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 Encyclopedia of New Testament Textual Criticism
A good resource for advanced students, although it should be used with caution. Includes a brief  Introduction to New Testament Textual Criticism. On specific methods and conclusions, be sure to consult the Catechism and the Pontifical Biblical Commission's Interpretation of the Bible in the Church.

 Theories of the Translation Process
A good consideration by Princeton University New Testament scholar Bruce Metzger. See also by Metzger:
- Persistent Problems Confronting Bible Translators
- English Translations of the Bible, Today and Tomorrow

 The New Testament and its Context
The best general introduction on the web. By Barry Smith of Atlanta Baptist University.

 The Case Against "Q"
A very good site on the debate over the "sources" of the New Testament. By an excellent New Testament scholar, Mark Goodacre of the University of Birmingham. Includes the classic article by British New Testament scholar, Austin Farrar, "On Dispensing with Q."

 The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?
Highly recommended study by F.F. Bruce (d. 1990) former professor of biblical criticism and exegesis at the University of Manchester in England and general editor of the New International Commentary on the New Testament.

 The Gospels as History
A thorough review of the Church's teachings by Father Thomas McGovern. Originally published in Homiletic and Pastoral Review. Also good useful is  by the literary theorist and religious anthropologist, Rene Girard's:
- Are the Gospels Mythical?

 The Apostolic Preaching and Its Development
By C.H. Dodd, one of the pioneering New Testament scholars of the last century and for many years a professor of New Testament at Cambridge. This is an entire book on-line describing preaching in the early church as found particularly in the Gospels and in the writings of Paul. Based on three lectures Dodd gave at King's College, London, in 1935.

 The Central Message of the New Testament
By the important New Testament scholar, Joachim Jeremias, examines four ideas: God as "Father," the sacrificial death of Jesus, Paul's notion of "justification" and the implications of Jesus being the Word of God made flesh.

 The Use of the Old Testament in the New
Thorough discussion by Barry Smith of Atlanta Baptist University. See also Smith's:
- Interpretation of Scripture.

 Jesus' Use of the Old Testament
A helpful overview.

 'Who is the Prophet Talking About?'
A study of the New Testament's use of the Old Testament. By evangelical scholar, Richard Longenecker.

 Gender Passages in the New Testament
A helpful critique of modern presuppositions by a Protestant scholar, Andreas Kostenberger. Especially helpful is the section "Underrating the Importance of the Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament." (.pdf files, requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader.)