Excellent beginning point when seeking to understand the background of the New Testament with articles ranging from the Pseudepigrapha, Dead Sea Scrolls, Second Temple Judaism, Development of the NT Language, etc.
Helpful dictionary discussing various issues in Gospel studies, ranging from Gospel theology, methods of interpretation (critical methodologies), Jewish backgrounds, and Dead Sea scrolls.
Articles focus on Acts, Hebrews, the General Epistles and Revelation. Furthermore, other articles discuss works beyond the life of the New Testament church to include the work of the apostolic fathers and early Christianity up through the middle of the second century.