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biblical literacy

Crosswalk Bible Study Tools

https://www.biblestudytools.com/

This site has online versions of several Bible translations, including approved Catholic translation including translations including the deuterocanonical books (apocrypha). Also contains online commentaries, concordances, and dictionaries. But beware, this is not a Catholic site and many of the resources will not give an authentic Catholic interpretation of Scripture.

Online Resources of Prof. Felix Just

https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/index.html

When you open up this site, you will think you have hit the jackpot of biblical resources. An amazing variety of charts and summaries of key biblical themes and history, all created by a respected Catholic Scripture scholar and open to the public.

Catholic Church Documents Related to Biblical Studies

https://catholic-resources.org/ChurchDocs/index.html

From the online resources of Professor Felix Just, this index of all the major Catholic documents on Scripture includes links to online versions if they exist.

Biblical References: Format and Examples

https://catholic-resources.org/Bible/Biblical_References.htm

On this Web site you will find a complete description of how to understand and give biblical citations with many examples.

Dei Verbum (Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation)

https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html

This Vatican II document (found on the Vatican's Web site) is the foundation for all Catholic biblical interpretation.

The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church

https://catholic-resources.org/ChurchDocs/PBC_Interp.htm

This is a document published in 1993 by the Pontifical Biblical Commission. It outline various kinds of biblical interpretation methods (criticisms) and the benefits and limitation of each method. It is a heavy read but very balanced and helpful for the serious student of Scripture.

The New Testament Gateway

https://www.ntgateway.com/

This is maintained by Dr. Mark Goodacre of Duke University. It has very solid content and numerous web links for studies of the New Testament.

Biblical Art

http://www.textweek.com/art/art.htm

This is a wonderful site with links to numerous online biblical art indexed by both themes and biblical texts.

Movies and the Bible

http://www.textweek.com/movies/movies.htm

This Web site connects biblical themes with popular movie themes.