 SECTION ONE 
The TEXT and TRANSMISSION of the BIBLE   Discussion One: The Relationship Between the Bible and Western Culture
Resources: History resource (see also links to primary sources provided by Fordham University), Bentley and Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past)
(1) The split of the Roman Empire and eventual collapse of the western half [Here]; (2) The Frankish Kingdom under Charlemagne [Here]
Baptism of Clovis (1) - ca. 1500, Master of St. Giles (USA National Galery of Art)
Baptism of Clovis (2) - Life of Saint Denis, France 13th cent. - (Art Resource, New York)
Vatican Museum (Images of Significant Persons and Events in the Life of the Western Church through the eyes of Italian Renaissance artists) -
Constantine's Room (Vision of Constantine); Raphael's Room (Crowning of Charlemagne) - Museum Indecies page.
A Medieval Monastary (Illuminated Manuscript) - (Art Resource Center, New York)
Online Resourcebook (ORB) - Medieval Sourcebook Pages sponsored by the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies [Here]
Religion and the Founding of the American Rebublic (Library of Congress Exhibit)
The New England Primer and other Documents, Gettysburg College Special Collections (provided by Prof. Timothy J. Shannon, Gettysburg College
Dept. of History); [other images, see also: article in wikipedia]
The American Spelling Book, by Noah Webster, 1822.
Discussion Two: From the "books" to "THE Book" Resources: Ancient Methods of Writing and the Bible: Papyrus Collection of the Univerisy of Michigan: Main Site; Exhibits; Papyrology at the University of Oxford
Scrolls from the Dead Sea (Library of Congress)
Biblical Codecies: Codex Sinaiticus.Net ; Codex Vaticanus (Bethel University Facsimile ed.); Codex Alexandrinus (British Library)
History resource - Interactive map of the spread of papermaking, See Map B - "The Silk Roads," Bentley and Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters: A
Global Perspective on the Past)
Discussion Three: The Biblical Canon (Testaments and the Apocrypha)
Resources: Septuagint (LXX) - Resourced Provided by the University of Pennsylvania
Vulgate - ARTFL Project, University of Chicago
List of Resources for the Nag Hammadi Library: University of Pennsylvania
My own Thoughts on the Gospel of Judas and Manuscript Discovery
*Old Testament Apocrypha (full texts with some introductions) - Wesley Center Online (NNU)
Discussion Four: From Ancient Manuscripts to the Modern Critical Addition Resources: Scrolls from the Dead Sea (Library of Congress)
Biblical Codecies: Codex Sinaiticus.Net ; Codex Vaticanus (Bethel University Facsimile ed.); Codex Alexandrinus (British Library)
"Bart Ehrman's 'Misquoting Jesus'," Terry Gross on National Public Radio's Fresh Air (Dec. 14, 2005).
Oxford University Early Manuscripts Digital Linbrary
Discussion Five: Bible Translation from Antiquity to Today Resources:
Septuagint (LXX) - University of Pennsylvania
Vulgate - ARTFL Project, University of Chicago
King James English Bible, ARTFL Project, University of Chicago
Bible Translation Today: The Lord's Prayer, Matthew 6:7-13 Old and Middle English Versions (Suzanne Kemmer, Rice Univ.); King James Version
New American Standard Bible; New International Version; The Amplified Bible; The Message; Others (Ebonics, Klingon - temp. files)
See also: The Voice New Testament
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