Below are some helpful tools.  For the documents listed (which are in WORD format), click on the title, or right-click and select "save target as."

Bible Study Helps

Here's a chart of the parables spoken by Jesus, listing where each is found in the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) and in the Gospel of Thomas (see below).
     Parable Chart

Other Resources

The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of sayings supposedly uttered by Jesus. The book is not found in the Bible, but is helpful when studying the parables of Jesus. The document contains an introduction along with the actual gospel.
     The Gospel of Thomas

The Cyber Hymnal website offers lyrics, background information, and MIDI files for many traditional Christian hymns.
     The Cyber Hymnal