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The New Testament, 4/e
Stephen Harris, California State University - Sacramento
The Continuing Quest for the Historical Jesus

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From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
(http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/)

Web site accompanying the PBS series of the same name. This beautifully designed site is a popular introduction to the contemporary quest for the historical Jesus in all of its facets, including examinations of the Synoptic Problem, the culture of ancient Judaism, the political situation in first-century Palestine, and scholarly attempts to discover who Jesus was and what he taught.
Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus
(http://religion.rutgers.edu/iho/index.html)

This site, maintained by Mahlon Smith of Rutgers University, focuses on the primary resources that illuminate who Jesus was and what his political and cultural contexts were like.
The Jesus Archive
(http://www.jesusarchive.com/)

Although this site is maintained by someone who is not a professional scholar, it rivals other sites in this list in its organization, comprehensiveness, and visual clarity. The Jesus Archive is "dedicated to the Study of the Historical Jesus, Early Christianity and Second Temple Judaism." It includes an extensive set of links to other online sources, as well as The site includes a number of ongoing discussion webs, a database of scholars, and numerous books reviews.
Palestine in the Time of Jesus
(http://www.stolaf.edu/people/kchanson/ptj.html)

This site is an online companion to the site author's book, Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts. It includes a number of online texts related to the Jewish cultural milieu of Palestine in the time of Jesus.
The Search for Jesus
(http://www.beliefnet.com/features/searchforjesus/overview.asp)

Companion Web site for the Peter Jennings TV special of the same name. This site not only reviews the topics covered in the TV show, but it also includes opportunities for web surfers to express their opinions on the topics covered by the scholars interviewed by Jennings.
The Jewish Roman World of Jesus
(http://www.uncc.edu/jdtabor/index.html)

Maintained by James Tabor of the University of North Carolina at Charolotte. This is yet another fine site that reviews the literature, culture, and history of the world of Jesus.








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