Bible search tools | Bible
societies | Biblically-based daily prayer | Lectionaries | Other Biblical reference
works
Scripture is part of the common heritage of all
Christians. The reading of the Bible, in a multitude of translations, is a sign of the
universality of the church of Christ. As we read, interpret and discuss the word of God we
enter into a dialogue that draws us closer as Christ's people, and prepares us for the
task of sharing the good news with others.
The following links will assist users in exploring the Bible. The resources are
provided by a number of different agencies, any which of whom would be happy to assist you
further in breaking open the Word.
Bible search tools
Search by word or phrase
Search by chapter and verse
Search by word or verse
Strong's numbers
Bible dictionary or encyclopedia search
Additional tools
- American Bible
Society search page
- Crosswalk.com Online Study
Bible
- Blue Letter Bible
- Gospel Communications Network
(Gospel.com)
[Arabic, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Latin, Nederlands, Norsk, Portugues,
Svenska, Tagalog]
- Gospel Gateway.com
- TOLBSS (The Online Bible Software
Site)
At this site you can download a search engine (The Word) and the
complete text of numerous translations, original texts, commentaries, dictionaries, etc...
The site also contains texts from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) which can
be loaded into the search engine. There are no costs, and the software is simple to
install. Many contemporary texts are under copyright protection and are not available
here.
Bible societies
Biblically-based daily prayer
- Daily
Devotional (from ChristNet
Books)
- Daily Office (from the
ECUSA 1979 Book of Common Prayer)
- Liturgy of the Hours - The Divine
Office
"The Liturgy of the Hours (also known as the Divine Office) is
the richest single prayer resource of the Christian Church. It provides prayers, psalms
and meditation for every hour of every day. It has existed from the earliest times, to
fulfil the Lord's command to pray without ceasing. ... This site does all the calendar
calculations for you, and presents you with the psalms and readings for each hour of
today, every day."
- Oremus: daily prayer and prayer
resources on the internet
"Oremus is dedicated to being a comprehensive place of prayer on
the Internet. The site includes resources for daily prayer and other worship, including
hymns and liturgical forms."
Lectionaries
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- Canadian
Bible Society, Daily Bible Reading Guide
A cycle of readings developed for the Canadian Bible Society by the
Rev. Dr. Kenneth Peterson, former director of the Saskatchewan District of the Canadian
Bible Society, and former board member of the Prairie Centre for Ecumenism
in Saskatoon.
- The Lectionary
Full text of the Sunday Bible readings, following the Revised Common,
Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Anglican Church of Canada, and Church of England Lectionaries.
The text is from the NRSV translation of the Bible (except for the Episcopal Psalm, which
is from the US Book of Common Prayer) and is in RTF format, which is editable by nearly
all word processors.
- The Revised
Common Lectionary
Tables of reading prepared by the Vanderbilt Divinity Library
following the RCL.
- Roman Lectionary (New
American Bible) - Today's
readings
- The Roman Catholic Lectionary for Mass (1992 Canadian Edition)
"Readings for Sundays and Solemnities". The latest Canadian
edition of the Lectionary is based on the NRSV (New Revised Standard Version) translation
of the Bible, while the U.S. editions of the Lectionary are based on the NAB (New American
Bible) translation. Thus for many readings (esp. the Psalms), the exact verse numbers
differ for what are substantially the same readings.
- Social Justice Lectionary
"This website was created to help those who want to approach the weekly readings from the Revised Common Lectionary from a social justice perspective.
For each Sunday in the three-year cycle you will find a number of websites that have been selected to assist you. While the offerings presented are not exhaustive, you will find that they are enough to get you started.
A wide variety of sites have been chosen from the religious spectrum to demonstrate the spiritual depth of our human relations. It is because there are so many ways to express our interconnectedness that this offering must be seen as a work in progress. If you find a site that you feel is valuable, please contact me and perhaps it can be added." Created and maintained by the Reverend Doctor Bruce Sweet, minister in Waterloo, Ontario at Emmanuel United Church of the United Church of Canada.
- The Text This Week
Scripture Study and Worship Links and Resources, indexed
according to the Revised Common Lectionary and by Scriptural Text.
- When
Will It Be Read
This compilation by The Rev. Richard Losch of Coldwater, Ala., gives
the Sunday readings keyed to Bible verses. If you have a Bible verse and want to know when
(or if) it will be used as part of the regular Sunday readings, you can look it up in the
table. The readings follow the Episcopal (USA) variant of the RCL Lectionary.
Other Biblical Reference Works
The
Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism
"This page is not affiliated with the Encyclopedia, and there is
no particular reason to think the articles here will appear in the Encyclopedia. I [Robert
Waltz] just thought the idea was so good that I decided to create my own version of some
of the articles pending the appearance of the real thing. It should also be noted that I
(Robert Waltz) am not a recognized textual critic, and that the information on this page
has not been peer reviewed. While I have done all I could to ensure its accuracy, this
page probably should not be used as a bibliographic reference." (from the
introduction on this website)
