Resource List A very helpful resource as you begin to build your Bible Study Library is Commentary and Reference Survey: A Comprehensive Guide to Biblical and Theological Resources by John Glynn (Feb 15, 2007). A list of Historical Context Commentaries: 1. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament by John H. Walton, Victor H. Matthews and Mark W. Chavalas (Nov 22, 2000) 2. The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament by Craig S. Keener (Feb 1994) 3. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary Set by Clinton E. Arnold, Steven M. Baugh, Peter H. Davids and David E. Garland (Aug 1, 2002) 4. Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary Set: Old Testament by Victor H. Matthews (Oct 22, 2009) 5. The New Manners & Customs of the Bible Times by Ralph Gower (Oct 1, 2005) A List of Literary Context Sources 1. New Testament Theology by Leon Morris (Aug 30, 1990) 2. An Introduction to the New Testament by D. A. Carson and Douglas J. Moo (Aug 23, 2005) 3. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth by Gordon D. Fee and Douglas Stuart (2003) A list of Biblical Background Sources: 1. A reputable Study Bible introduction. 2. www.Bible.org introduction. 3. Old Testament and New Testament Survey books. • Survey of the New Testament, A (4th Edition) by Robert Horton Gundry (Jul 16, 2003) • An Introduction to the New Testament by D. A. Carson and Douglas J. Moo (Aug 23, 2005) • An Introduction to the Old Testament: Second Edition by Tremper Longman III and Raymond B. Dillard (Nov 28, 2006) -­‐ Deluxe Edition Some Good Study Bibles 1. NIV Study Bible by Zondervan (Dec 12, 2011) -­‐ Deluxe Edition 2. The MacArthur Study Bible: Revised & Updated Edition by John MacArthur (Oct 10, 2006) 3. The ESV Study Bible by ESV Bibles (Oct 15, 2008) 4. The Ryrie NIV Study Bible Hardback Red Letter (Ryrie Study Bibles 2008) by Charles C. Ryrie (Sep 1, 2008) How to search cross-­‐references at Blueletterbible.org: 1. Go to website and type in the passage you wish to study and select your Bible translation of choice. Then click “search.” 2. On the Left side next to the verse you are studying, you will see a box m arked “tools.” Click on that box. 3. Six boxes should appear with different letters next to them. The letters include “C,V,K,L,D,I”, “ Click on the box lettered “K,” which stands for Treasury of Scripture Knowledge/CROSS-­‐REFERENCES 4. There should appear a list of correlating verses that relate the your passage.
How to access Bible Dictionaries at Blueletterbible.org: 1. Go to website and type in the passage you wish to study and select your Bible translation of choice. Then click “search.” 2. On the Left side next to the verse you are studying, you will see a box marked “tools.” Click on that box. 3. Six boxes should appear with different letters next to them. The letters include “C,V,K,L,D,I”, “ Click on the box lettered “D,” which stands for DICTIONARIES 4. There should appear a list of Bible Dictionaries with key words listed relevant to the passage you are studying. 5. Click on your word of choice to find more information. Or 1. Go to www.blueletterbible.org. At the top of the page, click on the “Study” tab. 2. Under “Bible Reference” click on “Encyclopedias/Dictionaries” 3. Search for your person, place, event or word alphabetically by clicking the appropriate letter. 4. After finding the term you searched for, click on it to read the dictionary entry. Good sources for word studies 1. The New Strong's Expanded Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible by James Strong (Apr 13, 2010) 2. Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words by W. Vine (Sep 24, 1996) 3. Bible Dictionaries • New Unger’s Bible Dictionary by Merrill F. F. Unger, Merrill F. Unger, R. K. Harrison and Howard F. Vos (May 1, 2006) • Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary by J. D. Douglas, Merrill C. Tenney and Moises Silva (May 5, 2011) • Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary by Ronald Youngblood (Aug 25, 1995) • http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/ 4. Some good free websites • www.blueletterbible.org • Concordances (Strong’s available online at www.biblestudytools.com) • Lexicons (available at www.blueletterbible.org, www.biblestudytools.com) • Greek/Hebrew Interlinear Bible (http://www.blueletterbible.org) How to conduct a word study at Blueletterbible.org: 1. Go to website and type in the passage you wish to study and select your Bible translation of choice. Then click “search.” 2. On the Left side next to the verse you are studying, you will see a box marked “tools.” Click on that box. 3. Six boxes should appear with different letters next to them. The letters include “C,V,K,L,D,I”, “ Click on the box lettered “C,” which stands for Concordance/INTERLINEAR 4. The verse should appear in Greek or Hebrew. If you scroll down, each word or phrase will have an assigned “Strong’s” Number. Click on the corresponding number to the word you wish to study. 5. The website should show you the transliteration, pronunciation, part of speech, root word, Vines entry, Outline of Biblical usage and everything else you’d want to know about the word your studying. Some reputable commentaries Condescend Bible Commentaries • The MacArthur Bible Commentary by John F. MacArthur (May 10, 2005) • Zondervan NIV Bible Commentary Volume 1 (Old Testament) and Volume 2 (New Testament). Good Commentaries to Begin with • Cornerstone Biblical Commentary Series • Quicknotes Simplified Bible Commentary Series Other Reputable Commenatires • Word Biblical Commentary Series • The New American Commentary Series • Tyndale Old Testament Commentary Series • Baker Exegetical Commentary Series • The NIV Application Commentary Series • Mostly any Zondervan commentary • Anything by D.A. Carson Online free Commentary resources 1. http://www.blueletterbible.org/commentaries/ 2. NET Bible with over 60,000 translators notes https://net.bible.org/#!bible/Matthew+1 3. http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/ 4. http://biblecommenter.com How to access free Commentaries at Blueletterbible.org: 1. Go to website and type in the passage you wish to study and select your Bible translation of choice. Then click “search.” 2. On the Left side next to the verse you are studying, you will see a box marked “tools.” Click on that box. 3. Six boxes should appear with different letters next to them. The letters include “C,V,K,L,D,I”, “ Click on the box lettered “L,” which stands for list available COMMENTARIES 4. There should appear a list of Commentaries in various forms (audio, video, and text). 5. Click on the commentary resource of choice. Check and compare at least three commentaries. Or 1. Go to www.blueletterbible.org. At the top of the page, click on the “Study” tab. 2. Under “Bible Commentaries” click either “audio” or “text commentaries.” 3. Read the instructions provided and click on the commentary of your choice. 4. Search the commentary by the Bible passage you are currently studying. Downloadable Bible Software 1. E-­‐sword (http://www.e-­‐sword.net/features.html) offers free Bible Study Software you can download onto your personal computer. 2. Logos Bible Software, while a financial investment, is an incredible Bible Study tool. It serves as a one-­‐stop-­‐shop for Bible resources (available at www.logos.com).