August 22, 2009

  • Study Bible?

    Over the course of may years as a Christian, Bible teacher, and pastor, I have acquired several study Bibles.

    If you like your compu, you may want to look at something basic that is expandable like Quickverse, or Wordsearch.  They have multiple translations of the Bible, and commentaries from the public domain, and more recent ones for purchase at modest prices.  Do an Internet search on either title, or go to ChristianBook.com and use their site's search engine for them.

    If you have the cha-ching for it, I love and use BibleWorks8 all the time.  This does not have the commentaries and devotionals, but has some amazing scholarly tools for only $399; but that is for the more serious Bible scholar or pastor.  If you can handle the Greek and Hebrew, this is my tool of choice.

    On the other hand, however, if you want something in your hand, I recommend and have used the Thompson Chain Reference Bible for many years.  It is for purchase in most of the modern translations including the NASB, NIV, and of course the standard KJV.  Prices will vary depending on the type of cover you get with it.  Again ChristianBook.com or DiscountBible.com will have them.

Comments (3)

  • It took me a long time to find a Bible I wanted to read, but I am so glad when I finally found one. The only thing I really wanted was lots of room for me to make my own annotations in the margins, and I found one in a NAS.

    A Thompson chain reference would be great, as would a Geneva Bible, but that's the history major in me as much as anything else.

  • I find the Thomas Chain Refernce excellent for in-depth study, although I do not use it for everyday reading. I greatly enjoy the free online verse searches. Those are quite helpful. I would like to find a greek/hebrew translation for someone who doesn't read greek/hebrew (like me). A friend had one once, but I can't remember the name or what type. ~ L

  • You might try http://www.greekstudybible.com  You do need to sign up for an account with them, but it's free.  There you can choose multiple translations, including the Greek (but not Hebrew yet) and even Spanish.  Learn to read the Bible in Spanish as well as Greek!

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