| Author | Message | ||
| Benevento Registered user Username: Benevento Post Number: 56 Registered: 4-2005 |
I will turn to the learned folks on this website for advice. I am not a deep deep student, but I would like to know a good concordance, do they need to go along with the version of the Bible you use, do we really need a Bible dictionary and Bible atlas--although I love maps--I am somewhat challenged financially, but I would like some suggestions along these lines. Can I use the internet--although I really like books. So there I am and I would appreciate some help! Thanks | ||
| Seekr777 Registered user Username: Seekr777 Post Number: 361 Registered: 1-2003  |
One of the best and easiest to use study websites is found at the following web address. http://bible.gospelcom.net/ It gives you different translations and also a Bible Dictionary amoung other resources. Richard rtruitt@mac.com | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 2920 Registered: 12-2003  |
And yes, it helps to have a concordance that matches your Bible version! Colleen | ||
| Benevento Registered user Username: Benevento Post Number: 57 Registered: 4-2005 |
Thanks, Richard that really looks like a complete Bible selection. I am constantly amazed at how mucn there is on the internet-- And I was about ready to order a concordance from Amazon, and then I wondered about what version Bible or if it made a difference. So I had better go to the local Book and Bible store and browse. BTW the ABC now has a store in a neighboring town--I haven't been there, but its been going for about six months. They have just purchased land next to the Church and plan to have a 12 grade school, the Book Store and a Thrift shop. Anyone else have a suggestion? | ||
| Seekr777 Registered user Username: Seekr777 Post Number: 362 Registered: 1-2003 |
Just wondering . . . If I do a "find" on a specific word in one of these electronic Bibles or online isn't that the same as having a concordance? Does a concordance do more than that?  Richard rtruitt@mac.com | ||
| Heretic Registered user Username: Heretic Post Number: 220 Registered: 2-2005 |
Benevento, you may want to explore the following links, also. You'll find tons of Bible study tools like lexicons, concordances, commentaries, many Bible versions, etc. www.crosswalk.com www.blueletterbible.org Hope this helps! Heretic (Message edited by Heretic on November 15, 2005) (Message edited by Heretic on November 15, 2005) | ||
| Chris Registered user Username: Chris Post Number: 1051 Registered: 7-2003  |
To answer the questions on concordances: Yes, a concordance must be keyed to your particular Bible translation. Attempting to use a concordance keyed to a different translation than your own is an exercise in frustration and the concordance will not be a very useful tool for you. Richard, being able to do a word search electronically is similar to having a concordance, but not identical. The strength of a concordance is that you not only see everytime a certain English word appears in your particular translation, but you can also identify all of the Hebrew or Greek words behind that one English word. All concordances will include either Strong's numbers or possibly the competing number system that Zondervan pushes. Most concordances will also include very basic Hebrew and Greek dictionaries in the back so you can use the number to look up the word. It's fascinating to see all the nuances that are lost in translation. As an example, you might read a passage in the Bible and see the same English word repeated several times, so you look that word up in your concordance and discover that one English word has been used to translate 3 different Greek words all of which have slightly different conotations. You now know something about the meaning the author was conveying that you couldn't possibly have know simply from reading the English translation. Hope that helps. Chris | ||
| Benevento Registered user Username: Benevento Post Number: 59 Registered: 4-2005 |
Yes,thanks to all of you for your suggestions, I will go to several Book and Bible stores and browse and look them over. I really don't consider myself a great Bible student, but I would like to get good equipment.Thanks so much! Peggy |
