See Information on Archaeology and the Bible
(Some links on this page also contain archaelogical information)
Didn't early Christians suppress some books from being included in the Bible? Are there any Lost Books?
By Gregory Koukl
Dating the New Testament Manuscripts: (How it is Done, Are the Dates Reliable, etc.)
by Peter van Minnen
Bible Basics
addresses these issues : Pronunciation / Origins and original language / Authorship / Significant sections / Overview (with linked reference verses)
" . . Bible Basics' does not provide theological interpretation of the writings"
More Material on the Apocrypha Can be Found on the Roman Catholicism Page
("Solely Scripture," "The Bible Alone")
Authenticity of the Bible
many articles available; from godandscience.org
The Dead Sea Scrolls and Biblical Integrity
Bible Query / inerrancy.org
from Christian Debater
Bible Contradictions and Other Bible Difficulties
from Apologetics Index
many resources listed!
Interpretation, by Rev. Stanley L. Derickson Ph.D.
explains different types of interpretation and defends the literal one as being best approach
The Interpretation of the Bible, from e-grace
many resouces available!
The Literal Grammatical Historical Method
same article is available from this site
Literal and Figurative Language in the Bible
article cautions about going to either extreme: hyper literalism or hyper allegoricalism
Biblical Hermeneutics: The Science of Interpreting the Bible
many links to other resoures available
Hermeneutics
mentions early church fathers among other topics
Hermeneutics, by Don Closson
from probe.org ministries
Bible Study: How to Interpret the Scriptures from the moorings
warning: they reject biblical gender equality