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Bible Question:
This so crazy! I thought I was asking a question that most would find unimportant...I have enjoyed so very much reading all these post on you guys' study habits. I must admit, as I said before, I do write notes in my Bible and I underline key words to a verse(sometimes highlight). I don't want my Bible to look like a coloring book though. If that is what works for some, who am I to judge? I would like to take the question a bit further and ask... What is the most valuable tool you use when you study NOT THAT THE BIBLE IS NOT THE MOST TREASURED AND VALUABLE...I am referring to concordances, dictionaries, commentarries, lexicons, etc. For example, I have an e-sword computer program I use daily it seems. It has ... a ton of resources! And there are some other favorites too, I am just curious what resouces you guys use. Cuddle |
Bible Answer: Cuddle, You've asked a very interesting question and I'm enjoying reading the answers that are being given. Not only am I enjoying them, I'm also learning from them. The Bible study tool I use more than any other is the website www.StudyLight.org. It is packed with many different Bible versions and study helps including: an interlinear Bible, commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, encyclopedias, lexicons and more. At this website what I use more than anything else is the Search the Bible (concordance) feature. Another favorite feature at StudyLight.org is the Parallel Bible. (All these features are listed at the left of the homepage under the heading Study Resources.) The Parallel Bible allows you to compare any two of the versions available at this website in a side-by-side, verse-by-verse format. It even highlights variations in the text between two translations. My poor powers of description are limited. The best thing to do would be to go to the website and check it out for yourself. The most important tool in my library of books is the concordance. Another valuable book is my Bible dictionary. I use Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Dictionary. There are others that are equally good, but Nelson's is the one I am familiar with. A good Bible dictionary contains more information than any study Bible. This is outside the scope of your question, but I use the MacArthur Study Bible more than any other. I have used it every day since I joined Study Bible Forum on February 26, 2001. Grace to you, John * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. Psalm 27:5 (KJV) |