Resources for the study of the biblical canon:

http://www.lpts.edu/content/documents/apocbibforweb.pdf

Glossary:
http://www.kencollins.com/glossary/bible.htm

Columbian Encyclopedia: Sees "Higher Criticism" as no longer used much.

http://www.bartleby.com/65/hi/highercr.html

See http://www.foundationsforfreedom.net/Topics/Bible/Bible_Reliability.htmlfor a rejection of the Higher Criticism.

And:
was: the promised Messiah, the incarnate Son of God. ...
http://freebooks.entrewave.com/freebooks/docs/21c2_47e.htm

 

Darwin--a number of strong links: http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/ids/ich/darwin.html

 

reasonable overview in spite of typos: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7067/criticism.htm

From the point of view of the Latter Day Saints:
http://www.jfs.saintswithouthalos.com/nbks/higher_cquotes.htm

Journal of Higher Criticism: http://www.depts.drew.edu/jhc/pricejhc.html

Mesopotamia:

British Museum interactive guide: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/

Good map: http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/PROJ/NIP/PUB93/NSC/NSCFIG1.html

Ancient Egypt:

A basic introduction to the gods and the myths:

http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=Ancient+Egyptian+creation+stories&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D72bddd7b8af57bef%26clickedItemRank%3D2%26userQuery%3DAncient%2BEgyptian%2Bcreation%2Bstories%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.touregypt.net%252Fgods1.htm%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSCPTop%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.touregypt.net%2Fgods1.htm

Some of these sites--as with this one--laargely function as advertisements, but nonetheless they coantain useful introductory material:

http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=Ancient+Egyptian+creation+stories&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D72bddd7b8af57bef%26clickedItemRank%3D3%26userQuery%3DAncient%2BEgyptian%2Bcreation%2Bstories%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.touregypt.net%252Ffeaturestories%252Fcreation.htm%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSCPTop%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.touregypt.net%2Ffeaturestories%2Fcreation.htm

Another brief but readable summary of the basis creation story, worth looking at in the context of the first of the two biblical creation stories, the P writer's, and the chaos of the watery Nun:

http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=Ancient+Egyptian+creation+stories&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D72bddd7b8af57bef%26clickedItemRank%3D6%26userQuery%3DAncient%2BEgyptian%2Bcreation%2Bstories%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.egyptvoyager.com%252Freligionlessons_3_part1.htm%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSCPTop%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.egyptvoyager.com%2Freligionlessons_3_part1.htm

A brief overview of the importance of three sacred sites related to Egyptian creation myths:

http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=Ancient+Egyptian+creation+stories&page=1&offset=0&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3D72bddd7b8af57bef%26clickedItemRank%3D7%26userQuery%3DAncient%2BEgyptian%2Bcreation%2Bstories%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.historylink101.net%252Fegypt_1%252Freligion_creation_myths.htm%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSCPTop%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.historylink101.net%2Fegypt_1%2Freligion_creation_myths.htm

Gilgamesh

Good on mythology and gods, etc, and with a useful starting bibliography: http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cbsiren/assyrbabyl-faq.html

Tomb of Gilgamesh?:
believed found. ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2982891.stm

 

Abraham

From where? Mesopotamia or Turkey?

http://www.bibleandscience.com/bible/books/genesis/ur.htm

But:
http://www.ot-studies.com/Documents/Ur.htm

 

Moses

hebrew history; balanced and asks a lot of questions: http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/HEBREWS/WANDER.HTM

 

 

 

Hebrew invasion of Canaan:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_arhs.htm

genocide? :http://www.angelfire.com/journal/bibleissues/israel/canaan.htm

Overview of history of Canaan: bibletools.org/index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/ RTD/ISBE/Topic/Canaan;%20Canaanites

Questions the efforts of biblical literalists to try to force archeological evidence into narrow holes: www.asa3.org/ASA/PSCF/1984/JASA9-84Atkins.html

Time line for the Near East: eawc.evansville.edu/chronology/nepage.htm

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History of the Amorites: www.bible-history.com/ map-israel-joshua/map-israel-joshua_the_amorites_encyclopedia.html

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Philistines:

Much maligned: ancientneareast.tripod.com/Philistines_Philistia.html

Good outline of the Sea People: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/seapeople.htm

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Crosby, Micheal R. (1984) Sex in the Bible. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
Dothan, Trude. (1982) The Philistines & Their Material Culture. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society.
Erlich, Carl. (1996) The Philistines in Transition. New York: E. J. Brill.
MacAlister, R. A. Stewart. (1911) The Philistines: Their History & Civilization. Chicago: Argonaut.
Margalith, Othniel. (1994) The Sea Peoples in the Bible. Harrassowitz Verlag: Wiesbaden.
Oren, Eliezer. (2000) The Sea Peoples and Their World: A Reassessment. Philadelphia: University

Good brief overview: http://www.jerusalemites.org/history_of_palestine/15.htm

Another overview down to the Persians and the destruction of Jerusalem in 587: http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/his_testament.html

 

Death of Alexander in 323 BC

Intertestamental Period

Timeline:

http://www.cresourcei.org/intertestrule.html

 

Though accepting the Jesus story as accurate, a description of the various political-religious groups : http://www.spotlightministries.org.uk/inter.htm

From Alexander to Herod: http://www.angelfire.com/nt/theology/15-400sy.html

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Josephus

Homepage: http://www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/crucifixion.html

Link to his works: http://www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/crucifixion.html

Scholarly site: http://josephus.yorku.ca/

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Zealots

Brief history: http://i-cias.com/e.o/zealots.htm

 

 

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Crucifixion

A medical account from a believer: http://www.angelfire.com/nt/theology/15-400sy.html

Another account of the history and the effects of crucifixion: http://www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/crucifixion.html