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The Companion Bible (KJV) is the absolute BEST
Study Bible that I know of. Each Book of the Bible is
introduced, outlined and it's structure is shown.
Every page of the text has a parallel column jammed
packed with explanatory notes. Many of the Old
Testament notes are based upon Ginzberg's Massorah
(small writings in the margins of the Hebrew texts).
E. W. Bullinger, the Editor of The Companion Bible,
was the only Christian Ginzberg allowed to help him
with his collection of the Masoretic Notes or even to
see them. This is the ONLY place I know where an
English reader has access to this extremely
enlightening material. The New Testament marginal
notes are a great help to any Bible student, as well!
Not to mention the virtual treasure trove of Bible
knowledge available in the 198 appendices in the back
of the book. If I could only own one Bible for the
rest of my life -- this would definitely be my choice
hands down! Don't miss this one!
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New Geneva Study Bible (NKJV). "Bringing the Light
of the Reformation to Scripture." Now that's full
circle for you! The Scripture translated into the
language of the people was what brought the light to
spark the Reformation in the first place. This Bible
offers extensive study notes and theological notes
from a team of 50 Reformed scholars. Some familiar
names include the General Editor, R. C. Sproul,
Associate Editors, J. I. Packer and James Boice, Old
Testament Contributor Willem VanGemeren and New
Testament Contributors Sinclair Ferguson, Wayne
Gruden, Leon Morris and Vern Polythress. There are
quite a few maps and charts throughout the text to
illustrate content and provide background
information. Each book of the Bible is introduced and
fully outlined. There is a complete cross-reference
system as well as a concordance and an index. A very
good tool which allows the Covenant structure of
God's Word to shine forth. I find myself using this
Bible quite often and I highly recommend it!
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MacArthur Study Bible (NKJV) by John MacArthur, one
of my favorite expository Bible teachers. This study
Bible will answer almost any question a serious Bible
student might have. It is overflowing with charts,
graphs, and maps. There are detailed introductions to
each of the books of the Bible. Each and every page
is full of useful footnotes --almost 25,000 in all!
It also provides an extensive Topical Index which is
quite helpful. Plus an Harmony of the Gospels! This
is a scholarly work but it won't be above the average
reader's head. MacArthur explains things clearly.
There is a wealth of information in this single
volume. Impressive!
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The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (Complete and Unabridged) by
James Strong. This is the VERY BEST
concordance that there is for a layperson. It has
every word in the King James Bible in it and every
occurrence thereof. Plus Hebrew and Greek Lexicons.
With this cool tool an English reader can easily take
each and every word of Scripture back to the language
it was written in and trace each original word back
to it's prime root for a better understanding of the
meaning. And the new version is in a much larger easy on the eyes print! As they say...Strong's is for the STRONG,
Young's is for the young, Nave's for the naive,
Crudens for....well, you get the idea. Be Strong in
Your Father's Word.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary by William Smith. The beauty
of this dictionary is that it covers people, places
and things mentioned in the Bible. It will give you a
short history of people and places so you can keep
them all straight. Plus people's names and place
names mean something and often the meanings of the
names add detail to the stories in Scripture. Smith's
will fill you in on all those. Plus there are lots of
maps and illustrations, a history of each book of the
Bible, special sections on ancient coins, gems,
Biblical weights and measures, the rivers and waters
of Scriptures, and all the animals of the Bible.
There's even a concordance in the back and much more.
The knowledge to be gained from this book will really
flesh out the stories in the Bible for you. Very
interesting and helpful, too!
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Knowing Scripture by R. C. Sproul. "If I were
the devil," writes J. I. Packer, "one of my first
aims would be to stop folks from digging into the
Bible...I should do all I could to surround it with
the spiritual equivalent of pits, thorns, hedges and
mantraps...But I should be very far from pleased to
see this book by R. C. Sproul." And I'm sure the
devil isn't pleased with it one bit, but you will be!
First Sproul will motivate you to study Scripture
then he presents the science of interpretation in
simple, basic terms, giving practical guidelines for
applying it. It's a great book for someone just
beginning to study the Bible, but one who has been at
it a long time will benefit, too.
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How To Study The Bible by John F. MacArthur. One in
a series of MacArthur's books that are based on
teachings from his radio program, but go into a bit
more depth on the subjects than can be covered in the
time period on his show. In this one, MacArthur
covers how best to study the Bible and explains in
detail why Bible study is so very important in every
believer's life.
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The Apocrypha: An American Translation
translated by Edgar
J. Goodspeed. The Apocrypha is made up of
books that are in the Septuagint - the Greek version
of Old Testament - the earliest complete version of
the Old Testament that we possess - but which were
not included in the final canon of the Hebrew Old
Testament. That's why they are called "Apocrypha"
which means hidden books. They are still in Catholic
Bibles today and were included in the 1611 version of
the King James Bible, but are not in many Protestant
Bible versions anymore. They may not be canonical yet
they contain important historical information about
the Jews in the period between the rebuilding of the
Temple and the time of Jesus and are therefore good
background for New Testament study. My favorite part
is the information about what happens to a soul after
death found in Second Esdras, chapter seven starting
at about verse seventy-seven. Very interesting,
indeed!
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The Life And Times Of Jesus The Messiah
by
Alfred Edersheim. This is a fantastic book.
One of my all time favorites. I could read it over
and over and I have! Edersheim wrote it in 1883. he
was born in Vienna to Jewish parents and was trained
as a Biblical scholar. Eventually he converted to
Christianity, became a missionary to the Jews of
Romania and went on to become the Church of England
Vicar of Loders, Dorset. He had an almost
encyclopedic familiarity with ancient Jewish sources
which he drew upon to make this work so much more
than just a life of Jesus or an harmony of the
Gospels. He makes the Scriptures come alive, giving
you an extraordinary insight into the culture,
people,and lands of Galilee and Judea in the first
century. You will laugh, you will cry, you will feel
pain and sorrow, you will rejoice, you will feel just
like you are THERE with Jesus, His family, His
disciples and others He came in contact with. And you
will constantly find yourself understanding for the
very first time nuances of the New Testament record
that you perhaps just passed right over before. I
can't say enough good things about this one!
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Number in Scripture
by E. W. Bullinger, a direct
descendant of the great Swiss reformer, Johann H.
Bullinger. Bullinger writes in the preface, "May the
result of this contribution to a great subject be to
stimulate the labours of Bible students; to
strengthen believers in their most holy faith; and to
convince doubters of the Divine perfection and
inspiration of the Book of Books, to the praise and
glory of God." The great subject here is Numerics -
how numbers are used in the Holy Writ - numbers that
are in plain view in the text. No speculative
numerology or secret pseudo "Bible codes" to be
manipulated here! Here's another book that calls the
small, often overlooked details to our attention,
deepening our knowledge and understanding of the
God-breathed Word. The designs of the numbers and the
numerical features of the Word of God give amazing
evidence to their Designer. This book does exactly
what Bullinger hoped for, stimulates students of the
Word to dig deeper, builds faith and if it doesn't
convince doubters of the perfection of the
Scriptures, I don't know what will.
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