Free Web Resources

[Diane Jacobson]

There are so many helpful resources available on the web. We will begin collecting and posting these soon. But let's start a conversation now. Below are just some of the resources I myself have found helpful or others have told me about. Please comment or add your own:

For Preaching:
http://www.textweek.com
sermon, art, and movie indexes… amazing
http://www.workingpreacher.org/
text studies, terrific site from Luther Seminary
http://www.sermonspice.com/
illustrations, visuals, etc

For Art:
http://www.textweek.com/art/art.htm/art/art.htm
my all time favorite for biblical art linked to texts
http://www.bible-art.info/
another terrific site
http://www.biblical-art.com/index.htm
search by subject, text, artist, word
http://www.allpostors.com/
lots of posters
http://catholic-resources.org/Art/
art and music, links to lots of other websites

For Articles, Bibliography, and Other info:
http://bookoffaith.ning.com/
lots of engaging conversations around Bible and teaching
http://www.feautor.org/en
tons of great, free articles
http://www.covenantcluster.net/
look at history and resource tabs for articles, info, and other sites
http://westernmission.ning.com/
ning site, not much there yet

 
For Deep Biblical Knowledge:
Enterthebible.com
Coming soon from Luther Sem
http://www.biblegateway.com/
read and listen to the Bible in lots of different versions
http://www.blueletterbible.org/
versions, commentaries, plus lots of stuff
http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/
free mp3 downloads of the Bible
http://www.ccel.org/wwsb/
worldwide study Bible, a lot of Calvin and others
http://catholic-resources.org/Bible/
Introductory Charts, Lists, Glossaries, and other Handouts
http://levsoftware.com/
great for beginning Hebrew

Maps plus:
http://www.virtualworldproject.org/
explores the ancient world through virtual reality
http://www.deeperstudy.com/link/paul_journeys_index.html
great maps
http://www.biblemap.org/events/Pauls2ndJourney/

[John S. Kerr]

Diane--

I'd like to suggest another good site: www.bibleministries.org. It offers lectionary Bible studies, very inductive and very Lutheran. You get two pages of participant material and two for the leader. They are widely used.

Thanks

John Kerr
Advocate, SEPA Synod