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The New Testament Cover Image
The New Testament, 4/e
Stephen Harris, California State University - Sacramento

The Diverse World of First-Century Judaisms

Web Links


The Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls
(http://orion.mscc.huji.ac.il/)

A very nice introduction to the Qumran site and the Dead Sea Scrolls that were discovered nearby.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
(http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~religion/iho/dss.html)

A fine timeline put together by Mahlon Smith of Rutgers University. Includes numerous links to other sources on the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Scrolls from the Dead Sea
(http://metalab.unc.edu/expo/deadsea.scrolls.exhibit/intro.html)

The Ancient Library at Qumran and Modern Scholarship This very informative site is an excellent overall introduction to the Dead Sea Scrolls and their significance. It is based upon an exhibit by the same name at the U.S. Library of Congress.
Flavius Josephus
(http://josephus.yorku.ca/index.htm)

This is a site devoted to the scholarly study of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus. It is sponsored by members of the Josephus Seminar of the Society of Biblical Literature.
Flavius Josephus Home Page
(http://members.aol.com/FLJOSEPHUS/home.htm)

Although the organization of this site leaves something to be desired, it is a treasure trove for the New Testament student seeking to learn about correspondences between historical events as described in the New Testament and in the works of Josephus.
Into His Own: Perspectives on the World of Jesus Exegesis and Eschatology
(http://religion.rutgers.edu/iho/texts7.html)

Part of the excellent site on the cultural world of Jesus. This page contains links to numerous ancient texts illustrating what Jews in the Hellenistic period believed about the Messiah and the end of the world.
The Dinur Center for Research in Jewish History: Second Temple and Talmudic Era
(http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/Dinur/Internetresources/historyresources/second_temple_and_ tal... )

This section of the Dinur Center Web site is a fine jumping-off point for online research on Judaism in the time of Jesus.