Cool Bible Stuff

The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? by F.F. Bruce is a classic work of conservative Bible scholarship. F.F. Bruce is a masterful writer with a command of several fields in Biblical Studies as well as of the English language. His books are a pleasure to read and never fail to inform and challenge.

This book is a brief, but thorough argument for the reliability of the New Testament documents. In doing so, Dr. Bruce introduces the reader to the fields of biblical canon studies (i.e., why are some books in the Bible and others not), textual criticism and manuscripts studies (i.e., how do we know how close our modern texts are to the original documents), the internal evidence presented within the New Testament documents themselves, and the things that contemporaneous, non-Christian Jewish and Gentile writers wrote that confirm statements made within the New Testament documents. If you are looking for a well-written and easy-to-read overview of the evidence for the reliability of the New Testament, then look no further than The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? by F.F. Bruce.

NOTE: the links in this article point to a full-text version of the book online, but the book is also readily available from bookstores.

The online version of Baker’s Guide to Christian Distance Education is an essestial resource for anyone interested in Christian distance education. If you are thinking about taking online courses from a Christian college or seminary, than you should try looking first at this site.

Schools are listed by degree, accreditation, and specific program. Links are provided to each institute’s web site for more information on a particular program.

The site is presented very simply and clearly and is very easy to use. If you need more information than offered on the online version of Baker’s Guide, than you would do well to purchase the complete guide in book form.

I highly recommend this site to anyone interested in pursuing Christian education.

The BibleDudes web site is kind of like those ubiquitous books for “dummies” and “idiots” that seem so popular these days (as you’ll see, this is a compliment). Like those type of books, BibleDudes uses fun characters, colloquial language, multimedia, and great production values to convey sometimes difficult concepts in a very engaging and memorable manner. The site is oriented toward a teen audience, but most adults will enjoy the contents and everyone will learn something new.
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Studylight.org is a huge repository of enjoyable and enriching Bible study resources. There’s something for nearly everyone on this site; whether you enjoy brief, thoughtful devotionals, deeper word studies of significant Hebrew and Greek terms, or digging into a customizable, resource-rich, multi-layered feast of Scripture, heavily garnished with commentary and explanation. This is a very good site for those who wish to try having quiet times entirely online or who wish to experiment with different ways of thinking about Scripture.