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1. The Bible On Line

· The New American Bible is the officially authorized Bible of the American Catholic Bishops.

http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/index.htm

· Today’s Reading and Psalm is available each day from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, (USCCB.)

http://www.usccb.org/nab/today.htm

2. Official Church Documents

· Vatican II: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum) (1965). Chapter 3: Sacred Scripture, Its Inspiration and Divine Interpretation. Chapter 4: The Old Testament. Chapter 5: The New Testament. Chapter 6: Sacred Scripture in the Life of the Church.

http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/index.htm

· Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part 1, Section 1. The Catechism explains Church teaching on Inspiration and truth of sacred scripture, the Holy Spirit as the interpreter of scripture, and the canon of scripture.

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm

·
The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church. Written March 18, 1994 by the Pontifical Biblical Commission—a wonderful explanatory document. This well organized document is formatted for easy reading by Fr. Felix Just, SJ of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

http://myweb.lmu.edu/fjust/bible.htm

3. Introduction to the Bible Resources

· The Bible From Square One. Article by Elizabeth McNamer in Scripture from Scratch on the St. Anthony Messenger Site.

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/SFS/an0194.asp

· Interpreting the Bible: The Right and the Responsibility. Article by Sandra Schneiders, I.H.M. in Scripture from Scratch on the St. Anthony Messenger Site.

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/SFS/an0997.asp

· The Lectionary and the Liturgical Year: How Catholics Read Scripture. Article by Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M., S.T.D. in Scripture from Scratch on the St. Anthony Messenger Site.

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/SFS/an0795.asp

· Reading the Good Book. Article by Carol Luebering in Scripture from Scratch on the St. Anthony Messenger site.

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/SFS/an0798.asp

· What Scripture Says...and Doesn't Say: Reading the Bible in Context. Article by Margaret Nutting Ralph in Scripture from Scratch on the St. Anthony Messenger site.

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/SFS/an0396.asp

· The Use and Abuse of the Bible. Article by Ronald Witherup, S.S. in Scripture from Scratch on the St. Anthony Messenger site.

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/SFS/an0899.asp

Israel vs. Judah: The Chosen People Divided. Article by Virginia Smith in Scripture

from Scratch on the St. Anthony Messenger site.

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/SFS/an0600.asp

· Who Is My Neighbor?: Israel's Neighboring Nations. Article by Elizabeth McNamer in Scripture from Scratch on the St. Anthony Messenger site.

http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/SFS/an0999.asp

4. Old Testament

· Internet Ancient History Sourcebook offered by Fordham University is divided into these main sections: Studying Ancient History, Human Origins, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Israel, Greece, the Hellenistic World, Rome, Late Antiquity, Christian Origins.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook.html

· Internet Jewish History Sourcebook offered by Fordham University contains the following searchable sections: People of Israel, Emergence of Judaism.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/jewish/jewishsbook.html

5. New Testament

· A Glossary of Important Terms for New Testament Studies. By Felix Just, S.J. of Loyola Marymount University. Short and easy overview of basic terms.

http://myweb.lmu.edu/fjust/bible.htm

· A Brief Overview of each Book and Letter in the New Testament. By Felix Just, S.J. of Loyola Marymount University. Well organized chart; click on a book to receive another chart which includes abbreviation, attributed author, named recipients, date, authenticity, sources, literary genre, purpose.

http://myweb.lmu.edu/fjust/bible.htm

· An Overview of New Testament Geography. By Felix Just, S.J. of Loyola Marymount University. Good introduction of geography of Palestine and Roman Provinces, with map links.

http://myweb.lmu.edu/fjust/bible.htm

· The Johannine Literature Web from Fr. Felix Just, S.J. provides a wide variety of materials helpful for research and/or teaching purposes. Included are sections on Art and Images, Bibliography, E-texts, Geography and Archaeology, Introductory materials, structural outlines and links to other sites on the Gospel of John and Johannine literature.

http://myweb.lmu.edu/fjust/bible.htm