•Basic Reference:
Guide
to Medieval Terms
Catholic
Encyclopedia On Line provides an extremely helpful reference
for medieval Christianity and ecclesiastical history. Please note
that the edition is from the early 20th c. (that is why it has now entered
the public domain and can be put on line) and is both outdated and rife
with pre-Vatican II perspectives.
JewishEncyclopedia.com Another
old but still extremely useful public domain reference work.
Judaism 101 not
an academic source like the Jewish Encyclopedia, but for quick questions
easily accessed off the web it can be helpful.
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy is
a great resource for the history of philosophy and background on individual
philosophers or texts.
The Stanford Encyclopedia
of Philosophy has many good articles on ancient and medieval topics written
by experts in the field.
The Ecole Initiative is
a fantastic source for early Church History, extending into the Middle Ages
The Ecole Chronology
Project is extremely useful for sorting out historical context
Jim O'Donnell's Augustine
Page is a must-visit: valuable information and further reading for
all levels, and entertaining as well!
Jay Treat's Internet
Resources for the Study of Judaism and Christianity (U Penn)
Alan Godlas at the University of Georgia maintains a website on sources
for the study of Islam
and Islamic History
•Bible
JPS (Jewish Publication Society) 1917 translation of Tanakh
Hebrew Tanakh, Mishnah, Babylonian
and Palestinian Talmud and other rabbinic texts
A searchable Latin Vulgate and English Douay-Rheims translation of the
Latin Vulgate is available here
Search multiple versions of the Christian Bible, including the medieval
Vulgate, the King James Version, RSV, and more with BibleGateway .
For Greek and Hebrew text as well, see Scripturetext.com
Professor Eliezer Segal maintains a helpful introduction to the Mikra'ot Gedolot (Rabbinic
Bible/Commentary) at Calgary University in Canada
Professor Felix Just, SJ has a great page on New
Testament Resources.
•Exploring:
There are two excellent, comprehensive sites you should visit to begin
any exploration of things medieval:
Labyrinth
On-Line Reference Book for Medieval Studies (ORB) not only has a host of information, essays, maps, and other study materials, but also an extensive library of primary sources in English translation
A selection of primary source materials in English translation, in both full text and selected excerpt format is available through the Medieval Internet Sourcebook. This site is also linked to Jewish, Islamic, Indian, East Asian, African, and Women's History Sourcebooks, among others. This is a good place to check for primary sources on your research topic.
Thomas Head at Hunter College has compiled an excellent bibliography of
printed resources (both primary and secondary sources) in his Guide
to Research in Medieval Christianity. His pages
on hagiography at
ORB are invaluable
The Lollard Society maintains a site with much
information on Lollardy, English Bibles, and the controversy over vernacular
access to Scripture in medieval Christendom
View The Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit at the Library of Congress
Don't miss Professor Eliezer Segal's page at the University of Calgary with its wealth of material related to Jewish history, rabbinics, and mysticism
Monastic Matrix is
a comprehensive database for current scholarship on medieval Christian
women's religious communities
For recent bibliography on women or gender issues, see the Feminae
(formerly the Medieval Feminist Index) at Haverford College
RAMBI, the Index of Articles
on Jewish Studies at Hebrew University is indispensable for tracking down
articles on Judaic Studies
Rice University's Galileo Project has many good history of science links. The History of Science Society maintains an extensive reading list on all aspects of the history of science and technology.