ancient cults to understanding current events, by a partipant in the negotiations preceding the Waco Massacre.

Xtalk: The Historical Jesus and Early Christian Origins - A moderated, academic e-list for discussion of the Historical Jesus and Christian Origins.

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