Charts and maps are a big part of my bible study. I love having charts for quick reference, to organize my thoughts and find information at a glance. Before the internet, we hand to invest in an updated Bible Atlas every few years. Now much of that information is free online. The trick is finding it and then remembering where you found it. Here are a few of my favorite “finds”.
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Maps
- What can I learn from a map?
- Old Testament Maps (BibleHistory.com)
- New Testament Maps (BibleHistory.com)
- Maps by Book of Bible (BibleHistory.com)
- Comprehensive Maps from Studylight.org
- Bible Atlas Online (Biblehub)
Outlines & Timelines
- Chronology of Paul (WitW)
- Bible History at a Glance Chart (WitW)
- Hebrew Calendar (WitW)
- Chronology of Paul (Blue Letter Bible)
- Chronology of Acts/Epistles (Blue Letter Bible)
- Weights & Measures in the Bible (Biblehub)
- Executable Outlines (Blue Letter Bible)
Reference Works
- What can I learn from a multi-volume encyclopedias?
- Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology
- Holman Bible Dictionary
- Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
- Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Kitto’s Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature
- Bible Dictionary Search (Blue Letter Bible)
- What is a concordance and why do I need one?
- Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance (Biblehub)
- Englishman’s Greek Concordance (Biblehub)
- Englishman’s Hebrew Concordance (Biblehub)
- NAS Exhaustive Concordance (Biblehub)
- Nave’s Topical Bible (Studylight.org)
- Scofield Reference Index (Studylight.org)
- Hitchcock’s Bible Names (Studylight.org)
- Which translation should I use?
- How do I do a word study?
- Why is the New Testament written in Greek?
- 5 ideas you should NOT believe about your English Bible
- Archaic Words Defined (Blue Letter Bible)
- Greek Word Studies from Precepts Austin
- Hebrew Word Studies from Precepts Austin
- Compare Bible Verses in all translations (BibleStudytools.com)
- What is a Lexicon?
- Biblehub.com Dictionary (multi-sourced)
- Biblehub.com Lexicon
- BibleStudytools.com Dictionaries
- BibleStudytools.com Lexicons
- Simplified Greek & Hebrew Grammar (Blue Letter Bible)
Charts & Lists
- Books by Date Written
- Abraham’s family tree
- Saul’s family tree
- David’s family tree
- Kings of Israel & Judah
- Chronology of Ezra-Nehemiah
- Isaiah quotes in the New Testament
- Jeremiah quotes in the New Testament
- Chronology of Jeremiah’s ministry
- List of the Parables of Jesus
- Peter’s use of the Old Testatment
- Principal People in Colossians
- Key Words by book (indubiblia.org)
- Psalms by Theme (Daily Office)
- Women in the Bible (Zondervan)
- Nameless Women in the Bible (Zondervan)
Commentaries & Overviews
- How should I use commentaries?
- Classic Commentaries online
- John MacArthur: Author, Date, Background
- Ray Stedman: Overview of each Book
- RC Sproul’s Overivew of the Bible
- ESV Introductions to each book of the Bible
- Top 5 Commentaries (Ligonier Ministries)
- Best Commentaries (Tim Challies)
- Commentary Reviews
- Sound Interpretation Project
Resources by Book: New Testament
- Gospel of Matthew
- Gospel of Mark
- Gospel Luke (pending)
- Gospel of John
- Romans
- 1 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians (pending)
- Galatians
- Ephesians
- Philippians
- Colossians
- 1&2 Thessalonians
- Philemon
- James
- 1 Peter
- 2 Peter
- John’s letters
Resources by Book: Old Testament
Bible Study Websites
- Bible Gateway – multiple online versions, reading plans, devotionals, audio bibles & commentaries
- Biblehub.com – online concordance, Bible dictionary, encyclopedia and thesaurus; takes a little bit to learn to use the site, but time well spent
- Blue Letter Bible – an online interactive reference library with lots of free Bible study tools
- Ligonier.org – the home of Renewing Your Mind and RC Sproul’s ministries
- Precepts- Austin – a collection of links to many study resources
- StudyLight.org – many online study tools; I use this site mostly for great maps and encyclopedias
- Ray C Stedman Library – the works & teaching of Ray Stedman, one of the twentieth century’s foremost pastors and biblical expositors
- Reformation Bible College’s Dr. Keith Mathison’s list of his “Top 5” commentaries for each book of the Bible
- Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) (classic Christian writings)
- Barnes Bible Charts (some of the graphics are dated, but the information is useful)
- Holy Land Photos
- BiblePlaces.com (Photos)
- Bible-History.com for Maps
- BibleStudyTools.com – multiple online versions, reading plans, devotionals, audio bibles & commentaries
Bible Study Software
My favorite: E-Sword and its sister site BibleSupport.com E-sword is free (though I encourage you to make a donation if you become a regular user) and does EVERYTHING. There is both a desktop version and an app for smart phones, tablets and handhelds. The other software in the list has been recommended to me, but I have not used them.
- My favorite: E-Sword and its sister site BibleSupport.com
- Logos (Mac, Windows, Mobile)
- Bible Works (Windows, MAC)
- Accordance (Mac, Windows, mobile)
- Laridian PocketBible (mobile)
- Power Bible (Windows)
Study a particular book
Bible Study 101: Learn how to study the Bible
Bible study 201: Learn to teach the Bible
Resources for Ministry Leaders
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