How To Analyze A Passage of Scripture (Part 4)
Minimal Tools for Bible Study
1. Study Bible – ESV Study Bible, , NASB Study Bible, NKJV Study Bible
2. Bible Encyclopedia - Zondervan's Encyclopedia of Bible Words
3. Bible Handbook - Holman's Illustrated Bible Handbook
4. Topical Bible - The MacArthur Topical Bible
5. Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of the Bible
6. Bible Dictionary - Holman's Illustrated Bible Dictionary
7. Concordance – Strong's Bible Concordance – Online Bible
8. Bible Atlas -Baker's Bible Atlas or Nelson's Atlas and Maps
9. Introduction to Old Testament – Archer, Unger
10. Introduction to New Testament – Heibert, Guthrie, Gromacki
11. English Dictionary
12. Life of Christ – Shepherd, Pentecost, Edersheim
13. One Volume Commentary – MacArthur, The Bible Knowledge Commentary, Wycliffe
14. Single volume commentary on each book of the bible that you are currently studying. Ask me for recommendations.
• Buy these study tools one at a time if budget is tight
• Buy used, especially on line: http://www.cheapestbookprice.com
• Subscribe to Christian Book Distributors ($5.00 annually) for discounts & bargains
• Garage Sales
• Do odd jobs as needed for the extra money to buy books
I had a professor once who stated, “Men, you need to buy the bread in order to eat, but you do not need the butter. Eat the bread plain, use the money you would have spent on butter and buy books.” (Pastor & Professor Rick Schrader)
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Gregg Metcalf has served as the Teaching Pastor of Surprise Valley Baptist Church (Cedarville, CA) and the Mirror Lake Baptist Church (Federal Way, WA.) He graduated from Shasta Bible College in 1989. Gregg is married to Irene and the Lord has blessed them with four daughters and six grandchildren, with a great grandchild on the way. Gregg invites your comments and interaction concerning his posts and this blog! Gregg enjoys reading, boating, song-poem writing, and his family.