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Lesson 1 Reflection Forum- Main Post due before 11:55 PM
Drawing from this week’s reading and supplementary lecture material, compare and contrast devotional reading, reading in the context of personal Bible study, private devotions, and/or church group reading of the New Testament, with academic reading and reading the New Testament in the context of a college classroom. Include in your discussion the purpose of each kind of reading, who is doing the reading, the goal of the reading, and some implications of each.
Steps to constructing the initial forum post are:
Read carefully the assigned readings for the week before attempting a forum post.
In weeks where two or more discussion questions or topics are presented choose one and only one for your initial post.
Read carefully the discussion question or topic. Be sure to address all parts of the question or topic.
Do not wait to the last minute to post your answer! Posting early allows you to write thoughtful answers and to be the first one to make important points. Posting early also ensures that you will not miss the deadline.
Make sure you check your answers for spelling and grammar.
Initial responses must be 300-400 words in length.
RESOURCES THAT MUST BE USED
Fee, Gordon D. and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible Book by Book. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002. ISBN 9780310211181
Fee, Gordon D. and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, 4th ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.ISBN 9780310517285
Resources for Further Study
Suggested Websites that can be used as well
Web-based Bible study sites
These websites contain various versions of the Bible and fully searchable Bible study helps (commentaries, dictionaries, encyclopedias) usually in the public domain.
www.bible.org
www.biblegateway.com
www.biblestudytools.com
www.biblia.com (connected to the Logos product listed below)
www.biblos.com
www.blueletterbible.org
Commercial Bible study software
Accordance (www.accordancebible.com)
Bible Explorer (www.bible-explorer.com)
Bible Works (www.bibleworks.com)
Logos (www.logos.com)
PC Study Bible (www.biblesoft.com)
Quick Verse (www.quickverse.com)
WORDSearch (www.wordsearchbible.com)
Jewish Virtual Library (www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Archaeology/archtoc.html)
Web Bible Encyclopedia (christiananswers.net/dictionary)
Free Bible software (though certain modules require payment)
e-Sword (www.e-sword.net)
Online Bible (www.onlinebible.net)
Maps
Daily Study Bible (www.execulink.com/~wblank/keyway07.htm)
A Bible Study Site (www.biblestudy.org/maps/main.html)
Bible History Online (www.bible-history.com/subcat.php?id=22)
A site with several high resolution maps (www.bible.ca/maps/)
Bible Maps (www.preceptaustin.org/bible_maps.htm)
Pictures
Bible History: A number of pictures of archaeological artifacts (www.biblehistory.net/Links.htm)
Bible Places: Good, relatively low resolution photos available online, but purchasing is reasonable. $25 per CD or under $200 for the entire collection (www.bibleplaces.com)
Holy Land Photos: Over 3,200 photos from over 300 locations! (www.holylandphotos.org)
Oriental Institute (Chicago) Photographic Archives
(www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/PA/IRAN/PAAI/PAAI_Surveys.html#Captions)
Ritmeyer Archaeological Design: $3.00-5.00 per image (store.ritmeyer.com)
Zev Radovan’s Bible Land Pictures: A great collection, but rather expensive (www.biblelandpictures.com)
Online Biblical Resources
Best Commentaries: An online database of biblical, theological and practical Christian works with reviews and ratings. (bestcommentaries.com)
Bible Researcher: An online directory of articles related to textual studies, theological issues, and the canon of Scripture. (www.bible-researcher.com)
Bible.org: Website devoted to offering Bible study and topical study materials in a wide variety of languages. (bible.org)
Bibledex: Project of the University of Nottingham’s Department of Theology and Religious Studies to produce a short, introductory video on every book of the Bible. (www.bibledex.com/index.html)
BiblicalStudies.org.uk: A website devoted to providing high quality theological material to Bible teachers and pastors. (www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/index.html)
BiblicalTraining: An online biblical and ministry training website featuring courses in Bible, Greek, Hebrew, theology, and practical ministry. Features full audio of courses taught by various prominent evangelical scholars. (www.biblicaltraining.org)
Biblindex: A searchable online corpus of biblical quotations and allusions in early Christian literature. (www.biblindex.mom.fr/index.php)
The Chicago Statements on Biblical Inerrancy and Biblical Hermeneutics:
(www.bible-researcher.com/chicago1.html)
(www.bible-researcher.com/chicago2.html)
The Christian Classics Ethereal Library: An online collection of early church documents, including Calvin’s Institutes, the works of the early church fathers, and many others. (www.ccel.org (Links to an external site.))
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An online encyclopedia on the rulers of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Constantine XI Palaeologus. (www.roman-emperors.org)
The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls: The Israel Museum’s catalogue of some of the most important texts from the DSS in high resolution images. (dss.collections.imj.org.il)
The Early Church Fathers – Additional Texts: English translations of early Christian documents not included in ANF or NPNF. (www.tertullian.org/fathers/index.htm#Cyril)
The Evangelical Theological Society: A professional and academic society of evangelical scholars, pastors, students, and others as well as their quarterly journal. (www.etsjets.org (Links to an external site.)) (www.etsjets.org/JETS)
The Gospel Coalition: Provides various sermons, reviews, and teaching helps for the study of the Bible. (thegospelcoalition.org/resources)
The Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library: A digital catalogue of thousands of high resolution images of texts from the DSS. (www.deadseascrolls.org.il/home)
Monergism Directory of Theology: Online collection of theological resources, providing many online articles and sites divided by category and doctrine. (www.monergism.com)
New Testament Gateway: A collection of many online resources for New Testament studies. (www.ntgateway.com)
Development of the Canon of the New Testament: A compilation of a wealth of material relating to the formation of the New Testament canon. (www.ntcanon.org/index.shtml (Links to an external site.))
Apps for Android and iOS
You Version: Bible app for iOS and Android
Bible.Is: Bible app for iOS and Android
ESV CrossWay: Bible app for iOS and Android
Blue Letter Bible: Bible study app for iOS
NIV Bible: Bible app for iOS and Android
Olive Tree Bible Study: Bible study app for iOS and Android
Logos Bible App: Bible study app for iOS and Android
Vyrso: Christian ebook app for iOS and Android
Bible Gateway: Bible app for iOS and Android
Glo Bible: Bible app for iOS
Accordance: Bible study app for iOS
Bible Discovery: Bible app for Android
