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How to use a concordance

January 8, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

Suppose the internet is down and you want to study your Bible. You want to study the word “blessed” in the beatitudes, but you’ve forgotten how to use your physical concordance. Here’s a refresher.

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How to find Strong’s number

December 18, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Strong’s numbers have become the “industry standard” and many other biblical reference works are keyed to Strong’s numbers. Here’s how to find them.

Filed Under: 101Tools Tagged With: Concordance, Strongs

Should I learn Greek & Hebrew?

August 16, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

After a few years of Bible study, students often begin asking, “Should I learn biblical Greek and Hebrew?” While the tools for English readers continue to improve and less people are learning the original languages, knowing the original languages can be helpful. You can learn enough to widen the tools available to you and/or learn to read Scripture in the original language.

Filed Under: 101Tools, Greek Tagged With: Greek, Hebrew

Quotations: where Scripture quotes Scripture

May 25, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

The New Testament is our divinely inspired commentary on the Old Testament. When studying a passage, it’s often helpful to see how other biblical authors understood it.

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Bible Study Websites & Apps

February 7, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Online resources to help you study: maps, charts, outlines, key words, etc. On this one page, you’ll find links to websites and Bible study software.

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5 Ideas NOT believe about your English Bible

February 3, 2014 By Krisan Marotta

What do you believe about your English translation of the Bible? Here are 5 ideas you should NOT hold.

Filed Under: 101Study Help, 101Tools Tagged With: Bible Study, interpretation, study tools, translations

Bible Study Tools #6: Commentaries

July 18, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

Commentaries can kick-start your thinking when you hit a dead end but should not be a substitute for your own work. Here’s my two rules of thumb.

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Bible Study Tools #5: Multi-volume Encyclopedias

July 11, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

Encyclopedias

Multi-volume encyclopedias are good sources for historical and biblical themes. But background information does not impose meaning.

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Bible Study Tools 4: Lexicons & Dictionaries

July 7, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

Lexicons & dictionaries can reveal what might be “lost in translation” but they also tempt us to fall into the trap of “I learned a fact about a word and I must use it.”

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Bible Study Tools 3: Concordances

June 15, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

A concordance is an organized list of all the biblical texts which contain a given word. Concordances allow you to broaden your understanding of how a word is used and its range of meanings.

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Bible Study Tools 2: Good maps

June 3, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

You’ll be surprised at how the information on a map can open your study. Consider how knowing that the road to Jericho was 17-miles changes the parable of the good Samaritan.

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Bible Study Tools 1: Different translations

May 31, 2012 By Krisan Marotta

Since every translation is an interpretation of the original language, you should consult several translations of different types when studying the Bible. Bibles fall on an interpretation scale and it will improve your study if you know the difference and have one of each type.

Filed Under: 101Study Help, 101Tools Tagged With: Bible Study, study tools, translation

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