Christian Resource Listing
Christian History and Research Helps

• Biographies & Autobiographies
  
  
• Archaeology
  
  
• Apologetics Resources
  
  
• Believer's Web Biographies Large listing of brief biographies of Christians down the ages.
  
  

  Wycliffe Historical Geography of Bible Lands By Edited by Howard F. Vos This reference book contains over five hundred illustrations and detailed maps in one extensive volume following the Biblical narrative from Abraham in Mesopotamia through the establishment of the church in the New Testament. Separate chapters are devoted to each of the eleven areas significant for all Bible study. It is an invaluable reference for all who desire a greater understanding and discovery of the historical, geographical, archaeological, and biblical truths in God’s word. Over five hundred illustrations and detailed maps in one extensive volume Separate chapters study the eleven Bible lands of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Palestine, Phoenicia, Syria, Iran, Cyprus, Asia Minor, Greece, Malta, and Italy Howard F. Vos has had a distinguished career as an expert in historical, geographical, biblical, and archaeological research. A prolific author and editor, he is responsible for twenty-five books that are standards in their field. He has traveled extensively in the Bible lands and excavated many sites in Israel. Vos is currently Emeritus Professor of History and Archaeology from The King's College in New York. He is responsible for twenty-five books including Exploring Church History, New Illustrated Bible Manners and Customs, and Can I Really Believe? Bible Reference and Church History Books

  
  
  
• Bible History Online Our goal is to aid students and teachers of the Scriptures with Biblical and historical information for the purpose of furthering the gospel of Jesus Christ.
  
  
• Biographical sketches of memorable Christians of the past From an Anglican perspective, covers many of the early pastors and writers of the first and 2nd century as well as many more.
  
  
• Christian Catacombs of Rome This Internet site is the oldest complete data transmission presentation of the Christian Catacombs of Rome. The wealth of content is illustrated with many coloured photographs and text in twelve languages including the three most widespread and important oriental ones: Chinese, Korean and Japanese. It constitutes a basic, complete and concise aid to know the catacombs.
  
  
• Christian Biography Resources A few well written and easy to understand biographies, from William Carey to Fanny Crosby, from John Bunyan to C.T. Studd
  
  
• Christian Classics Ethereal Library A large on-line library of classic Christian books for download or browsing. Everything from Augustine to Wesley. Includes several biographies of early church fathers.
  
  


• Christian Heroes This web site exists because far too many Christians do not know of their true heritage. They know very little about the men and women of faith who were obedient to the call of God. These men and women are heroes, Christian heroes, who laid down their lives (often literally) and gave us the rich Christian heritage that we have today.
  
  
• Cyberhymnal Biographies Very brief biographies on hymn writers.
  
  
• Desiring God - Biographies Several biographies written by John Piper of Desiring God Ministries.
  
  
• Early Church Writings Early Christian Writings: the New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnosticism, Church Fathers: text information and translations of Gnostic Gospels, apocryphal Acts, pseudepigrapha epistles, and documents of ancient Christianity like the Gospel of St Thomas.
  
  
• Fire and Ice: History & Biography Puritan History and Biographies of famous and not so famous Puritans.
  
  
• Fox's Book Of Martyrs A History of the lives, sufferings and triumphant deaths of the early Christian and the Protestant martyrs *Warning. Rather graphic.
  
  
• Guide to Early Church Documents Contains pointers to Internet-accessible files relating to the early church, including canonical documents, creeds, the writings of the Apostolic Fathers and other historical texts relevant to church history.
  
  
• Hall of Church History Church History from ancient times to the present. Easy to understand but in-depth at the same time.
  
  
• Heroes of History Where do heroes come from? When did they live? How did they shape human history? How 'human' were heroes? What were their flaws? How did heroes fail? How did they triumph?
  
  
• Into His Own Into His Own is designed as a tool for the historical study of Christian scriptures. Since the works in the New Testament were composed in implicit & often explicit dialog with first century champions of Jewish tradition, the bulk of the passages included here have been excerpted from works written by Jewish authors, especially those composed after the Hebrew scriptures that can be found in any Christian "Old Testament.
  
  
• Megiddo prison Church A wide perspective of the excavation of the 3rd century Church of Megiddo prison. Interviews and updates. We hope you will enjoy the history, the symbolism and meaning, of this amazing discovery.
  
  
• Men of The Bible Names of men in the bible, and a history behind some of their stories.
  
  
• Portraits of Great Christians Biographies
  
  
• Preacher Biographies Large index of Biographies.
  
  
• Resource Page for Biblical Studies Scholarly resources on early church documents.
  
  




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Christian History Made Easy By Timothy P. Jones This book includes: key events and people every Christian should know from the time of Jesus to today, how the Bible came to be, time lines, worksheets, websites, photos, maps, and illustrations. It is divided into 13 lessons with a Leader's Guide included in the book itself. This course is suitable for study by churches, schools, small groups, homeschoolers and individuals. Key people in each chapter include: Emperor Nero, Paul and Peter, Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Origen, Diocletian, Constantine, Arius, Athanasius, Paula, Ambrose, Chrysostom, Augustine, Cyril of Alexandria, Leo the Great, Patrick, Muhammad, Chalemagne, Pople Leo IX, Damascus, Hildegard, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Becket, Wycliffe, Joan of Arc, Martin Luther, John Calvin, King Henry VIII, Ignatius, Christopher Columbus, Jacob Arminius, Galilei Galileo, King James I, John Bunyan, Anne Hutchinson, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, William Carey, Hudson Taylor, Barton Stone, Finney, Spurgeon, Moody, Karl Barth, C S Lewis, Bonhoeffer, Mother Teresa, and Billy Graham.





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• The Scriptorium: Center for Biblical Antiquities The Scriptorium is the repository for The Van Kampen Collection of ancient artifacts, manuscripts, and rare printed materials. The collection consists primarily of biblical texts in all representative forms and is supplemented by secondary resources and the personal library of Eberhard Nestle, a leading nineteenth-century German biblical scholar.
  
  
• Studylight - History Search through historical documents of the early Church and before.
  
  
• Women of The Bible 187 names of women in the bible, and a history behind some of their stories.

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