Words are alphabetized and you can find every verse in the Bible that contains the word “mercies”. For instance, if you are trying to recall a Bible verse and all you can remember is that it contains the word “mercies” a concordance will help you. ConcordancesĪ concordance lists every word in the Bible and in what verse each word is found. It explains over 6,000 key biblical words. This resource will help you to study the meaning of biblical words in the original languages without learning Greek or Hebrew. Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words will help you do just that. You will also want to consider a dictionary that will help you understand the meaning of Hebrew words in the Old Testament and Greek words in the New Testament. My recommendations include: Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary, and the Easton’s Bible Dictionary. These dictionaries will help you learn everything from Alpha to Zuzims. Like Bible handbooks, dictionaries contain charts, graphs, recreations and photographs that will aid in Bible study. Bible Dictionariesīible Dictionaries are similar to regular dictionaries in that they give the meaning of Bible books, Bible personalities, geographical locations and theological words. My recommendations would include: Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook, The MacArthur Bible Handbook, and The New Unger’s Bible Handbook. These handbooks come with illustrations, charts and recreations of biblical locations. Bible Handbooksīible handbooks help to understand each book of the Bible by summarizing each one’s content, author, evidences of authenticity, and historical context. In addition to notes, charts, illustrations and maps it contains several articles on subjects such as “The Reliability of Bible Manuscripts” and “The Original Languages of the Bible.” 3. It contains more than 2 million words of Bible text, explanation and teaching-equivalent to a 20 volume Bible resource library. It was created by a team of 95 evangelical Christian scholars and teachers. The English Standard Version Study Bible was first published in 2008. It contains over 25,000 notes in addition to charts, maps, illustrations, topical index and an outline of systematic theology. I recommend his study Bible because it is completely trustworthy and for the sheer volume of the notes. This was part of my introduction to the ministry of Dr. One of the first study Bibles that I ever purchased while in seminary was the MacArthur Study Bible. There are many good study Bibles available today. Rob Zink has done a marvelous job in a post describing how study Bibles can be used and misused. They will help you get the thought and flow of a passage. Paraphrase translations are profitable also. Because this is true word-for-word Bible translations will help the best. In a previous post I discussed the fact that the Bible is a literary document that is comprised of words, parts of speech, literary devices and sentences. This is because you will be looking up words in a Bible dictionary or concordance as you study. In short, I highly recommend a word-for-word Bible translation. In my last post, “Which Translation is Best for Bible Study?” I discussed the differences in translations. Selecting the best study helps available can make Bible study most profitable and enjoyable.
Pick the wrong tools and you are in for a long, arduous and unenjoyable task. The right tools can make your task easier and less time consuming. Like any job, the task of Bible study requires the right tools.
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