Internet resources for biblical research

A collection of popular Bible dictionaries for the meaning of words found in the Bible. It combines definitions and proper names for Biblical words with online verse reference, allowing users to define and analyze Scripture.

This one volume evangelical reference volume includes over five hundred articles explaining the theological message and key themes of both Old and New Testaments. Most entries contain a bibliography so further study is possible.

This site offers brief explanations of the meaning of 2,500 biblical proper names.

A free online Bible encyclopaedia produced by the Society of Biblical Literature, which is the largest global academic society for the study of the Bible. Bible Odyssey has been six years in the making, and has a really wide range of very good resources. It includes pictures, short articles, and video clips, and also offers an ‘Ask the Scholar’ service. The world’s leading scholars share the latest historical and literary research on key people, places, and passages of the Bible

You can choose from eight Biblical encyclopedias freely available online at StudyLight.org for sermon and Bible study.

Choose from over 90 Bible Commentaries freely available online at StudyLight.org for sermon, Bible study, and Sunday school preparation.

"Each volume, informed by the best of up-to-date evangelical scholarship, presents passage-by-passage commentary based on the NIV along with background information on authorship, setting, theme and various interpretive issues." This site covers some of the books of the NT.

This site combines reviews and ratings from journals, books, and users to create an aggregate ranking for Biblical commentaries.

Click any verse to read from commentaries from the early Christians. No search function. Also available as a free app.