Online Classics for Scholars and Students of the Bible: A New Resource

David Reimer of the University of Edinburgh has launched a project I recommend to the online community. He provides a short introduction and links to the best biblical scholarship now in the public domain. The advantages of a reference shelf of the kind David is compiling are numerous. Most of what was published in the past is well past its expiration date in terms of value. It is helpful to pick out and introduce published material of enduring worth. This is exactly what the Bible Ref Shelf does.

Another advantage of the list: it’s a heads-up to Bible software manufacturers. I am a grateful user of Logos, and I notice that many of the resources Reimer introduces have been Libronixed. But others, such as A. B. Davidson’s 1884 Job commentary and Horatio Hackett’s 1889 edition of William Smith’s Dictionary, have yet to be added. 

Comments

[Mike H.]

You might want to tell him that there are already a lot of these lists out there so he doesn't re-do all of this work from scratch. The most relevant list I know is here: http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=d9xh4s8_21x7n3f&hl=en

[Sam Sutter]

Good resource! thanks!

[JohnFH]

Mike,

The problem with the list you link to is that it contains far too many resources that may (or may not) have been useful in their day, but have been superseded in every way since.

David Reimer's list avoids this problem.