The following is a list of useful Bible study tools and terminology to assist in you in your quest to delve deeper into the Word.
Terminology
- concordance – an alphabetical index of the principal words of the Bible, with a reference to the passage in which each occurs. “Strong’s” is the most well-known concordance.
- lexicon – a dictionary of the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek words of the Bible.
- parallel Bible – presents 2 or more translations of the Bible in side-by-side columns
- interlinear Bible – presents a word-for-word translation of the Bible, with one line in the original language and the next line with the translation
Some Online Bible Study Tools – there are many others. Caveat: Modern translations are not necessarily better; in fact, some modern translations are particularly bad, straying quite a bit from the original intent.
- e-Sword – free Bible software with dozens of available translations, built-in tools for serious Bible study and sermon preparation, plus reference library with commentaries, maps, concordances; audio sermon player
- Bible Study Tools – many English versions + many other languages
- Study Bible Forum – includes the Amplified Bible
- Bible Gateway
- The Word Project – Bible in many languages, from Afrikaans and Zulu to Hindi, Persian, Chinese, and Norwegian. Also includes an “Audio Bible” feature for nearly 40 of these languages, as well as “Parallel Bible” feature for multiple languages (English + Spanish, etc.)
Special Mention:
- A lot of people today like to read the Bible on mobile devices or the computer, and I certainly use my laptop for a lot of research and reading, but nothing replaces the feel of holding an actual hard copy in your hands.
Personal Favorites:
- The Sacred Scriptures (Bethel, PA) – very good, accurate translation based on 1911 ASV but without the Shakespearean English and with the restored Hebrew Names of Yahweh and Yahshua. It reads very easily and is easy to use for preaching & teaching
- Las Sagradas Escrituras (Version Israelita Nazarena) – Puerto Rico – ALL restored Hebrew names and some transliteration of some Hebraic terminology (Elohim, Pesaj…)