Stephanie Vande Kraats's List: Bible

The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947 and this source is based on an exhibit of them at the Library of Congress. For a time scholars, and the average person, were denied access to much of the material contained in the scrolls while an international team studied them. We now see select images of them appearing here. A large U.S. library discovered that they had a complete microfilm copy of the scrolls locked in their vaults and released these to international scholars.

Links to religion articles and programmes across the BBC

This site is a unique tool for reading and researching the Bible in a variety of English translations such as the New International Version and King James Version and Bible translations in many other languages. It offers an excellent search capability which allows the searcher to choose from an incredible variety of languages and versions. Another good site for Bible translations, as well as other books such as the Book of Mormon, the Koran, and even the collected works of Abraham Lincoln, is the Humanities Text Initiative at the University of Michigan.

A readily accessible resource that provides a wealth of information about Islam, the Koran, Muslim women, Islamic languages, Islamic art, etc.

This source indexes, or provides links, to an enormous amount of information about the study of Judaism and the Torah. The site also includes some information on the Talmud. The Torah focuses on the Pentateuch, which are the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures (also know by Christians as the Old Testament). The Talmud is the body of religious and civil law which may be related to the laws laid down in the Scriptures. This site provides links to education, discussion, and full-text.

The Bahá’í Faith is the Web site of the Bahá’í International Community and includes presentations on Bahá’í history, teachings and belief, social and economic development, social action, prayer and meditation, and Bahá’í community life, as well as providing access to the Bahá’í Writings.

BuddhaNet - Buddhist Information and Education Network: Buddhist Studies, World Buddhist Directory, BuddhaZine - Online Magazine. Insight Meditation Online, eBooks on Buddhism.

Guide to Hinduism, including gods and beliefs, colourful festivals, life and rituals.

Guide to Sikhism, founded by Guru Nanak, including articles about Sikh customs, everyday life, rites and rituals and Sikh beliefs.