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Jesus.Org Jesus.org offers biblically based answers to the many questions surrounding Jesus birth, life, death, and resurrection. Our database of questions and answers in text, video and audio formats, provides everyone, from seekers to Church leaders, access to some of the best available content about Jesus.	Study Bibles Topical Bible Bible Commentary Word Study Bible Handbook  Learn Greek Bible Software Bible On the Go	Quick Reference Guide (Click On Each Picture To Enlarge)      Bible study begins with the Bible.    Everything else pivots around the Bible.    There are different translations to choose from.  You may already be attached to a specific translation and that is fine.  I will just list a few.   You have the "Word-for-Word" translations or "Formal Equivalent"        Word-for-Word translation means that as much as possible, biblical   scholars take each word from the original Greek or Hebrew text and   an English word is placed in its place. King James Version (KJV) New King James Version (NKJV) New American Standard Bible (NASB) English Standard Version Bible (ESV) You have the "Thought-for-Thought" translations or "Dynamic-Equivalent"        Thought-for-Thought translation means that the translators take the   "meaning" of the original language and rewrite it in modern language   that�s easy to read and understand New International Version (NIV)   You have the "Paraphrase" translations        Paraphrase translation is where the translators convert the original   languages into the tone and the rhythms of modern-day American   speech while retaining the meaning of the original language.       Living Bible       Message Bible Concordance and Topical Bibles        One of the best ways to study biblical words, concepts, and people is to look up and study every reference that relates to them.  The best books for this   type of bible study are topical bibles, and concordances.         A Word Concordance is one of the most valuable Bible study tools available. It lists the words in the Bible alphabetically, and then lists verses that use that word.     There are several ways you can use a concordance. First, if you remember part of a verse in the Bible, but don't know where it can be found, you can look it up under one of the words. Secondly, a concordance is useful if you   want to look up every reference to a particular word. This is the start of a word study, which is one of the most common types of Bible studies. Thirdly, many concordances have a numbering system to tell you what this word is in the original language. For example, several different Greek words are translated "love" in our English Bibles. The most common numbering system   are the "Strong's Numbers".         My favorite Word Concordance is Strong's Exhaustive Concordance.  In addition to all the words in the Bible, it contains both a Hebrew and a Greek dictionary   with a handy method of looking up the original words.  You will find that a lot of your reference tools refer back to the Strong's numbering system.         An "Exhaustive" concordance lists every reference to every word in the Bible.   A "Complete" concordance doesn't list every word in the Bible, but those   words it does list; it gives every reference found in the Bible. A "concise" or   "compact" concordance simply lists some of the references to some of the words in the Bible. Now I would like to show you what they call "Contemporary Concordances".  The first would be a Phrase Concordance.  Using the "phrase" concordance has its advantages, for instance; if you were searching for a specific passge that mentions "word of God", with a standard exhaustive word concordance you would look through more than 900 references to the word "word" or about 4,500 occurrences of the word "God", you would have to look through each scripture trying to find the ones that refer to "word of God".  But with a phrase concordance like "Find it Fast in the Bible" you would look under the phrase "word of God" and find 48 occurrences directly to that passage.  If you recall only one word of the bible passage, you can look it up in the index in the back.  This index will help you locate the exact phrase you have in mind.  "Find it Fast in the Bible" uses the New King james Version as the text on which the phrases are based; however, handy cross-references make the book usable with additional translations like: KJV, NASB, NIV.  for example, "Verily, verily, I say unto you" KJV, when you look it up it will give you the NKJV "Most assuredly, I say to you." The second contemporary concordance would be a "Topical Concordance" like "Where to Find it in the Bible".  This is a lot like a Topical Bible.  You find references by topics.   Like the topical concordance, a Topical Bible lists references to ideas and themes, regardless of whether the actual words are mentioned.  A topical Bible can be used with any translation.  It covers topics and scripture references.  Naves Topical Bible is the best known topical   Bible. Naves for example summarizes four key concepts about birthright,   citing ten biblical references.  It also lists five people in the bible who   forfeited their birthright, with ten additional references.          Dictionaries English: Webster's   Gives you a definition of the word Bible Dictionary: Gives you biblical,historical,archaeological and  theological information about biblical people, places, customs, and events.     Holman's Bible Dictionary Expository Dictionary :  Word studies on any kind of biblical term     Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary    Mounce's Complete Expository Dictionary             Encyclopedias and Bible Handbooks:         Encyclopedias are also extremely useful in studying the backgrounds, events, and people of the Bible.     Zondervan's Pictorial Bible Encyclopedia   AMG Encyclopedia of Bible Facts  Nelson's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Bible Facts     Handbooks are an almanac of biblical information.   Halley's bible Handbook   Zondervan Handbook to the Bible  Bible Commentaries        Genesis to Revelation, Commentaries unpack the meaning and message of   Scripture with skilled exposition that brings the Greek and Hebrew to a deeper understanding for us.  Bible exposition Commentary by Warren Wiersbe (Six-Volume set)  Matthew Henry (One-volume book)           Study Bibles and Word Studies           Study Bible is useful because it puts a number of tools all in one place. This is very   handy if you are travelling! Most Study Bibles will have introductions and outlines   to each of the books, discussions of themes, a brief set of cross references, a concise   concordance, some maps and   notes at the bottom of the page.               One of my favorites is The Hebrew Greek Key Word Study Bible.  It   identifies the key words of the original languages and presents clear, precise   explanations of their meaning and usage.  Strongs dictionary, AMG word study,   and grammatical lexicon.                Another study Bible is the Visual Reference Bible.  It includes cross-  references, informative introductions to the books of the Bible, concordance, color maps, and exclusive visual reference system that   identifies key passages about Promises and Miracles of the Bible,   Prophecies and their fulfillment.             Word Study books are a vital resource to your library.  They allow you to dig into   the original language without being a Greek or Hebrew scholar.              My favorite Word study is: The Complete Word study of the New and Old   Testament by Zodhiates.  Every word has its Strongs number and a grammatical   code printed above the English word.            Reference tools:           We need to study the lifestyle, customs, and culture of bible people.  We need to   know how they thought, how they communicated, where they traveled, what they   valued, how they worshiped.           The new Manners and Customs of Biblical Times               -  Another must have study tool Willmington's Guide to the Bible:  This guide covers the chronological method   and theological methods of bible study through numerous detailed illustrations,   charts and maps.  It is like having eight reference volumes in one: Bible   commentary, topical dictionary, archaeological handbook, old testament/new   testament cross-reference guide, theological manual, illustrated Bible encyclopedia,   prayer fact-finder, and history of Israel textbook.  A must have resource.      We are honored that our site is listed on the Christian Directory at Crossguide.com which is a member  of the Salem Web Network, a subsidiary of  Salem Communications Corporation.	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