New Testament Resources

Bible Gateway - the Online Concordance

• Jesus, the Gospels, and the Origins of the Jesus Tradition
• Early Church Fathers
• Independent References to Jesus
• Non-Canonical Material
• Other Background

Jesus, the Gospels, and the Origins of the Jesus Tradition  

• The Synoptic Problem
• Extrabiblical, Non-Christian Witnesses to Jesus before 200 a.d.
• Ancient Jewish Accounts of Jesus
• AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BOOK OF MATTHEW
• Oral Tradition in the New Testament [A Defence of the Catholic Use of Tradition by Analogy to the Use of Oral Tradition in the New Testament]

Early Church Fathers

• Against Heresies - Ireneaus
• The Text of the Diatessaron - Try reading the Introduction, as well.
• On Christian Doctrine - St Augustine of Hippo

Independent References to Jesus

• Extrabiblical, Non-Christian Witnesses to Jesus before 200 a.d. - A good introduction
• Josephus Book XVI - From the Finishing of the Temple by Herod to the Death of Alexander and Aristobulus
• Josephus Book XVII - From the Death of Alexander and Aristobulus to the Banishment of Archelaus
• Josephus Book XVIII - From the Banishment of Archelaus to the Departure of the Jews from Babylon
• Tacitus - (Incidentally - read about Boudicea in Book xiv)

Non-Canonical Material

• The Gospel of Thomas 
• The Gospel According to Peter.  Also check out the Introduction to the Gospel of Peter

Other Background

• Jerusalem Timetravel - Tour Jerusalem with guides, Herod, Sulieman, King David, Dirk the Crusader or Tammar (modern). Video or audio tours available. Tours taken from 'Pathways through Jerusalem' CD Rom. (If you have trouble getting out of the Timetravel page using your 'back' button, use 'Go' button instead
• Introduction to Judaism - Early history, texts, traditional beliefs and practices, Jewish movements and Jewish-Christian relations.
• The "Whole" Bible - A brief history of the New Testament, plus plenty of good links.