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Bible study

Translations

Today there are a lot of translations into English available. This is not only because language itself is organic and changing, but also because the translators may have a different
end use in mind.

There are versions for study (accurate but clumsy), versions for reading aloud, versions of limited vocabulary for those whose first language is not English.

It can be helpful to have two translations side by side (inter-linear) to help get at the original’s meaning. It can also occasionally be confusing!
Try before you buy.
There's a useful Net based study version with translator's notes on difficult (or obsure) passages.

Concordance

Half remember a text and
want to find it?

A concordance takes a key word (or phrase) as input, and searches for every occurrence of it in (in this case) the bible.

This service is available online


Commentaries

Are reference books explaining the author’s understanding of (usually one particular book of) the bible.

Bible reading notes

These help with the discipline of reading the whole bible, and are available in a range of different styles.


These include:

Every Day with Jesus.
Encounter with God
Daily Bread
Discover
Lucas on life every day
Guidelines
Word for Today

This list is not exhaustive, but gives the flavour of what's available.


Text of the year (from the prophet Malachi Ch 3, verse 10)
“ Test me in this," says the Lord Almighty, " and see if I will not .... pour out so much blessing
that you will not have room enough to contain it. ”

Last checked Jan 09
Entered July 08