Personal Bible Study Materials

[stormy612]

As of this moment, I have:

King James Version-Study Bible

New International Version Bible

Revised Standard Version

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (can't live without that!)

Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary-of Old and New Testament Words

Can anyone suggest any other works that will help? Hebrew translations? Greek and Aramaic? etc?

I'd also like something to help me understand the cultural history of the times so various references can be better understood (for example: Jesus told the disciples to look for the man carrying the water jar, that he would show them where they would hold Passover. It is my understanding that men never carried water jars, only women did.)

Thank you in advance!

[Guest man]

All I have is a New King James, a King James for cross reference, and a New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance.

I read slow and take a lot of notes.

[OneLight]

If Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary-of Old and New Testament Words seems inadequate, you can try these.

ISBN 0-89957-663-X and ISBN 0-89957-667-2

[Ovedya]

Here's what I use.

[OneLight]

Here's what I use.

Do they have one also for the OT? This is interesting ...

[Ovedya]

Here's what I use.

Do they have one also for the OT? This is interesting ...

Yes, but not online yet. You can order one in print from the Living Stream Ministry.

[Willow325]

As of this moment, I have:

King James Version-Study Bible

New International Version Bible

Revised Standard Version

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (can't live without that!)

Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary-of Old and New Testament Words

Can anyone suggest any other works that will help? Hebrew translations? Greek and Aramaic? etc?

I'd also like something to help me understand the cultural history of the times so various references can be better understood (for example: Jesus told the disciples to look for the man carrying the water jar, that he would show them where they would hold Passover. It is my understanding that men never carried water jars, only women did.)

Thank you in advance!

The Holy Bible from the Ancient Eastern Text is helpful to read.

The Bible is full of Hebrew idioms, and this Bible points them out in the footnotes. For example:

Genesis 19:23-26 The sun was risen upon the earth when lot entered into Zoar. Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the presence of the Lord out of heaven; and he overthrew those cities and all the plain and all the inhabitants of the region and that which grew on the ground. But his wife looked back from behind him and she became a pillar of salt.

1 Aramaic: Pillar of salt means that she became petrified with fear and died. It's a Hebrew idiom.

Edited September 30, 2008 by Willow325

[stormy612]

Hi everyone. Thank you so much. I'll be checking all of these references out. Perhaps we can keep this thread going to help the 'babes' in Christ or point others to this thread if they need help too. God bless you all!

[Guest HIS girl]

1 Aramaic: Pillar of salt means that she became petrified with fear and died. It's a Hebrew idiom.

Wow, I have NEVER heard of that before!! Amazing - and so logical too....

[KC02]

An online Strong's is the way to go! It's free now (been out of print for 300 years or so!)

How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth

NIV and the New International Bible Commentary

If you like to read:

Dictionary of Paul and His Letters &

Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (The IVP Bible

Dictionary of New Testament Background

And my fav author, John Ortberg

You can find a gold mine on the internet if you stick with .edu sites. Incl. free online ed http://www.amesbible.org/

Another fun thing is to learn Greek in your spare time. You can do that online as well.

1 Aramaic: Pillar of salt means that she became petrified with fear and died. It's a Hebrew idiom.

Wow, I have NEVER heard of that before!! Amazing - and so logical too....