CrossTalk 2

A moderated electronic forum dedicated to the discussion of critical questions surrounding the Historical Jesus and the origins of Christianity. CrossTalk 2 is the successor to CrossTalk, an unmoderated list. (Information about CrossTalk may be found at Crosstalk e-group. Crosstalk was originally developed in conjunction with the JESUS2000 e-mail debate that took place between Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, and Luke Timothy Johnson in 1996.)
To subscribe or search the archives, go to CrossTalk 2: The Historical Jesus and Early Christian Origins.

Several subscribers to CrossTalk and CrossTalk 2 are experts in their various disciplines and have their own websites. These include:

Julio AnjosNotes on the lost gospels
Andrew Bernhard"Jesus of Nazareth In Early Christian Gospels"
Stephen C. CarlsonBible Studies
Steven Carr The UK's Leading Atheist Page
Stevan DaviesThe Gospel of Thomas Homepage
James DavilaOT Pseudepigrapha
Divine Mediator Figures in the Biblical World
Earl DohertyThe Jesus Puzzle: Was There No Historical Jesus?
Sam GibsonCygnus' Study - Debunking the Bible
Dr. Mark GoodacreMark Goodacre's Home Page
A World Without Q.
Mike GrondinThe Codex II Student Resource Center
Ian HutchessonThe Ethiopic Book of 1 Enoch
The Dead Sea Scrolls Page
Jack KilmonThe Historian's Scriptorium
Peter KirbyXtianity
Yuri KuchinskyThe History Of The New Testament"
Jeffrey Jay Lowder"The Historicity Of Jesus' Resurrection"
Bill Pinard"The Restoration of the Gospel Of Christ"
Ryan RennR.C.'s Textual Musings Outlet
Gregory Holmes SingletonFides Quaerens Internetum
Tom SimmsKings Valley: A Hidden Secret
Mahlon H. SmithA Synoptic Gospels Primer
The Canonical Status of Q
James StillThe Pre-Canonical Synoptic Transmission
Dierk VandenBergThe Dead Sea Scrolls

Recommended Sites

The Written Record

All-in-One Biblical Resources Search
Dr. Mark Goodacre's comprehensive collection of study tools!

Alternative Gospels of Jesus
Includes texts such as The Gospel of the Holy Twelve and The Life of Saint Issa - with commentaries

Bible 2000
Includes the Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha and lost books plus good concise commentaries

Biblical Criticisms: James Still
Interesting critiques and articles on contextual problems in the New Testament

Blue Letter Bible
Interlinear Hebrew and Greek plus concordances, lexicons, dictionaries and commentaries!

Interpreting Ancient Manuscripts
Articles on the process used to study source manuscripts of the New Testament

Jesus of Nazareth In Early Christian Gospels
Great resource on the quest, 1st and 2nd C texts, translations, apologetics

Nave's Topical Bible
Devotionals, news, concordance, Greek and Hebrew lexicons

Noncanonical Homepage
Apocryphal and pseudepigraphal literature plus links to related sites

The Online Study Bible
With bible dictionaries, Greek and Hebrew lexicons, commentaries, study material!

Page One Biblical Resources
Various bibles and related materials, linguisitic resources, lexica, libraries!

The Skeptic's Annotated Bible
King James version with extensive commentary and links to related sites

Revised Standard Bible
With OT, NT and Apocrypha (not searchable)

Search the Bible
Excellent engine to search any of the best known versions by words, verse or topic

Scriptorium
Beautiful reproductions of ancient manuscripts on papyrus or parchment

The Physical Record

Archaeology and the Bible
Illustrated articles from ChristianAnswers.net examining events in the Bible

Biblical Archaeologist
Excellent scholarly articles from the magazine Perspectives on the Ancient World

Echoes from the Ancients
Journal, photos and animations of the excavation of Yodefat, a 1st c. village in Galilee

Footsteps of Paul
A two week odyssey following Paul through Greece and turkey - many fine photos

Jerusalem Christian Review
Jerusalem's leading Christian newspaper - exciting recent discoveries in the Holy Land

Palestine in the Time of Jesus
Organized links to maps, photos and texutual interpretation

Second Temple Synagogues
Great images with floor plans, FAQs and general information

The Dead Sea Scrolls

The Dead Sea Scrolls page
Insightful essays, quotes from antiquity, list of coins and links

The Dead Sea Scrolls Project
Established by the Oriental Institute staffed by Dr. Norman Golb & Dr. Michael Wise

Dead Sea Scrolls & Qumran
Translations, inventory of the scrolls, timelines and web links

Dead Sea Scrolls - Qumran Library
Images of scroll fragments with translations and explanations

Jeremiah's Wheelbarrow
Speculation about the first Temple treasure of the Copper Scroll of Qumran

Orion Center (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Research on the Scrolls, forum for Scroll opportunities in Jerusalem

Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Galvanoplasty facsimiles and info particularly on the Copper Scroll; good links

Perspectives on Jesus

The Advent of Dionysus / Online Book
Dionysus as the prototype for Christ - biblical symbolism and Greek mythology

Ancient Jewish Accounts of Jesus
The various texts accompanied by concise and useful commentaries

Divine Mediator Figures
Divine, divinized, and exalted figures who mediated between God and humans

Essene Nasarene Church of Mount Carmel
Spiritual order based on the teachings of Yeshua the Nazarite Essene

Frontline: From Jesus to Christ - the First Christians
Maps, charts, ancient texts, pictures of archaeological discoveries; with audio excerpts

The Historical Jesus
Bernard Muller's engrossing account of Jesus's life as seen through current scholarship

Jesus of Nazareth
Succinct historical reconstruction of Jesus' life with a good collection of links

Jesus Silenced
Visions in the Bible treated as a system of divination suppressed by the Church

General Resources

All Nations Christian Fellowship
Sermons and insightful study guides on selected books in the Old and New Testment

Biblical Hebrew Level I Study Helps
Notes from Graduate Biblical Hebrew Level I class broken into lessons with quizzes

The Bible Studies Foundation
Comprehensive and searchable scholarly articles covering the complete Bible

Cliff Pickover's Internet Encyclopedia of the Bible
God in the News, good list of links, thought-provoking information and prophetic quotes

The Ecole Initiative
Comprehensive hypertext encyclopaedia of early church history with links to many images

Their Hollow Inheritance
Comprehensive refutation of Christian missionaries from Jewish viewpoint

Jim Ross' Bible Page
Excellent collection of links to sites dealing with bible scholarship

Search Argos
Limited Area Search of the Ancient and Medieval Internet

WWWResources for the Study of Philo of Alexandria
Biography, concordance, articles and bibliographies